Winston Salem, NC area Real Estate Market, Business & Community News Provided by Tony Green, Broker, Realtor, EXIT Realty Elite Office: 336.462.9544 Cell: 336.287.4423
Today is “Dine Out Day” in Winston-Salem. Many local restaurants are coming together to give back to this great community. They will contribute a portion of their proceeds to the United Way of Forsyth County. United Way helps to meet the basic needs of people in crisis. Their services create real changes in our community. So, if you’re in Winston-Salem, go out today and “Live United” by supporting this great organization. Participating restaurants are below. [Read more...]
The Winston-Salem area real estate market is “moving on up”. George Jefferson would be pleased to see Forsyth County’s existing home sales up 34.4% in July compared to sales last July. 469 homes sold last month versus 349 a year ago, according to the local Triad Multiple Listing Service. Now, that’s the way to “get the lead out Weezie!” as George would say. [Read more...]
We get hundreds of visitors to our sites each and every month. Many of them are people with kids in school moving into the area. And like all good parents, they want the best schools for their children. I have 4 daughters in all levels of school this year (Elementary, Middle, High & College!), so I certainly understand the concern for good public schools.
If you are considering a move into the Winston Salem Forsyth County area, you should definitely consider [Read more...]
When searching for a new home, buyers obviously have different search criteria that they are looking for. If a buyer has kids, then school zones are especially important in their home selection. Many agents don’t list the particular elementary, middle, and high schools for their MLS listings. Instead, they put “CALL SCHOOL BOARD.” My frustration with the lack of information led me to find a very helpful tool for finding the correct school for any address in the Winston Salem/Forsyth County school district. I commend the school system for making it available to the public. I’m sure the school admin office got tired of Realtors and home buyers calling them to see what school their kids would go to if they bought a certain home!
Find Winston Salem/Forsyth County (NC) Schools with the Locator Tool
The national housing market continues to be sluggish, however our area has outpaced the state and national numbers. Home sales are up in Forsyth County over 17% from June 2009. 563 homes sold in June, 2009 according to our local real estate board, the Winston Salem Regional Association of Realtors (statistics provided by Triad Multiple Listing System), compared to June 2009′s 478 home sales. Sales also increased over 6% from May, 2010.
Read the full article on JournalNow.com
Forsyth County Home Sales Up for 2010
If you are looking to sell your home in Winston Salem and would like to know what it’s worth, please contact us at 336.462.9544 for a current “highest home value analysis.”
