Wilkes County, NC Real Estate Blog

For those who have lived in Wilkes for some time, the Yadkin River Greenway is something you've been hearing about for years. But there are always new people moving to the county, and our many online listeners may want to make time to experience it when they visit Wilkes. Bill Clifton calls the Greenway a true community park:

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To vist the Greenway website, click HERE.

The goal of home staging is to show the potential of a house and highlight the various lifestyles for which the home might be appealing. To sell a home, prospective buyers need to be able to visualize themselves in the home.

According to research conducted in 2006 by StagedHomes.com, staged listings sold more than twice as fast and comanded a sales price premium of three percent as compared to un-staged homes.

The pictures below will show how I personally staged a listing of mine that had sat empty on the market for months. After my staging, I had an offer in less than 3 weeks!!!

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More new jobs are on the way to Wilkes, as an alternative energy company is locating its operations here. No, we aren't talking about Fibrowatt. A partnership between Industrial Process Solutions and Bixby Energy will employ up to 120 people manufacturing a device that converts coal to natural gas more efficiently than current methods do. Sherman Aaron is the inventor.

The process is different from current coal gasification because it super heats the coal or other material such as solid waste or chicken litter, rather than setting it on fire as current technology does. Bixby will actually do the manufacturing, in the former mirror factory in North Wilkesboro. About 9 employees work there currently, but total employment at full production is anticipated to be around 120 people. At an event this afternoon, 5th District Representative Virginia Foxx said the situation is a win-win for everyone involved.

More Information at  1240 3WC Blog.