We are the Official Real Estate Brokerage for Snowshoe Mountain Resort in West Virginia, which offers superb skiing, mountain biking, hiking, golf, lake activities, shopping, dining, and Nature. With our sales office in the mountain-top Village at Snowshoe, we are centrally located within skiing or walking distance from most properties on the mountain.

Friday, April 27, 2012

Introducing One Of Our Realtors

B. Scott Millican is Realtor with Snowshoe Mountain Homes. Through a family friend, "Doc" Brigham, the founder of Snowshoe, Scott's family found their way to Pocahontas Co. West Virginia, arriving in 1973. Scott expresses, "As a long time resident of the Snowshoe area, I'm proud to have been involved with Snowshoe Mountain from its beginning and am now excited to be a part of the sales team with Snowshoe Mountain Homes." Scott live's in the valley at Snowshoe and enjoy's skiing, hiking, horseback riding, and exploring Pocahontas County.

Saturday, April 21, 2012

U.S. vacation homes beckon to bargain shoppers

By Kathleen Kingsbury
BOSTON | Wed Apr 4, 2012 12:11pm EDT
BOSTON (Reuters) - Splurging on a vacation home shortly after the housing market meltdown was not an easy decision for Kathy and Dan Nikolai.

(Reuters) - Splurging on a vacation home shortly after the housing market meltdown was not an easy decision for Kathy and Dan Nikolai.


     The couple, who live in California's San Fernando Valley, wanted a nearby escape that would accommodate their teenage son's busy schedule and allow the family to ski in the winter and to enjoy water sports in the summer.
     But even after they found what they wanted - an upscale lakefront property about two hours' drive away - they spent a lot of time revisiting the Big Bear Lake home online and in person before they took the plunge. The timing finally seemed right.
     "We believe the market for prime real estate has settled enough that the house would retain its value," Kathy Nikolai said. And with the overall economy improving, "We felt like we were in a financial position to do so."
     Buyers like the Nikolais are returning to the U.S. vacation home market in large numbers. Second-home sales soared in 2011 to their highest level since 2005, to 1.72 million homes sold, according to a survey done in March by National Association of Realtors (NAR.L). Investment-home sales surged 64.5 percent over 2010 levels, while vacation-home sales rose 7 percent. Half of investment-home buyers plan to make another purchase within two years, while one-third of vacation-home buyers do.

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