Archive for June, 2008
Maggie Valley Hydrangeas, Transition to Luscious Lilac.
June 30th, 2008 Categories: Photo of the Day
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Beautiful Maggie Valley Log Home, Spectacular Views, REDUCED $101,000.
June 30th, 2008 Categories: Luxury and Second Home Market, Maggie Valley Market Reports
The views from this ‘oversized log home’ in Maggie Valley were so beautiful, and truly breath-taking, that I didn’t want to leave when we finished our cookie cutter ‘realtors on caravan’ tour a couple of months ago. Selling my soul to stay up there came to mind. (No, it is not my listing, darn it.)
The price of this home was reduced on June 16th by $101,000 to $899,000 (MLS #413357). The [winter] photos posted for the listing do the home no justice (sorry, but that’s my opinion). This home is in Country Club Cove Estates in Maggie Valley, at 4200′ on a level ridge lot, and guest quarters that sleep 16… or your spouse!
There are more spectacular luxury homes for sale hidden here in the mountains of Western North Carolina, and with the overabundance of inventory here and almost everywhere, price reductions and deals are ripe for the picking. If only I had a trust fund…
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Some (Not All) Kitties Find Homes at Sarge’s Cat Adoption Day.
June 29th, 2008 Categories: Community
Today we held a Cat Adoption Day for Sarge’s Animal Rescue Foundation at the Waynesville COLDWELL BANKER Kasey & Associates office. Three of the kitties found homes, but there were too many more that didn’t. It seems that cat buyers (even when the cats are priced at a big discount) are as endangered a species as home buyers these days.
Sarge’s is a wonderful “shelter without walls” here in Haywood County, NC. Sarge’s currently saves animals that come from the Haywood County Animal Shelter by placing them in foster homes until their new homes are found. Their ultimate goal is to build “an Adoption Center with quarantine space, comfortable pens, outdoor runs, a cattery, areas for training and grooming.” ©Susie Blackmon Photos
Please sign up here if you would like to donate your time or your money to help Sarge’s, and check Sarge’s website for the next adoption day. Give a kitty a home or be a foster ‘parent.’ And please neuter or spay your animals.
THANK YOU to those who adopted a kitty today!
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Hottest Sellers/Deepest Discounts in Real Estate in Haywood County, NC?
June 28th, 2008 Categories: Haywood County Market Reports
Year-to-date sales statistics for Haywood County, North Carolina, as of June 27, 2008 clearly indicate (see first chart below) that homes priced between $100,000 to $199,999 are the hottest sellers right now (relatively speaking); i.e., our ’sweet spot.’ Sales in this price range totaled 104 (38%) of the total sales to date in 2008 of 271. Now that’s almost as hot as Joey’s Pancakes!
The lowest priced homes ($1,000 - $99,999) were discounted deepest, at an average of 15.1% (see second chart below), with homes in the $300,000 to $399,000 reflecting the second deepest discount of 7%.
See the 5-Year Sales Statistics Comparison as of 06/27/08 here.
Need more market information? Let me know!
Source: MLS. Data deemed reliable but, not guaranteed.
See the Haywood County, NC Archive of Market Reports.
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Haywood County, NC 5-Year Sales Comparison as of 06/27/08.
June 27th, 2008 Categories: Haywood County Market Reports
Today’s analysis of Haywood County, NC residential sales for the period January 1 to June 27, 2008, compared to the same period for the previous 4 years, continues to render 2008 as ‘owning’ the lowest number of sales title, as well as the highest number of days-on-market title. Does market correction come to mind?
Source: MLS. Data deemed reliable but, not guaranteed.
See my Haywood County, NC Archive of Market Reports.
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Photo of the Day - Butterfly Banquet.
June 27th, 2008 Categories: Photo of the Day
Busy but beautiful… feeling ‘colorful’ today in Maggie Valley!
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Photo of the Day - Baby Bunny.
June 26th, 2008 Categories: Photo of the Day
Beautiful baby bunny (photographed through my screen) yesterday afternoon in Maggie Valley.
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Sarge’s Cat Adoption Day at Coldwell Banker Kasey & Associates, Waynesville NC
June 25th, 2008 Categories: Community
Sarge’s Animal Rescue Foundation is a wonderful “shelter without walls” here in Haywood County, NC. Sarge’s currently saves animals that come from the Haywood County Animal Shelter by placing them in foster homes until their new homes are found. Their goal is “an Adoption Center with quarantine space, comfortable pens, outdoor runs, a cattery, areas for training and grooming.” If you would like to donate money to help build their Adoption Center fund, or volunteer your time, please sign up here.
June is National Adopt-A-Cat Month. Please stop by COLDWELL BANKER Kasey & Associates’ ‘Sarge’s Cat Adoption’ (address below) this Sunday to support Sarge’s and find a special kitty that would love to go home with you. Here’s part of the Press Release for Sunday’s Cat Adoption:
“Coldwell Banker, Kasey & Associates Host Cat Adoption
On Sunday, June 29, from 11:00am-3:00pm Coldwell Banker, Kasey & Associates will host a cat adoption at their 434 Russ Avenue location in Waynesville.
Brent Ivey, Broker-In-Charge, said, “We are happy to be able to give back to the community through the use of our location.” …Adoption fees for male cats is $30 and $45 for females.
Click on the mini-flyer (right) to read it.
I am a fool for my little kitty, Boo, even though she hissed at me when I cranked up Barry White’s Let the Music Play the other morning and danced with her! She will put up with my constant real estate blogging, but not that dancing.
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Want to dance with your cat? Play Barry (below)!
See you Sunday!
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Rotary Induction, Laurel Ridge Country Club, Waynesville, NC.
June 25th, 2008 Categories: Community, Videos and Slideshows
Last night I attended the induction ceremony for the new officers of the Rotary Club of Waynesville, of which I am a member. Cecil Yount is our new President. You may notice him in the photos (he is the one with the sweet tea and no hair)!
The ceremony was held at the beautiful Laurel Ridge Country Club in Waynesville. There were over 100 people in attendance, including Rotarians Brig. General W. Thomas Meredith, pictured with Rick Smith, Realtor (828.400.5119). Also pictured are Lyn Donley, Billy and Karen Case, and your’s truly, Susie Blackmon, Bloggess/Realtor.
It is an honor to be acquainted with Brig. General W. Thomas Meredith, and I love his philosophy (and the title of his book…) “Lead, Follow or Get the Hell Out of the Way.” Not to mention… I love men in uniform!
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What Can You Buy for $200,000 in Waynesville, NC?
June 24th, 2008 Categories: Waynesville Market Reports
Yesterday I reported on homes for sale in Maggie Valley, NC in the $190,000 to $200,000 price range. Today in Waynesville, NC there are 589 homes on the market. The statistics for these 589 listings are: Average Listing Price = $401,818; Median Listing price = $298,500; averaging 170 days on market; least expensive listing = $39,900; most expensive listing = $3,950,000. ©Susie Blackmon Photos
That being said, are you wondering what kind of home you will find in Waynesville if you want to spend between $190,000 and $200,000? According to my MLS search this morning, there are thirteen homes in this price range in Waynesville.
Here are some of the great features that are mentioned in the listing descriptions for these 13 Waynesville homes on my MLS search this morning — secluded, views, porch overlooking rushing stream, cascading stream, creek, 2 master suites, fireplace in kitchen, fish pond, and also commercial possibilities! Read more about the homes in this price range below.
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