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Echota Marks 283rd Home Sale

Echota, a gated resort community in the mountains of Boone, NC, reached its halfway point in sales last month, four years after it opened. The Foscoe Realty and Development community is also on pace for its best year for sales since its inception. With the construction of Echotas second phase - Echota on the Ridge - now underway, developer Mark Harrill expects the second half of the Adirondack-style homes to sell even faster. The second home market has dramatically increased within the last few years, and more and more people are taking advantage of the properties the High Country has to offer.

According to Foscoe Realty and Development, Echotas second home market includes many buyers from the Charlotte, Raleigh-Durham and Greensboro - Winston-Salem markets who are seeking a home which can serve as a weekend getaway, and double as a rental property. After selling 50 percent of its homes, the development company finds that homeowners give familiar reasons for buying in the High Country.

Echota features Adirondack-style townhomes, condominiums and single family homes in the heart of the High Country, a region known for its breathtaking mountain views. Echota on the Ridge will offer the same homestyles on a compelling setting along the incline of Echotas surrounding mountains. Echota is centrally located within minutes of Boone, Blowing Rock and Banner Elk, and within two hours of Charlotte, Hickory and Winston-Salem. The recent completion of the new Interstate 40 makes Echota accessible from Raleigh in approximately three hours.