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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Coe Realty Calendar 2022: October

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At milepost 272 on the Blue Ridge Parkway the Church cabin enjoys red Fall glory under a maple tree.  When I worked as a rnger on the Parkway, I was assigned the delightful duty of learning more of its history.  One story told me by a descendant of the original owners has always stood out.  Her grandfather buried his potatoes in a ho...
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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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August 2022: What Happened in the High Country Market?

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  The market definitely continues to transition.Still, the stats this month make a bit more sense.For housing, the number of homes sold increased, as did the number under contract.Neither number is a significant difference from July.Homes have been coming on the market at about the rate as the number selling. The days on the market is down; th...
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Coe Realty Calendar: May 2022 Queen Anne's Lace

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Queen Anne's Lace is amazingly ubiquitous throughout our mountains.  Does it surprise you, then, to learn it's an introduced species?  Like humans, plants find the way to adapt and thrive in new environments. If you'd like one of my calendars, I do have extras to give away.  Call me at 828.264.1434 or email me:  Helen@...
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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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What's Happening in the Watauga Market: March 2022

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The Ashe County Housing Market: A Review of 2021

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Ashe County offers us many delights, including picking out our own Christmas trees or, in this case, pumpkins.  What does it offer us in housing?  Take a look at the 2021 Ashe housing market to learn what's been happening .     Download PDF File Here
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Review of the Watauga Real Estate Market for 2021

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2022 greets us with the opportunity to be mindful to enjoy each and every day.  And with questions about where our world is heading.  Take a look below at what happened in the Watauga real estate market to see where we are coming from in housing and land and where we are now.   Download PDF File Here
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What Happened in the Watauga Market: October 2021

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 The market remains very busy, both land and homes.  The land market continues to offer many choices for buyers.  The housing market:  the number of homes on the market continues to dwindle.  See the full report:   Download PDF File Here
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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: March 2021

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In addition to the very welcome sight of new life in the form of daffodils appearing, here's what's been happening in the Watauga single family home and the High Country land markets.     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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Coe Realty's Calendar: August 2020

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 Night approaches fast.  Brilliant sun set colors dazzle the sky before the dark  of night.  One person in a blue boat enjoys twilight on Price Lake on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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Coe Realty's Calendar: July 2020

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 It couldn't happen in 2020:  COVID meant no Todd Liberty Parade on July 4th.  All the more reason to look back on the joy that prevailed in 2019.  Myself, I often miss my Mama years.  These two darlings are having such a grand time together that I'm drawn into their joy each time I look at this picture.
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