April 2023: What Happened in the Ashe County Housing Market?

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The picture for the Ashe County Housing market is similar to the Watauga Market.  A slight increase in new listings, yet sales remaining consistent mean there's a low inventory of homes but the appearance of a typical Spring spike in homes on the market.  Homes are selling at an average of 35 per month with a list to sale ratio of 95%, an...
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What's Happening in the High Country Land Market? March 2023

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Although cooling from the very high activity in 2021 and 2022, the High Country Land market remains very active, moving a bit more in March than the slower winter months.  190 land listings came on the market in March. 63 sold; view the graph below to see what values land is selling at.  The list to sell ratio for land remains around...
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What Happened in the Market March 2023: Ashe County

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Although 'cooler' than a year ago, the home market in Ashe County continues to remain active.  67 homes are currently on the market.  29 sold in March 2023, averaging 87 days from list to closing at an average per foot value of $217/sq ft.  The average sold price is $390K.   The 'cooler' market is visible by comparing ...
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What Happened in the Market March 2023? The Watauga Housing Market

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Even though 'cooler' than a year ago, the Watauga home market continues to be active. As often happens this time of year, the number of new listings [97 in March] and the number of sales are creeping up [see The Buying Pattern chart below]. View the market flowing in The Pond graph below:  for the past 90 days 213 new home ...
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What's Happening in the Market October 2022

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The picture is one of the runners crossing the finish line for the Spooky Duke race on Saturday, Nov. 5.  Spooky Duke is a fund raiser for Parent to Parent, a local nonprofit that offers resources and support to local families with special needs children.  Contact me if you'd like more information about the program.   Is this a cooli...
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What Happened in the High Country Market September 2022

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One month is too short a timespan to know if a change is the beginning of a trend or just a monthly fluctuation.In fact, the numbers for September are very similar to the numbers for August. Some indicators may be indicative of a trend:the list to sale ratio is down a bit, the number of new listings is down a bit, the number sold is down a tad, the...
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What's Happening in the Market April 2022

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 Inventory is creeping up.  Perhaps it's the pattern familiar from past years: a Spring spike in new housing and land listings.  Or, could we be entering a more balanced market?  For the complete current picture, read the pdf below.   Download PDF File Here
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You may have sent this to me previously but please fill out completely again.The good deeds and Santa list will have changed, and maybe an address!Thanks, Helen Your Name: ______________________________ Best Number to reach you: ____________________ Your Address: _________________________________________________________________ Your Best Email: ___...
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High Country Farmers Markets

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Saturday mornings from May through November you're most likely to find me at the Watauga Farmers Market, located in the Horn in the West parking lot in Boone.  Buying locally grown, organic veggies brightens my life and strengthens my health.  All manner of other offerings are available:  veggie and flowering plants, bakery goods, fr...
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What Happened in the Watauga Market: April, 2021

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The market continues very active in home, condo, and land sales.  The inventory of homes and condos, particularly under $500K, remains small.  Land sales remain strongly higher than they have been since 2007.   Download PDF File Here
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What Happened in the Watauga Market: January, 2021

​January brought the High Country tons of snow.  But that did not cause the market to chill.   Download PDF File Here
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The Watauga Home and Land Market -- A Review of What Happened during Calendar Year 2020

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 The Watauga home and land market has been a roller coast ride in 2020.  Due to the pandemic, buyer interest and sales dipped in March and April, began to pull out in May and June -- then doubled in sales starting in July and continuing through December.  Here's the full report:   Download PDF File Here
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What's Happening in the Watauga Market: July 2020

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Bee Balm is blooming just as lovely as it always does this time of year.  But the real estate market is is astoundingly new and different with record highs and record lows!   Key points: ** July 2020 marks the highest number of Watauga area home sales in history. ** The number of homes under contract is also an historic high. ** The ...
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What's Happening in the Market? May 2020

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 First, an update on COVID-19 restrictions in NC. Non-essential businesses are now opening and non-essential travel is now allowed.In real estate, we are back to business as usual, with COVID-19 safety precautions still in effect – masks, driving in separate cars, sanitizing surfaces touched in a home [I'm handing my buyers sterilizing wipes t...
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Update on Market Activity during the Pandemic: April 26, 2020

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Despite the COVID-19 virus, buyers continue to be interested in homes and land in the High Country.  I'll be posting stats during the pandemic on three locations:  my home page [still in the works, as of today], my blog, and my facebook page.  I explain this and also how buyers can currently view homes and land:  https://youtu.b...
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Coe Realty's Newsletter March 2020

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​Highlights of the March 2020 Newsletter include: What's Happening in the Market  What's Happening in the Market? [Note: written prior to the virus] Safety features you can add to your car Crowdfunding possibilities Help with finding a new job Ways to show sincere appreciation of a person A trivia challenge   Download PDF File Here
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What's the Market Doing? March 2020

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The Watauga Real Estate Market -- A Review of Calendar Year 2019

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2019 has been quite a ride in the real estate world.There have been stunning changes in the home market moving rapidly for both sellers and buyers in the direction we say in 2018, and far different from our many recession years.The land market has shifted as well, not as dramatically but definitely in the direction many sellers would like to see. I...
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What's Happening in the Market: A Review of September 2019

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What's Happening in the Watauga Market? June 2019

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 Do let me know if you have questions.  Helen L Phillips, Broker/Owner CoeRealty.com  828.264.1434  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   Download PDF File Here
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