Musings from the Mountains

I am sending out the comparable home sales email today that we usually send on the first of the month.  Looks like we sold 87 homes in April 2026 compared to 77 homes in April 2025.  It seems we have been consistently beating last year’s numbers most months.  No doom and gloom in our local market.   Upon analyzing the numbers, it would seem that Horton Homes’ developments have helped our market numbers considerably.  Horton currently has 3 large developments in the latter stages of building.  They are currently building more homes in another development further out Jonathan Creek.  This is the first nationally known home builder in years (or maybe forever) to make such a large building commitment in Haywood County.  At the same time, we have 3 large apartment complexes recently added in the county, with a fourth apartment complex recently begun.

Downtown Waynesville was recently declared the number two smalltown downtown area in the USA by a prominent magazine.  People admire our natural beauty, and the perks that come with living in a beautiful area of the mountains among the national parks, state parks, national forests, and wilderness areas.  Those mountains and natural areas are drawing the nature lovers that want to live in a gorgeous area without the stressors of living in a large city.  This is what is bringing more and more people to Haywood County.  Some folks don’t like all the newcomers, but it’s very difficult to hide our lovely mountains.