Markets Served · North Carolina

Western NC

From the Catawba Valley to the High Country, I know these towns building by building.

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The Catawba Valley cash-flow belt

Hickory, Morganton, Lenoir, Conover. A real manufacturing base, tenants who stay, and per-unit prices that leave room to operate profitably. Layered on top: Apple, Microsoft, and Google have put billions into data centers in and around the valley, a tech anchor most markets this size never get.

02

The High Country

Boone and Banner Elk run on Appalachian State, which enrolled a record 21,798 students in fall 2025, and a tourism economy that never really goes quiet. Housing supply is pinched by the terrain itself, which keeps occupancy strong and gives owners pricing power year after year.

03

The Asheville spillover

Asheville's growth pushed renters and investors into Fletcher, Hendersonville, and the surrounding corridor. The region is still rebuilding after Helene, with hundreds of millions in federal and state recovery funding at work, and the corridor towns keep catching the demand.

Cities I cover here: Asheville, Fletcher, Hickory, Morganton, Lenoir, Conover, Boone, Banner Elk, Columbus

Own property in Western North Carolina? Let's talk.

Whether you're weighing a sale, hunting for your next acquisition, or just want a straight read on value, reach out and I'll get back to you personally.

Contact Jeff Call 832.515.1289
Jeff Shugarts · Multifamily Investment Sales · US Developments
jshugarts@usdevelopments.com · NC License #355307 · SC License #132845