March is nearly over and the first day of Spring is tomorrow! The weather has been quite nice here in the High Country. Today is cool and Sunny with only a few clouds in the sky. Hard to believe that just about 10 days ago we had some 12 inches of snow on the ground -at least on the Eastern side near the Blue Ridge Parkway. It was quite beautiful. Here is a shot of 221 just before the Parkway entrance. 
This is view of our front porch when the last snow came in.
Of course Winter is not really gone yet, as a matter fact in the three years we have lived here we have seen snow as late as the first week in April!
Two Ski Slopes, App Ski and Sugar Mountain are both still open and plan to be open until March 28th. If the temps drop into the mid 20's as they are expected to Friday and Saturday night App Ski says they will be making snow!
Both slopes are offering discount lift tickets until season end. Beech Mountain closed as of the 15th of March. What about Real Estate?
Has the "Economic Downturn" had an affect on this area? Well - I guess that all depends on who you talk to. According to Trulia Real Estate Statistics:
The average price per square foot for Blowing Rock NC was $186, an increase of 0% compared to the same period last year. The median sales price for homes in Blowing Rock NC for Sep 08 to Nov 08 was $290,000. Compared to the same period one year ago, the median home sales price increased 0%, or $290,000.
(Here is the interesting part) The average listing price for homes for sale in Blowing Rock NC was $627,303 for the week ending Mar 11, which represents an increase of 3.9%, or $23,815, compared to the prior week.
Looks promising to me! Granted some offices have had fewer sales than they would have liked but we see continued interest in homes and mountain condos in Echota.
Learn more about Echota at www.BestBlowingRockHomesOnline.com
Loving Life in the High Country
Megg Henry
Broker - Foscoe Realty
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