Get the 2025 Year-End Market Report for Western North Carolina

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Walnut Cove Realty is thrilled to share the 2025 year-end results for WNC real estate.

What you'll find inside:

An executive summary of the region's market conditions
Community outreach
Market reviews by county
Luxury market review
Lots and acreage review
Commercial market review
New home communities
Mortgage review

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Use this guide to access the latest information about western North Carolina's real estate market. Inside, you'll find the facts and figures you need to inform future home purchases and sales.

A few high-level insights—at a glance:

The number of homes for sale increased.

The supply of homes increased by over 50%. These elevated inventory levels brought in buyers and mitigated competition.

Stabilizing mortgage rates encouraged first-time buyers.

Except for one week in January, mortgage rates remained below 7% all year, a favorable sign for new home buyers. In October, over 32% of national home buyers were first-timers, up from 24% last year.

Distressed sales remained low across the region.

This metric, sitting at 0.3% at the time of this writing, remained below the national average of 2%.

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