Banner Elk, NC http://bannerelk.northcarolinablogpage.com Just another Arizonablogpage.com weblog Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:37:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.1.1 en You want to Know Why everyone falls in love with Banner Elk? http://bannerelk.northcarolinablogpage.com/2008/08/10/you-want-to-know-why-everyone-falls-in-love-with-banner-elk/ http://bannerelk.northcarolinablogpage.com/2008/08/10/you-want-to-know-why-everyone-falls-in-love-with-banner-elk/#comments Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:37:34 +0000 ajf http://bannerelk.northcarolinablogpage.com/2008/08/10/you-want-to-know-why-everyone-falls-in-love-with-banner-elk/ Banner Elk is a quaint small town that sits between Beech Mountain and Sugar Mountain in the High Country of North Carolina in the Blue Ridge Mountains. A little over 2 hours from the Charlotte airport, 3 hours from Knoxville TN and less than an hour from the Tri City Airport in Johnson City TN. Home to Appalachain State University….almost 18,000 students.

Banner Elk is only 7 miles from the TN line way up in the Northwestern corner of North Corlina, just a few miles from Bristol VA . Banner Elk has some incrediable mountains, first rate theatres, remember we have Lees McRae College right in downtown Banner Elk. We are home to the famous Grandfather Mountain, Linville Falls and the Tweetsie Railroad, a favorite for families.

If you come in the summer there is so much to do here. You can take long walks, mountain hikes, biking, and you can watch the sunsets over mountains. or enjoy our summer concerts in the park. But if you are really adventerous you can go white water rafting, canoeing, zip lining, golfing and water skiing at our own Watagua Lake. There is something for everyone.

In the winter we are host to 4 ski resorts. Beech Mountain, a city in itself with its own club and golf course, is almost at a 6000 feet elevation has outdoor ice skating, sledding and 15 slopes with one of the fastest lifts aound. Beech Mountain is usually is 10-15 degrees colder than down in Banner Elk, which has an elevation of about 3400 ft. Visit www.skibeech.com

Sugar Mountain is another favorite with a great downhill skiiing, childrens slope, snow tubing. and lots of winter activities. We have Jonas Tubing, a fun place for families to go tubing and Appalachain Ski Resort outside of Boone. Hawks Ridge is located at Seven Devils and does night tubing as well. Always something going on.

Fine dining and some of the best wine list around. Plus we have our very own Banner Elk Winery open to the public. Lots of culture in this small quaint town……

This is just a taste of what you can fall in love with. More to come.

Visit www.homesinthehighcountry.com to find out more about our beautiful piece of the High Country.

]]> http://bannerelk.northcarolinablogpage.com/2008/08/10/you-want-to-know-why-everyone-falls-in-love-with-banner-elk/feed/ NAR Report is in for the High Country http://bannerelk.northcarolinablogpage.com/2008/08/10/nar-report-is-in-for-the-high-country/ http://bannerelk.northcarolinablogpage.com/2008/08/10/nar-report-is-in-for-the-high-country/#comments Sun, 10 Aug 2008 17:22:39 +0000 ajf http://bannerelk.northcarolinablogpage.com/2008/08/10/nar-report-is-in-for-the-high-country/ Just hot off the press is a report from NAR (National Association of Realtors)Blowing Rock has continued to see sales in their area while Beech Mountain, Banner Elk and Sugar Mountain have seen a slowdown. Right now there are more homes for sale on Beech Mountain than ever before. With new townhome and /villas being built and some already completed ,we now have a flood of offereings for buyers. Unfortunately the prices are still not attractive enough to get them to contract.

We are seeing many developers pulling out or holding off on their projects until the market rebounds. For the buyers willing to get in the amrket there are some very good buys.

Bear Run in Banner Elk, is one of those developments that can offer a buyer a lot for their money. Visit www.homesinthehighcountry.com to see virtual tour.

The Cottages in downtown Banner ELk has one townhome #22, that is listed at $289,900 less than the buyer paid. Has always had good rental hisitory and its location is perfect for the buyer who wants to be close to town.

Call AJ Fischer for more information on how you can find a home in todays market. 828-898-1999.

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REALonomics.net advocates that the industry open up the property information portals to consumers and upgrade its approach to how it is interacting with the consumer by implementing more social networking such as www.CityBlogUSA.com, a community blogging network for every city in the USA.

Visit www.REALonomics.net.

]]> http://bannerelk.northcarolinablogpage.com/2008/03/30/blog-probes-real-estate-models/feed/ It’s A College Town! http://bannerelk.northcarolinablogpage.com/2008/03/07/its-a-college-town/ http://bannerelk.northcarolinablogpage.com/2008/03/07/its-a-college-town/#comments Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:28:00 +0000 ajf http://bannerelk.northcarolinablogpage.com/2008/03/07/its-a-college-town/ Banner Elk is host to the beautiful and quaint Lees McCrae College. Located in downtown Banner Elk visit their web site for more details
    http://www.lmc.edu/sites/aboutlmc/.

With almost 1000 college students attending this 4 year college it is a great choice for those who come. Enjoy summer and winter plays, volley ball, soccer and of course they have one of the top College Bicycle Teams in the country. Banner Elk is a small community but with lots of housing for the students to live in, whether on campus or off. We offer many outdoor sports for students to enjoy from our 4 ski resorts, white water rafting, canoeing, fishing, snow boarding, bicycling, mountain hiking and climbing. For academic information visit their site at

    http://www.lmc.edu/sites/academics/

Www.homesinthehighcountry.com

]]> http://bannerelk.northcarolinablogpage.com/2008/03/07/its-a-college-town/feed/ Retirement http://bannerelk.northcarolinablogpage.com/2008/02/24/retirement/ http://bannerelk.northcarolinablogpage.com/2008/02/24/retirement/#comments Sun, 24 Feb 2008 16:33:46 +0000 ajf http://bannerelk.northcarolinablogpage.com/2008/02/24/retirement/ Retiring to the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina is a dream that many are making a reality. The High Country offers
small town living but close enough to big cites when you need it. This area is 2.5 hours from Charlotte airport and 45 minutes from Tri-Cities in Johnson City TN and 1 hour from Hickory NC.
We offer first class accomodations, gated and non gated communites, acreage, 7 public courses, private golfing, private clubs, spas, summer and winter theatre (Lees McCrae College) some of the finest dining with world class wine. Five ski resorts, white water rafting, fishing, hiking, tennis and boating at Watauga Lake only 50 minutes from Banner Elk. We also host the #2 Highlands Games in July and the famous “Wooley Worm” Festival in October. Visit www.homesinthehighcountry.com for more information on what makes this the place to retire.

]]> http://bannerelk.northcarolinablogpage.com/2008/02/24/retirement/feed/ Hospitals and Physicians http://bannerelk.northcarolinablogpage.com/2007/05/28/hospitals-and-physicians/ http://bannerelk.northcarolinablogpage.com/2007/05/28/hospitals-and-physicians/#comments Mon, 28 May 2007 08:38:39 +0000 CityBlogNC http://bannerelk.northcarolinablogpage.com/2007/05/28/hospitals-and-physicians/ When someone relocates they often seek information about physicians, specialists, hospitals and other types of health care, such as extended care. Is there a resource in Banner Elk for health care information?

]]> http://bannerelk.northcarolinablogpage.com/2007/05/28/hospitals-and-physicians/feed/ Community Sports http://bannerelk.northcarolinablogpage.com/2007/05/28/community-sports/ http://bannerelk.northcarolinablogpage.com/2007/05/28/community-sports/#comments Mon, 28 May 2007 08:34:51 +0000 CityBlogNC http://bannerelk.northcarolinablogpage.com/2007/05/28/community-sports/ Living in Banner Elk, North Carolina is a lot like living in any home town, with local sports being a big part of the lifestyle. Families look for T-Ball, Little League, soccer and of course, junior high and high school sports. What is sport organizations are in Banner Elk, North Carolina? Are their sport opportunities for adults? Is there a parks and recreation department in Banner Elk?

]]> http://bannerelk.northcarolinablogpage.com/2007/05/28/community-sports/feed/ City Lifestyles http://bannerelk.northcarolinablogpage.com/2007/05/28/city-lifestyles/ http://bannerelk.northcarolinablogpage.com/2007/05/28/city-lifestyles/#comments Mon, 28 May 2007 08:30:30 +0000 CityBlogNC http://bannerelk.northcarolinablogpage.com/2007/05/28/city-lifestyles/ What are the lifestyle opportunities in and around Banner Elk, North Carolina. Are there hiking clubs, biking trails, civic clubs, golf clubs, local arts and theater, lakes, streams, fishing, boating, camping or other types of lifestyle opportunities?

]]> http://bannerelk.northcarolinablogpage.com/2007/05/28/city-lifestyles/feed/ Condos in Town? http://bannerelk.northcarolinablogpage.com/2007/05/28/condos-in-town/ http://bannerelk.northcarolinablogpage.com/2007/05/28/condos-in-town/#comments Mon, 28 May 2007 08:26:58 +0000 CityBlogNC http://bannerelk.northcarolinablogpage.com/2007/05/28/condos-in-town/ Are there any condo projects in Banner Elk, North Carolina and are there any that are on golf courses? What is the condo price range? Are there any age restricted condo communities?

]]> http://bannerelk.northcarolinablogpage.com/2007/05/28/condos-in-town/feed/ Real Estate Companies http://bannerelk.northcarolinablogpage.com/2007/05/28/real-estate-companies/ http://bannerelk.northcarolinablogpage.com/2007/05/28/real-estate-companies/#comments Mon, 28 May 2007 08:23:31 +0000 CityBlogNC http://bannerelk.northcarolinablogpage.com/2007/05/28/real-estate-companies/ Banner Elk has a lot of real estate companies. Which one is considered the best company according the Banner Elk, North Carolina residents? Who are the best real estate agents in Banner Elk, North Carolina? Historically, which company has been there the longest? Do any of the real estate companies also have title and mortgage companies?

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