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Selling Your Home in Ashe County & the NC High Country

Selling here comes down to three things: price it from the real market, present it so buyers see themselves in it, and negotiate with the numbers in hand. That's the order I work in, whether it's a home in West Jefferson or a family place that's been passed down.

John Blevins, Broker-in-Charge at Regency Properties in West Jefferson NC

John Blevins — Broker-in-Charge, Regency Properties

GRI 2023 · SRS 2024 · ABR 2024 · C2EX 2024 · Real Estate Investing 2025 · NC License #322850

A Broker-in-Charge with deep High Country roots

Most sellers here talk to an agent. Mine talk to the broker in charge of the firm — the one who reviews the contracts, solves the problems, and supervises the closings. I price from the current HCAR MLS data, present your property honestly and well, and negotiate with the numbers in hand.

Meet John

2025Broker-in-Charge since February 17, 2025
76Career closings (HCAR MLS, Jan 2020–Oct 2026)
$13.7MCareer sold volume (HCAR MLS)
4Counties served: Ashe, Alleghany, Avery, Watauga

How I price

I pull the current HCAR MLS data — what actually sold, not what somebody listed at last spring — and we talk honestly about where your property fits. Overpricing is the most expensive mistake a seller can make in this market. A home that sits gets stigmatized, and the offers that finally come are lower than what a right-priced home would have brought in the first two weeks.

How I present

Whatever you're selling, I know the buyer for it

Residential homes in the High Country

Residential

Homes in town, on the river, and up the mountain — priced and presented to the buyers looking for exactly that.

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Land in the High Country

Land

Access, perc status, and price — the three things land buyers check first, handled before we list.

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Commercial property in the High Country

Commercial

Commercial property across the High Country, marketed to the region's business buyers.

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Seller concessions — worth talking about

Sometimes offering a concession — help with a buyer's closing costs, for example — nets you more than a price cut, because it widens the pool of buyers who can write an offer. Sometimes it doesn't. It depends on your price point and your buyer. I break down how I think about it on the FAQ page, and we'll run the numbers for your property before we decide anything.

Inherited property

If you're selling a home or land you inherited, the paperwork and the family side both matter, and the order you do things in matters most. I made a short video on what to do when you inherit property — the long version of that conversation is one I have with families here regularly. Call me before you clean it out or list it.

Watch: pricing land and homes, in plain terms

How To Sell Your Land in NC — John Blevins, Regency Properties

Get a straight opinion on your place

What is your High Country home worth today?

Share a few details and I’ll prepare a personalized valuation myself, from the same HCAR MLS data I price listings with — not an automated guess. No pressure to list — ever. Your information comes straight to me and stays private.

Prepared by a local agent, not an algorithm

Based on current High Country sales

Free, with zero obligation to list

Prepared by John himself — not an automated guess. Your information stays private.

Selling your home, made straightforward

Everything you need to sell with confidence

Mortgage calculator

Mortgage Calculator

See the monthly payment your buyer is looking at — it shapes what they can offer.

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High Country real estate news

High Country Real Estate News

My market articles and updates, with every number sourced to the HCAR reports.

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Buyer and seller resources

Buyer and Seller Resources

Concessions, due diligence, land value, flood insurance — the questions sellers ask, answered straight.

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Selling in the High Country: your questions, answered

What is my home worth in the High Country, NC?

What closed sales say it is — comparable properties that actually sold, adjusted for yours. Automated estimates guess; I prepare valuations myself from the HCAR MLS data. Request yours — it's free, and there's no pressure to list.

How long does it take to sell a home in the High Country?

It depends most on price and presentation. A right-priced, well-presented home draws its buyers early; an overpriced one sits, and sitting costs money. We set the price from the real market so your first weeks — your best weeks — count.

How should I prepare my mountain home to sell?

Fix what's broken, clean what's dirty, and leave the rest alone until we've talked. Sellers overspend on the wrong prep all the time. I'll walk your place and tell you, in order, what matters.

Should I sell my vacation or second home now?

That depends on your numbers, not the headlines — what you paid, what it rents for, what it would sell for today. Bring me the property and I'll run it straight.

What's the best way to sell land in Ashe County?

Get access, perc status, and price right before you list — most land is listed with at least one of the three wrong or missing. My three-minute video on the selling page walks through it, and my land guide covers the buyer's side of the same checks.

Ready to see what your property is worth?