Posts by shannon@highcountryrealtors.org
April 2023 High Country MLS Market Report
April 2023 MLS REPORT: Quoting Ed Gianos, Founder of Domus Analytics, he says concerning statistics across the country: “In short: it’s still a market that’s changing rapidly and can’t decide what direction it’s going. Inventory is increasing until it’s not. Prices are falling until they don’t. DOM is increasing until it isn’t. The increasing mortgage…
Read MoreMarch 2023 High Country MLS Market Report
March 2023 MLS REPORT: In the High-Country Real Estate Market as we have said before things are holding steady. For March, our MLS area of Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, and Watauga Counties saw 159 closing of Residential Single Family, Condo / Townhouse sales, this is up 23.3% compared to February. The combined total for those closings…
Read MoreFebruary 2023 High Country MLS Market Report
February 2023 MLS REPORT: In the High-Country Real Estate Market four-county area of Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, and Watauga counties the High-Country MLS reports during February 129 Closed Sales of Residential Single Family, Condo/Townhouse properties. Those sales came to a combined total of $61.1 million. The Median Sales Price was $372,250, close to what the National…
Read MoreHCAR Receives Fair Housing Grant
HCAR Receives Fair Housing Grant High Country Association of REALTORS® Release For further information contact: Committee Chair: Tony Floyd Phone: 828-406-2301 Email: tony.floyd@allentate.com High Country Association of Realtors® Strengthens Focus on Fair Housing with $3,000 Grant Boone, NC – The High Country Association Realtors® is proud to announce that it has…
Read MoreJanuary 2023 High Country MLS Market Report
For the First Month of 2023 the High Country MLS reported that in the four county jurisdiction of Ashe, Avery, Alleghany, and Watauga counties, there were 106 closed sales for Single family, including Condos and Townhouses. Sales are down from December, however that is expected this time of the year. The Median Sales Price for…
Read MoreDecember 2022 High Country MLS Market Report
During the month of December, the High Country MLS reported 175 residential home sales totaling $88.2 million. As we would except with limited inventory the number of closed transactions during the month of December was down from December of 2021 when the MLS reported 249 residential sales One thing that is staying steady and even…
Read More2022 Realtor of the Year
2022 Realtor of the Year The High Country Association of REALTORS® recently awarded their 2022 Realtor of the Year award to Scott Cronk, of Mountainscape Realty, located in Ashe County. Scott received the award with his family by his side at the association’s recent membership luncheon and director installation meeting, held December 8th at the…
Read MoreNovember 2022 High Country MLS Market Report
During November, the High-Country Association of Realtors® real estate market held strong. For single-family properties in our four-county jurisdiction of Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, and Watauga counties, the median home sales price during the month of November was $495,750. There were 134 closed sales, with median days on the market at 60 days. Adding in Condo…
Read MoreHoliday Membership Luncheon and Board Installation
High Country Association of Realtors hosted the Annual Holiday Membership Luncheon and Board Installation on December 8th, 2022. High Country Realtors and Multiple Listing Service serve Watauga, Avery, Ashe, and Alleghany counties. 2022 President, James Lewis was pleased to recognize four REALTOR® Heroes, and the association was pleased to contribute to their charitable projects. Irene…
Read MoreOctober 2022 High Country MLS Market Report
Pending home sales trailed off for the fourth consecutive month in September, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. All four major regions recorded month-over-month and year-over-year declines in transactions. The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI), a forward-looking indicator of home sales based on contract signings, slumped 10.2% to 79.5 in September. Year-over-year, pending transactions…
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