Posts by Karen Grover
August Land Listings See Surge in Sales
With the unofficial start to Fall in the High Country underway, Realtors® in the area are preparing for the second round of the selling season. But with residential inventory dwindling, buyers are moving on to land purchases. Land sales are growing as buyers are realizing that in order to have a piece of mountain living,…
Read MoreCongratulations to the HCAR 2021 Scholarship Winners
August 12, 2021 In May, the High Country Association of Realtors® awarded scholarship funds totaling $6000 to four area High School seniors. The scholarship program focuses on recognizing young leaders of character who have demonstrated high ethical standards and who are committed to serving others in their personal, school, business and community lives. The intent…
Read MoreReal Estate Inventory Levels Affecting Sales and Pricing
BOONE – Low real estate inventory is directly affecting the high sale prices and low total sales we are currently experiencing locally, as well as nationally. Residential and land inventory in the High Country continues its slow climb after hitting record lows in April. However, when compared to inventory levels and recorded sales this time…
Read MoreSummer selling season underway
REALTORS® are welcoming the summer selling season and the High Country is still bustling with buyers. Unit sales total 1,500 homes sold this year, with June accounting for 287 of those sales. Last month most homes sold in less than 60 days of the list date. The High Country MLS reports the median sold date…
Read MoreSpring home sales continue record pace
BOONE – Housing inventory increased for the second consecutive month in May as total unit sales in the four-county area broke 1,000, a record pace according to the High Country Association of REALTORS© monthly sales report. A hectic spring buying season was evidenced by the sale of 1,213 homes worth $515.33 million so far this year,…
Read MoreREALTORS host blood drive June 15
June 8, 2021 The High Country Association of REALTORS (HCAR) will hold a community blood drive next week during which a $20 charitable donation will be made for every donor who gives blood. HCAR’s charity of choice this month is Life Village, an affordable housing initiative in Boone. The drive is Tuesday, June 15, from…
Read MoreHousing inventory grows in April
Four months into the year home sales in the region are up 44 percent compared to a year ago, according to the latest real estate report by the High Country Association of REALTORS©. The number of single-family homes sold in April was a record for the month as sellers received almost 100 percent of their asking…
Read MoreLand, home sales continue surge in March
Sales of both homes and land remain on a breakneck pace in the High Country region, according to the latest monthly report by the High Country Association of REALTORS. All four counties in the area recorded double-digit growth in home sales compared to the first quarter of 2020, as recorded in the High Country Multiple…
Read MoreArea homes selling for 98% of asking price
Housing inventory remains at a record low in the High Country area as homes continue to be purchased almost as soon as they are listed, according to the latest real estate report by the High Country Association of REALTORS©. REALTORS© sold 182 homes worth $91.4 million in February. That’s a 5 percent increase in unit sales…
Read MoreSale prices remain strong for High Country homes
After a record setting 2020, High Country home sales remained robust going into the new year. The median sold price was especially strong, hitting the highest mark ever recorded in a month. There were 237 homes worth $94.88 million sold by REALTORS® in January, the most ever sold during the month. That’s according to the High…
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