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Archive for November, 2008

Maggie Valley, NC – Market Report – 11/30/08.

Beautiful Maggie Valley, NC recorded only 5 residential real estate sales in November 2008 (see details in chart below).  The average days on the market for the homes that closed was 127. 

Absorption Rate.

A 6-month absorption rate/inventory level is considered ‘normal.’  Our 57.6 month absorption rate is huge, but not immune from a turn-around. Maggie Valley has a higher percentage of second homes than most of Haywood County. If you are selling, please price your home right, make sure it is easy to show and CLEAN and neat, and work on curb appeal. Here’s a link to some ideas to increase curb appeal.

Source: MLS. Data deemed reliable but, not guaranteed.

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Haywood County, NC – Residential Market Report 11/30/08.

The Haywood County NC Market Report as of 11/30/08 below includes residential real estate sales for Maggie Valley, Waynesville, Canton, Clyde and Lake Junaluska. The number of sales reported on our MLS for November is 28 (as of 11/30/08), and the average days on the market is 127. The most expensive home sold in November sold for $695,000, and the least expensive home sold for $18,000.

Source: MLS. Data deemed reliable but, not guaranteed.

Absorption Rate.

The inventory/absorption rate of homes presently on the market, based on 28 sales in November, is 39.6 months.  Our inventory… well, what can I say? We have too much inventory, exacerbated by the historical winter slow-down in sales.

Haywood County, NC Active Residential Listings as of 11/30/08

Haywood County Homes for Sale – Active – 1,108 Properties Found
Maggie Valley Homes for Sale – Active – 288 Properties Found
Waynesville Homes for Sale – Active - 487 Properties Found
Clyde Homes for Sale – Active – 148 Properties Found
Canton Homes for Sale – Active – 156 Properties Found

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What Haywood County NC Destination Was Just Voted One of the Best 100 Hotels In US By Conde Nast Traveler?

Haywood County, North Carolina’s own Swag Country Inn, owned by Deener Matthews, has been voted  by the readers of Conde Nast Traveler as one of the top 100 best hotel destinations in the United States! Read the Press Release here.

Accommodations.

Featuring wood burning fireplaces in most rooms, rustic early American antiques and private saunas, among other luxuries, the 15 cabins and the main lodge at The Swag are built from authentic 17th and 18th century hand-hewn logs and stone. Located on 250 acres on the boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park along the Cataloochee Divide, the accommodations are quite exquisite. You can even get married at The Swag! View the rooms here!

Activities.

The Great Smokies, the Plott Balsams, the Black Mountains, and the Richland Balsams are 4 of North Carolina’s 6 highest mountain ranges, and are visible from The Swag. Read, hike or have a romantic meal in the tree house… just a few of the many things to do at The Swag. View more of the activities available at The Swag here.

Meals.

Your stay at The Swag includes all meals… and the meals at The Swag are exceptional. Dinner features the creations of Executive Chef Bryan Kimmett. Read more about dining at The Swag here.

Reservations.

The Swag closes today (11/29/08) but reopens on April 19, 2009. Click here to book your 2009 reservations before it is too late!

Updated every 15 minutes, click here to see the webcam at The Swag.

*All photos courtesy of The Swag.

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Need More Cowbell in Maggie Valley and Waynesville, NC.

It is Fickle Friday. Here’s a little bit of something for almost everyone. Follow links at your own risk! You won’t find any naked Cowboys, but you WILL want to learn a new word every day!

Turkey Pad Thai anyone? Ten Tasty Ideas for Leftover Turkey.

Unique Baby/Christmas Gift! Baby High Heels Collection Launched.

Subscribe to Hot for Words! You will be smarter and well…. you’ll see.

Interactive Pet Gifts: Toys for Cats, Dogs, Horses, Birds, Ferrets and Fish.

Ten Ways to Have Fun with Boobs. Don’t click if you don’t have a sense of humor.

From LifeHacker, Free Software We’re Most Thankful For!

NikNik’s The Real Estate Techie Holiday Gift List 2008.

Quiver and Quill’s Social Media Gift Guide.

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Are You Looking for a Secret Vacation Cabin in Maggie Valley?

Want to come up to the North Carolina mountains and look for your own home in the mountains? Here’s just the beautiful cabin for you to rent while visiting, located on Sheepback Mountain in Maggie Valley. The cabin is owned by friends of mine from Florida who rent it out when they are not able to be here.  I wanted to stay there myself when I went out to visit them recently!

If you want to spend your time out and about looking at log homes to buy, or stay inside playing with your Cowboy by the fireplace, Sheepback Cabin will spoil you with its views, charm, fireplace, kitchen, decks, and tranquility.

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If you do pry yourself out and away from the cabin, you’ll be a stone’s throw from the Cataloochee Ski Area and Tony’s Tube World, not to mention Ghost Town in the Sky, the elk at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and only 30 minutes from the Biltmore Estate.

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Sheepback Cabin contact and pricing here.

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