Given current active listings of 118, Alexander County has approximately 16.59 Months of Inventory available. Like most areas in the country, Catawba Valley is a Buyer's Market.
The Catawba Valley Association of REALTORs™ data for our four county area's "Core Properties" indicates a significant drop in sales volume for the first nine months of 2009 relative to trend year 2006. The magnitude of the change is best seen against that three year backdrop.
For Alexander County the reduction in volume was 8%.
Interestingly, Prices for Alexander County for the first nine months sales for 2008, remained down $22,000 when compared to the period in 2009.
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton appeared on the Dec 11th 2008 "Declining Markets List.
Core Properties are non-foreclosure, non-manufactured housing, residential single family homes priced from $85th to $500th.
Active listing within the Catawba Valley MLS may be viewed at www.alexrooker.com
Approximate Location Boundaries: South Boundary = Lake Hickory and Lake Lookout
Location Characteristics: Hwy 64 runs west from Statesville thru Alexander County's seat,Taylorsville, on its way to Hwy 321 in Lenoir. Hwy 16 runs north from Conover thru Taylorsville. Very much a rural county, it will make an excellent second home &/or retirement location.
Five lakes are within an hour's drive. Apple farms and the Blue Ridge Parkway are close by. Metropolitan Charlotte is about an hour and fifteen minutes drive.
About Alex Rooker:
Some agents specialize in a neighborhood, or price range. My specialty is bringing a business perspective to client needs. Licensed as a Broker since 1973, I emphasize Marketing and Negotiation for Seller Clients. For Buyer Clients, attention is placed on Educating them on the market, Evaluating the prospective purchase, and Negotiating the deal.
These efforts are supported by a Business Degree from UNC-Chapel Hill with a focus on marketing and my Certificate in Management Accounting, earned to illustrate a competence in financial evaluations- particularly needed for complex comparables.
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