Kate Wheeler's (countryhomesnc) Blog

               From the moment you walk up the flagstone steps of this 3 bedroom, 3 1/2 bath craftsman style home for sale at 171 Heritage Trail in Murphy, North Carolina, you'll see this custom built new home is something special.  Massive iron light fixtures flank the stone entry and you'll cat...

                   Don't bother calling me at the office on Tuesday before 9:30 or so.  I'm usually dashing up and down the aisles of my favorite local flea market, on a quest for the freshest produce, the perfect plant for that bare spot in the garden - or the ideal gift for my latest mountain h...

       Escape to the cool mountains this summer!  This immaculate 2 bedroom 2 bath ranch home for sale at 179 Kinwood Trail in Murphy North Carolina is the perfect affordable getaway.  The open floor plan features a large Great Room with vaulted ceiling and a stone fireplace with gas logs for coo...

Last Friday a couple walked into my office after driving nonstop from Florida for the big "one day only" land sale held here in Murphy, North Carolina over the weekend.  They pulled out a brochure they got in the mail advertising one acre mountain lots for $9,900, 5 acre creekfront parcels for $2...

Home sales in Cherokee County, North Carolina have remained at the same level for three years.  Land sales have dropped 42% in the last two years.  True...or false? If you use the statistics from the Mountain Lakes Board of Realtors, those are the conclusions you'd draw.  But property listed and ...

For the last few years, the woes of the real estate market have dominated our national news.  Amidst the heart-rending tales has been the underlying theme that overall home sales have plummeted.  Some experts claim the worst is yet to come and the upswing noted in parts of the country won't conti...

June 2010 home sales maintained their steady pace in Murphy, North Carolina and Cherokee County.  There were 33 homes sold in June this year, the same number that sold in June of 2009.  Low prices and historically low interest rates continue to entice buyers to make the move to our Southern mount...

"I need 300 earthworms by tomorrow morning!" "The kid's fishing contest is at 11 AM, Mona has been taken to the hospital and her husband Bruce was in charge of that event."   Bonnie DuPree stormed into our office yesterday to announce the earthworm emergency.  Country Homes and Land has been Grou...