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...
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...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 ...
Put aside any thought that the real estate market has become inactive due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As of today, the market remains active. Download PDF File Here
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
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...
The home market in the greater Boone area has never been like this before -- the smallest home inventory I've seen since I started in real estate 21 years ago. Prices are rising, though not galloping up. As a buyer, it can be hard to find a home. Most of the homes we are selling are older [most older than 2008 when the recession h...