Banner Elk Real Estate Market Report - August 2026
More homes sold, prices softened, and buyers gained leverage. Here’s what the latest High Country MLS numbers mean for Banner Elk and Avery County.
Let’s talk about High Country real estate:
Jeff Hamm, Real Estate Broker
Ivester Jackson | Christie’s International Real Estate – High Country Office
144 Poplar Grove Rd, Boone, NC 28607
(980) 422-6069 · jeff@bannerelkliving.com
Jeff Hamm is a North Carolina real estate broker with Ivester Jackson | Christie’s International Real Estate, serving the North Carolina High Country. He specializes in luxury homes, golf and lakefront communities, condominiums, and short-term rental and investment purchases — with a particular focus on buyer representation, where his relationships with the region’s top listing brokers, builders, and designers give his clients a measurable edge.
Jeff is also the founder and host of Banner Elk Living, which covers mountain living and real estate in Banner Elk and the surrounding High Country.