July 27, 2017. It isn’t hard to see that the High Country has grown significantly over the last few decades. New businesses open, buildings are constructed and visitors from around the country make the trip up the mountain each year, but few have seen the High Country evolve quite like “Lil” Jack Anderson and his family at Banner Elk’s Resort Real Estate & Rentals, which just reached its 35th anniversary this May. By Bailey Faulkner – Photos by Ken Ketchie / Read more…

July 27, 2017. A look at the recent deed transfers in Watauga County. The information comes courtesy of the Watauga County Register of Deeds. Compiled by Debbie Carter / Read more…

July 20, 2017. Leatherwood Mountains Resort has been purchased by two executive employees of the firm. Leatherwood Mountains Resort is located in Wilkes County and is a premier vacation destination in North Carolina and features a variety of equine activities. / Read more…

July 20, 2017. A look at the recent deed transfers in Watauga County. The information comes courtesy of the Watauga County Register of Deeds. Compiled by Debbie Carter / Read more…

July 13, 2017. A look at the recent deed transfers in Watauga County. The information comes courtesy of the Watauga County Register of Deeds. Compiled by Debbie Carter / Read more…

July 6, 2017. A look at the recent deed transfers in Watauga County. The information comes courtesy of the Watauga County Register of Deeds. Compiled by Debbie Carter / Read more…

June 30, 2017. A look at the recent deed transfers in Watauga County. The information comes courtesy of the Watauga County Register of Deeds. Compiled by Debbie Carter / Read more…

June 22, 2017. A look at the recent deed transfers in Watauga County. The information comes courtesy of the Watauga County Register of Deeds. Compiled by Debbie Carter / Read more…

June 15, 2017. Premier Sotheby’s International Realty announced that it has been selected as the exclusive brokerage for Chestnut at Blowing Rock, a newly developed luxury community located in Blowing Rock, North Carolina. Two local top-producing sales associates, Ashley Hutchens and Jerry Hutchens, will represent the community. / Read more…

June 14, 2017. A look at the recent deed transfers in Watauga County. The information comes courtesy of the Watauga County Register of Deeds. Compiled by Debbie Carter / Read more…

June 13, 2017. As the traditionally busy summer season begins, the local real estate market seems poised for another strong quarter. Sales since January are slightly outpacing last year, up more than 4 percent. Meanwhile interest rates are at their lowest point of the year, and local inventory is growing. / Read more…

June 13, 2017. Capstone Collegiate Communities, LLC, the Birmingham, Ala. – based developers of The Cottages of Boone recently sold the 60-acre student-housing development to Wallace Loft LLC for $60 million, according deeds filed with the Watauga County Register of Deeds. By Jesse Wood / Read more…

June 8, 2017. A look at the recent deed transfers in Watauga County. The information comes courtesy of the Watauga County Register of Deeds. Compiled by Debbie Carter / Read more…

June 8, 2017. A look at the recent deed transfers in Watauga County. The information comes courtesy of the Watauga County Register of Deeds. Compiled by Debbie Carter / Read more…

June 1, 2017. The old Mountain Villa Motor Lodge property, located near Walgreens and the Boone Golf Club, is now demolished, and the site pad looks ready for the construction of a new 54-foot-tall hotel. Earlier this year, the Boone Board of Adjustment approved of a proposed development for the 5.89-acre property: a TownePlace Suites. See the attached artist rendering of the development that was included in planning documents. By Jesse Wood / Read more…

May 26, 2017. A look at the recent deed transfers in Watauga County. The information comes courtesy of the Watauga County Register of Deeds. Compiled by Debbie Carter / Read more…

May 18, 2017. A look at the recent deed transfers in Watauga County. The information comes courtesy of the Watauga County Register of Deeds. Compiled by Debbie Carter / Read more…

May 15, 2017. Boone Board of Adjustment will meet on May 23 to hear a variance request from Templeton Properties regarding a culvert installation for a future development on N.C. 105. The application notes that a culvert for 140 linear feet of stream will be installed to redevelop the property. Planning documents indicate that 4,800-square-foot automobile rental office and vehicle storage are planned for the property. By Jesse Wood / Read more…

May 15, 2017. On 67 acres in the Blue Ridge Mountain Club, Chetola Sporting Reserve is a private club open to those with memberships and guests staying at Chetola Resort in Blowing Rock. Chetola Resort celebrated the opening of the Chetola Sporting Reserve last Thursday with a ribbon cutting at the reserve’s 1,784-square-foot clubhouse. Nearly two years ago, Chetola Resort purchased the property after management of Blue Ridge Mountain Club heard through the village grapevine that Chetola’s owners were looking for property on which to shoot guns. By Jesse Wood • Photos by Ken Ketchie / Read more…

May 11, 2017. A look at the recent deed transfers in Watauga County. The information comes courtesy of the Watauga County Register of Deeds. Compiled by Debbie Carter / Read more…

May 4, 2017. A look at the recent deed transfers in Watauga County. The information comes courtesy of the Watauga County Register of Deeds. Compiled by Debbie Carter / Read more…

April 28, 2017. A look at the recent deed transfers in Watauga County. The information comes courtesy of the Watauga County Register of Deeds. Compiled by Debbie Carter / Read more…

April 20, 2017. A look at the recent deed transfers in Watauga County. The information comes courtesy of the Watauga County Register of Deeds. Compiled by Debbie Carter / Read more…

April 19, 2017. Local real estate sales continue to increase, with first quarter activity this year almost surpassing $100 million. Individual sales remained strong, a longstanding trend as year-over-year sales activity continued to spike. Interest rates, meanwhile, are trending down. / Read more…

April 13, 2017. A look at the recent deed transfers in Watauga County. The information comes courtesy of the Watauga County Register of Deeds. Compiled by Debbie Carter / Read more…

March 28, 2017. Multiple meetings, countless working hours, a network of supporters, and infinite prayers. That’s only part of what was needed for Chetola Resort’s condominiums to get back online after a three-month period that found the Blowing Rock resort restricted from renting its privately owned condominiums due to a non-compliance issue with the North Carolina Real Estate Commission (NCREC). It also took an inordinate amount of due diligence and patience. Which in the end, all paid off. / Read more…

March 3-, 2017. A look at the recent deed transfers in Watauga County. The information comes courtesy of the Watauga County Register of Deeds. Compiled by Debbie Carter / Read more…

March 23, 2017. The former Frogurt and Quiznos property beside IHOP will be home to a Hungry Howie’s franchise in the future. Last year, Eric Fairbanks, owner of multiple Hungry Howie’s franchises, secured a permit for culvert replacement on the Blowing Rock Road property with Boone Planning and Inspections. Now, building renovations are currently ongoing. By Jesse Wood • Photos by Ken Ketchie / Read more…

March 23, 2017. A look at the recent deed transfers in Watauga County. The information comes courtesy of the Watauga County Register of Deeds. Compiled by Debbie Carter / Read more…

March 23, 2017. The Dollar General development in Foscoe has begun. A grading, erosion control and stormwater management permit was issued a few weeks ago and the N.C. Department of Transportation has approved work for N.C. 105 and Church Road accesses, according to John Spear, a planner with the Watauga County Planning & Inspections department. By Jesse Wood • Photos by Ken Ketchie / Read more…

March 22, 2017. If everything goes as planned, the Starbucks store on Blowing Rock Road should be opening in August. Boone Planning & Inspections issued a building permit for the project on March 2. Dolphyn Commercial Contracting is the project’s contractor. The company is based out of Suwanee, Ga., and builds Starbucks stores across the Southeast. By Jesse Wood • Photos by Ken Ketchie / Read more…

March 17, 2017. The local real estate market continues hitting high marks in early 2017. Sales are up from a year ago. Inventory is increasing. And interest rates are slowly inching up. All three trends portend another busy year for the High Country Association of Realtors, which represents real estate professionals in Alleghany, Ashe, Avery and Watauga counties. / Read more…

March 16, 2017. A look at the recent deed transfers in Watauga County. The information comes courtesy of the Watauga County Register of Deeds. Compiled by Debbie Carter / Read more…

March. 14, 2017. Local favorite and “Boone’s oldest dive” Murphy’s Pub has been purchased by a group of investors and another staple of the High Country, international charity organization Wine to Water. The change in ownership of one of Boone’s signature bars was announced yesterday as longtime owners Erik and Steve Larson and Tom Phillips sold the restaurant and historic downtown Boone building to the groups. By Cramer Lewis / Read more…

March 9, 2017. A look at the recent deed transfers in Watauga County. The information comes courtesy of the Watauga County Register of Deeds. Compiled by Debbie Carter / Read more…