High Country Realtors Post Best Sales Since 2008

• May 04th, 2012

• Author:

  Echota

First quarter real estate sales in the High Country were the highest since 2008, according to the High Country Association of Realtors, which represents 600 members in Avery, Ashe and Watauga counties.

For the months of January through March, 234 Realtor-assisted properties sold in Avery, Ashe and Watauga counties, the association announced April 20.

Total sales were $61.25 million, as recorded by the High Country Multiple Listing Service. The first quarter 2012 numbers are 27 percent higher than the same three months last year, and more than 60 percent higher than 2010, the association said. Click here to learn more.

Chalakee and Echota Properties Selling Strongly

• January 24th, 2011

• Author:

  leahgrove

While many real estate developers have chosen to sit on the sidelines the last two years, Echota owner Mark Harrill isn’t one of them. And the results are in. Sales at Echota’s newest neighborhood, Chalakee are already going strong. 13 units have gone under contract at Chalakee since it opened in the fall, and eight of those are for one-bedroom units. “The one-bedroom really resonates with buyers,” says Will Sears, Foscoe Companies’ vice president of development. “Couples with grown children who don’t need a lot of space for a second home really like them.” Click here to learn more.