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Realtors close on $14.7 million in Ashe County in March
HIGH COUNTRY — The High Country Multiple Listing Service reports that 131 local residential sales occurred in March, including both single-family and condo/townhouse properties, for a combined closing total of $65.6 million for the month. That combined local median sales price was $432,500, and the median days the properties stayed on the market was 76 days. Sales were up compared to last month as it heads toward the busier selling season here in the High Country Real Estate Market of Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, and Watauga...
HCAR Report: Realtors anticipating a busy spring
HIGH COUNTRY — REALTORS® in the High Country Association of Realtors jurisdiction of Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, and Watauga counties are anticipating a busy spring. During February, 121 residential properties sold for a combined total of $80.7 million. The combined median sales price for the counties for the month was $399,000. The median days on the market were 63 days. INVENTORY: High Country MLS is reporting an increase in its monthly...
Ashe County residential property sales reach $8.6 million in January
HIGH COUNTRY — The High Country Multiple Listing Service began 2024 with solid sales and a healthy median sales price despite a low inventory of residential properties currently in the market, according to the High Country Association of Realtors. During January, High Country Realtors closed on 124 residential properties in Alleghany, Ashe, Avery and Watauga counties. The combined closing total for the first month of the new year was $76.4 million in sales. The median sales price came in at $491,500. The median number of...
Over $1 billion in real estate sales reported in 2023
HIGH COUNTRY — During December, the High Country MLS reported 160 residential sales closed in the High Country counties of Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, and Watauga, which is slightly up from this same time a year ago. The combined closing total was $100.8 million in sales, up from a year ago when the combined total was $78.8 million. The median sales price for December sales was $471,500, up 23.3% compared to the median sales price in December of 2022. The median days on the market for...
Realtors report $21 million in residential sales in October
HIGH COUNTRY — The National Association of REALTORS® recently released its 2023 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers. The report states, “that reliance on real estate professionals remains strong. Although 100% of respondents said they used the internet in the home search process, a vast majority—89% of both buyers and sellers—said they worked with a real estate professional on their sale or purchase. Only 5% of sellers cited the “agent’s commission” as an important factor in choosing their agent: Reputation of the agent, whether the agent was “honest and trustworthy,” and knowledge of the neighborhood ranked as the most important...
Real Estate Report: Ashe sees $17.1 million in sales during September
HIGH COUNTRY — The High Country Real Estate Market was busy in September, which is typical for this time of the year, according to the High Country Association of Realtors. The High Country market had 229 closed sales on residential properties during the month, totaling more than $133 million in sales for Alleghany, Ashe, Avery and Watauga counties combined. The combined median sales price came in at $467,500. The median days on the market for these properties combined was 57 days. ...
Ashe County residential sales top $19 million in August
HIGH COUNTRY — August in the High Country was a time of vacationing before heading back to school, especially with continued summer-like temperatures. Fall is in the air and High Country REALTORS® are preparing for the busy fall season of real estate. During August, realtors brought 223 residential sales to the closing table for a combined total of more than $125 million in sales. The combined median sales price in the four-county area of Alleghany, Ashe, Avery and Watauga counties was $460,000 and the median...
Avery features 61 residential property closings in August, $391K median sales price
HIGH COUNTRY — August in the High Country was a time of vacationing before heading back to school, especially with continued summer-like temperatures. Fall is in the air and our High Country REALTORS® are preparing for the busy fall season of real estate. During August, our realtors brought 223 Residential Sales to the closing table for a combined total of more than $125 million in sales. The combined median sales price in our four-county area of Alleghany, Ashe, Avery and Watauga counties was $460,000 and...
Over 180 High Country residential properties sold in July
HIGH COUNTRY — During July, High Country Realtors have been busy. There were 187 closed sales on residential properties for a combined worth of just over $103 million in the four-county High Country Association of Realtors area of Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, and Watauga counties. The median sales price was $425,000. Those properties’ median days on market were 50 days. Inventory: The month of inventory looked like July for the past few years. A lower inventory than pre-covid years but still holding its own. During July,...
Realtors sell 37 residential properties in Ashe County last month
HIGH COUNTRY — A recent report from Showing Time said that the U.S. Real Estate Market is facing mixed trends with an overall decline in existing home sales and a rise in home prices in certain regions. That is true with the market here in the High Country as sales are down 16.2% compared to this same time last year. The High Country’s median sales price is up 12.9% compared to this same time last year. Nar Chief Economist Lawrence Yun says that the market sits above recent cyclical lows. Limited inventory, fluctuating mortgage rates, and job gains show push-pull...
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