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Murphy, NC Real Estate News

By Lee & Carol Barbour, REALTORS, Mountain Living Team in Murphy NC and North GA
(Murphy and Hayesville, NC; Hiawassee, Blairsville, Blue Ridge GA)
You won’t believe how much this small town zoo in Murphy, NC has to offer. We were recently at the King Kong Zoo for a birthday party for our niece and got to spend a little time talking with Owner/Operator, John Curtis. Curtis cares for 60 animals that live at the King Kong Zoological Park located at the intersection of Hwy 64 and US 19/129 next to the flea markets. Caring for the animals is second nature to Curtis as he grew up in the zoo industry. Together he and his father, Stanley, have 110 years of combined experience working with exotic animals. One of our favorite animals was the Zeedonk, a donkey-zebra hybrid, that John had to teach how to run from rain. Our favorite cat was the white tiger that playfully turned into a little kitten when John walked next to his cage. They also ...
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By Lee & Carol Barbour, REALTORS, Mountain Living Team in Murphy NC and North GA
(Murphy and Hayesville, NC; Hiawassee, Blairsville, Blue Ridge GA)
Do you all remember those great summer vacation memories and the excitement of getting new school clothes and supplies? Can you believe Back to School is just around the corner?Cherokee County Schools will start back on Wednesday, August 25th. Seems like they start back earlier and earlier each year. Here is a link for more information on the Cherokee County, NC Schools. Please drive with caution as we get back to school and back to driving in those school zones and cross walks. Let's keep all our young people safe!
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By Bonnie DuPree
(ReMax Mountain Properties)
FIVE FORKS Five Forks subdivision in Murphy, North Carolina have some of the most stunning long range mountain views found anywhere in Western North Carolina. When you enter the Five Forks gated subdivision  you will follow the paved entrance road that winds through the countryside. You will experience the peaceful surroundings and serenity of the community as soon as you drive through the gate... There are a total of 129 lots ranging from 1 -5 acres, underground utilities and most of the homes are mountain chalets with incredible views. Five Forks has an outdoor picnic area for the homeowners as well as walking trails winding along the creek. FOR A LIST OF ALL THE PROPERTIES FOR SALE IN FIVE FORKS SEND AN E-MAIL TO: Bonnie@BonnieDuPree.com     Here in Western North Carolina we have mil...
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By Lee & Carol Barbour, REALTORS, Mountain Living Team in Murphy NC and North GA
(Murphy and Hayesville, NC; Hiawassee, Blairsville, Blue Ridge GA)
One of the best things about living in Murphy, NC is all the great surrounding areas that make for some great daytrips. We’ve already shared with you about our Highlands outing,  Dry Falls and the amazing  Stick Art Maze outside The Bascom, but here’s our favorite exhibit inside The Bascom. They even have vintage leather motorcycle jackets for you to wear as you tour this exhibit and take photos!     This extraordinary collection is on loan from the Wheels Through Time Museum and collector Dale Walksler. The Wheels Through Time Museum is home to the world's premier collection of rare American Vintage Motorcycles.  Located just 90 minutes from Murphy, in beautiful Maggie Valley, NC, this All-American motorcycle museum houses over 300 of America's rarest and most historic classic motorcyc...
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By Lee & Carol Barbour, REALTORS, Mountain Living Team in Murphy NC and North GA
(Murphy and Hayesville, NC; Hiawassee, Blairsville, Blue Ridge GA)
While on our daytrip from Murphy, NC to neighboring Highlands, NC to see Dry Falls, we also stopped in The Bascom – A Center for the Visual Arts. As we entered through the covered bridge entrance we were greeted by this wonderful organic stick art maze created by sculptor Patrick Dougherty. Here is a time lapsed video of another environmental sculpture that Patrick Dougherty created for the Mulvane Art Museum on the Washburn University campus in Topeka, KS. It was created over the course of three weeks…    
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By Lee & Carol Barbour, REALTORS, Mountain Living Team in Murphy NC and North GA
(Murphy and Hayesville, NC; Hiawassee, Blairsville, Blue Ridge GA)
One of the best things about living in Murphy, NC is all the great surrounding areas that make for some great daytrips. We just had one over to Highlands, NC just about an hour away from Cherokee County, NC.  Highlands is a beautiful area and they have one of the nicest downtown areas to park and stroll along all the unique shops and restaurants. But those are for another post about our daytrip. We hadn’t been over to Dry Falls in about 10 years and it was about time we made the rounds of some of the best waterfalls in the NC Mountains again. They’ve just recently finished renovating the parking area and just a short walk down and you can walk behind the overhanging bluff where the 70-80' falls drop down into the Cullasaja River through the Nantahala National Forest. You’ll remain relat...
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By Kate Wheeler, CCIM - Murphy NC Real Estate for Sale
(Country Homes and Land Murphy NC Realtor )
        Is ANYTHING selling in Grand Vista Subdivision in Murphy, North Carolina? That's the number one question I get from anxious property owners who bought lots in Phase 1 of this upscale development in the mountains of Cherokee County several years ago.  Ever since the news came out that Grand Vista Subdivision has been abandoned by the developers, owners have been wondering what this means for the value of their property. So far this year, four lot sales have been recorded for Grand Vista subdivision, all within the last three months: Lot 18 - $23,000 (foreclosure) Lot 9 - $30,000 ( short sale)  Lot 55 - $15,000 (foreclosure) Lot 56 - $15,000 ( foreclosure) Lot 18 has one of the most beautiful long range views in the development.  I originally sold it to a Florida investor who paid...
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By Lee & Carol Barbour, REALTORS, Mountain Living Team in Murphy NC and North GA
(Murphy and Hayesville, NC; Hiawassee, Blairsville, Blue Ridge GA)
The Ole Homestead in Murphy, NC Can’t you just imagine that this home place was a real grand one in its day? This large wood and tin home with a small creek running next to it is situated along Joe Brown Hwy in Murphy, NC and must be a family treasure.  It’s like a memorial to “the good ole days” every time we drive past it. You can just imagine all the kids out in the yard playing, mom hanging out laundry and the grandparents on the porch stringing half runner beans. These are some of the small town country scenes you can still find in Cherokee County.  
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By Bonnie DuPree
(ReMax Mountain Properties)
  Only 20 minutes from Murphy NC the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds is a favorite spot to visit. There always something going on.. CHECK OUT THE CAR SHOW THIS WEEKEND... The 2nd annual car show sponsored by the Towns County Tourism Association will be at the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds on August 12, 13 and 14 in Hiawassee, GA.  It will feature live mountain music, hundreds of hot rods, swap meet, moonshine run for cash, folk show exhibits, pioneer village, automotive vendors, mountain crafts and lots of cash & prizes and a working still. For additional show information call 662-587-9572  MURPHY NC is only 2 hours from Atlanta, Chattanooga and Asheville, simple pleasures. Murphy, NC feels like it's from a different time and place. A time when life moved at a slower pace and people savored...
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By Bonnie DuPree
(ReMax Mountain Properties)
      HOME WAS LISTED AT $843,000 NOW $699,000 Luxurious 16 acre private estate or corporate retreat in the cool mountains of Murphy North Carolina This 7,000 sq ft home located on 860 Morrow Rd in Murphy NC has it all... The detailing and interior design of each room makes this CUSTOM one of a kind home a MUST SEE!!!! 5 Bedrooms -  2 Huge Master Suites, 2 Gourmet Kitchens, 3 Stone Fireplaces, 3 Living Rooms, 4.5 Bathrooms, Exercise Room, Large Open Dining Area, Open Stairway To All 3 Levels, Breakfast Nook Looking Out To The Incredible Views, 3,000 sq ft of covered porches, Large Jeldwen Windows, Alarm System, Water Purification System, Closets Galore, Huge Laundry Room, 24 x 24 Workshop   This magnificent home is only 5 minutes from Lake Hiwassee & Lake Appalachia. Only 2 hours from A...
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By Bonnie DuPree
(ReMax Mountain Properties)
      WILDCAT offers wonderful long range mountain views that draw people to Murphy, North Carolina from all over the country. This gated community is an established neighborhood only 3 miles from downtown Murphy NC with a variety of home styles on spacious lots of an acre or more. Wiith an elevation at the summit of 2172 ft, Wildcat Mountain has some of the most beautiful views of the surrounding countryside you'll ever see. If you are looking for a home for sale in a private, gated community in the cool North Carolina mountains, make sure you visit Wildcat Subdivision in Murphy, NC.         Murphy, NC feels like it's from a different time and place. A time when life moved at a slower pace and people savored the simple life. Here in the southern tip of the Great Smokies with our mild y...
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By Lee & Carol Barbour, REALTORS, Mountain Living Team in Murphy NC and North GA
(Murphy and Hayesville, NC; Hiawassee, Blairsville, Blue Ridge GA)
There are some great deals on Land for Sale in Murphy, NC. Whether you’re looking for a lot in a subdivision, lake lot, unrestricted land or large acreage that backs the USFS, Cherokee County, NC and the surrounding areas have over 2200 properties on the market right now. Here are just a few listings available on the market right now… Lake Front Lot with 150’ of Lake Frontage located on Wells Lake in Murphy, NC. This property is a .92 +/- gentle acre that offers easy access with a roughed-in drive already in place. Spring fed lake that offers fishing, swimming and canoeing.  $79,900 NC #110319 Great wooded 4.75 unrestricted acres with a small creek! Private and peaceful location close to Murphy, NC and the GA and TN state lines. 3BR SEPTIC PERMIT in hand so you’re ready to start buildin...
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By Kate Wheeler, CCIM - Murphy NC Real Estate for Sale
(Country Homes and Land Murphy NC Realtor )
   Nearly every day, I get emails from buyers looking for foreclosures here in the mountains of Murphy, North Carolina.  With all the national news stories about a huge volume of foreclosed homes for sale and a tsunami of bank-owned properties ready to flood the market, people expect to find dozens of homes in every price range just waiting for a lowball offer.                     So when I did my local market report for July, I took the time to do some research into foreclosures as well.  To my surprise, I found that out of 814 homes for sale on our MLS in Cherokee County, there are only 15 foreclosures.  I know of 2 others that are available.   But 17 homes out of 814 comes to a grand total of only 2% of the total inventory in our area!                              In fact, in the las...
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By Kate Wheeler, CCIM - Murphy NC Real Estate for Sale
(Country Homes and Land Murphy NC Realtor )
Buyers continue to flock to the mountains of Murphy NC and Cherokee County this summer.  Home sales in July 2010 stayed on track for the year with 28 homes sold countywide and another 40 under contract. Inventory is still declining.  Last month, there were 835 homes for sale and this month there are 814.  In June, 95 new listings came on the market.  For July, there were 83 new residential listings.   Surprisingly, the number of homes sold was exactly the same as for July of 2009.  This was true for the month of June as well.  Low prices and historically low interest rates continue to entice buyers to make the move to our Southern mountains.                For the first time in months, the number of homes over $150,000 equaled the number of lower priced homes sold.  Fourteen of the 28 h...
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By Lee & Carol Barbour, REALTORS, Mountain Living Team in Murphy NC and North GA
(Murphy and Hayesville, NC; Hiawassee, Blairsville, Blue Ridge GA)
There are many hidden jewels around the NC, GA and TN Mountains, but we found a few just hanging around the back fields today. It was amazing to see one then two then more and more gathered together. These five are what were left when we finally pulled out the camera. Delicate jewels enjoying another summer day in the mountains! Come visit us in Murphy, NC to explore all that nature has surrounded us with. www.LeeAndCarol.com  
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By Lee & Carol Barbour, REALTORS, Mountain Living Team in Murphy NC and North GA
(Murphy and Hayesville, NC; Hiawassee, Blairsville, Blue Ridge GA)
Aubrey Atwater Solo Concert Monday, August 9, 2010 7:00pm - Note earlier time!! Admission: FREE, donations welcome Location: Community Room, Keith House     FREE Concert at the John C. Campbell Folk School located in Brasstown, NC. featuring Aubrey Atwater. Atwater has been at the Folk School this month teaching a Clogging Class and an Intermediate Mountain Dulcimer Class and this Monday night she will be gracing us with a FREE concert. Aubrey Atwater presents a captivating program of traditional and original folk music performed on guitar, Appalachian mountain dulcimer, Irish tin whistle, mandolin, feet, and old-time banjo. She entwines a moving explanation of the music with stories from her life and musical journey. Aubrey's love of music extends beyond the sound alone. Her pursuit i...
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By Lee & Carol Barbour, REALTORS, Mountain Living Team in Murphy NC and North GA
(Murphy and Hayesville, NC; Hiawassee, Blairsville, Blue Ridge GA)
Hope you have a little time today to click on this link for some amazing color photos of America from 1939-1943. A good friend shared this was us and the feeling you'll get viewing them will not be forgotten. These images, by photographers of the Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information, are some of the only color photographs taken of the effects of the Depression on America’s rural and small town populations. The photographs are the property of the Library of Congress and were included in a 2006 exhibit Bound for Glory: America in Color.
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By Jack Shingler
(Coldwell Banker High Country Realty)
Wagonmaster Adventure Ranch Affordable Family Fun in the Smoky Mountains,Murphy,N.C.828-494-9521 One-Of-A-Kind,Arcade-style Target galleries for Paintball & Airsoft. Galleries,Gem Mine,Mini Golf,Bounce Castles,Mini Cars,Camping. FREE,Playground,Picnic Areas,Volleyball,Horse Shoes,Inspirational Parks. Area Attractions! Rafting,hiking,tubing,fishing,golf,boating,train rides,horse back riding,Fields of the Wood Biblical Theme Park,Mercier Orchards,biking,Ducktown Basin Mining Museum. Picture Gallery Salty Dog Gem Mine Murphy North Carolina www.mountainwineandhomes.com Murphy North Carolina Your Mountain View Specialist, Jack Shingler Broker, Coldwell Banker High Country Realty 866-835-8500 or 321-279-1049 Jack Shingler.
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By Lee & Carol Barbour, REALTORS, Mountain Living Team in Murphy NC and North GA
(Murphy and Hayesville, NC; Hiawassee, Blairsville, Blue Ridge GA)
Here is the Murphy, NC Market Snapshot for July 2010.  We’ve also included the previous month’s stats for comparison.  If you’re looking to purchase a home or land in Murphy, NC and start enjoying Mountain Living then please contact Lee & Carol Barbour at www.LeeAndCarol.com and we’ll get started right away on finding you your perfect “piece of the mountain” in NC, GA or TN. All statistical information used to create this report was obtained from the MountainLakes Board of Realtors MLS. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
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By Lee & Carol Barbour, REALTORS, Mountain Living Team in Murphy NC and North GA
(Murphy and Hayesville, NC; Hiawassee, Blairsville, Blue Ridge GA)
There is nothing better than sitting out on your deck in Murphy, NC and seeing this view every evening from Wolf Mountain. No matter how hectic your day is, this is the way to unwind and relax as the day ends and we settle down at home ready for what tomorrow will bring. If you’d like to enjoy Mountain Living in Murphy, NC and the surrounding GA and TN Mountains visit Lee & Carol Barbour at www.MountainLivingTeam.com for more information on homes and land for sale and enjoying views like these.    
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