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

​January brought the High Country tons of snow.  But that did not cause the market to chill.   Download PDF File Here

 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...

​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

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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...

​Highlights of the Real Estate Market in the High Country for 2018 [see the pdf for the full report]: The slide upwards in sales of single family residences that began in 2016 continues.It has created the smallest inventory I have seen in my 20 years in real estate along with a concomitant increase in average sales price.See pages 3— 7 Buyers need ...

What's the Watauga Market Doing?  I'm often asked this question.  Here's a summary:   We continue yet again to have a low inventory of homes and a large inventory of land.For the single family residence market, we have the lowest inventory I've seen since 2011. Although the number sold and the number under contract are down slightly,...

  We continue to have a low inventory of homes and a large inventory of land.The Odds of Selling and the months of inventory has held steady from Jan. 2018.With March traditionally be a slow month for sales and the beginning of an increase of inventory [spiking, typically, April-May-June], it will be interesting to see how that plays out in Ma...