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Life on the Plateau

Real Estate & Lifestyle in Western North Carolina

Stay up to date with monthly market reports for Highlands NC and Cashiers NC, plus stories on local dining, arts, golf, and everything that makes mountain living on the Plateau unlike anywhere else.

Whiteside Mountain seen from a home in Cullasaja Club, Highlands NC

Highlands & Cashiers Real Estate Market Report: June 2026

  • Doug Treadwell
  • 06/1/26

The Highlands-Cashiers market is shifting in buyers' favor for the first time in years, and our June report breaks down exactly...

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Rocky cliff overlooking a forested valley and distant mountains in Highlands NC

Highlands & Cashiers Real Estate Market Report: July 2026

  • Doug Treadwell
  • 07/1/26

With average sale prices up 153% since 2020 and days on market stabilizing, our July report unpacks where the Highlands-Cashier...

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Highlands & Cashiers Real Estate Market Report: August 2026

  • Doug Treadwell
  • 08/13/26

Pending sale prices just hit one of the highest averages ever recorded on the Plateau. Our August report breaks down what's dri...

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Sunset over layered mountain ridges and a valley lake, with fall foliage in the foreground

Highlands & Cashiers Real Estate Market Report: October 2026

  • 10/14/26

Inventory is up, prices are climbing and Highlands NC buyers have more choices than they've had in years.

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Dry Falls waterfall near Highlands NC, surrounded by lush green forest

Highlands & Cashiers Real Estate Market Report: September 2026

  • Doug Treadwell
  • 09/14/26

More choice. Stronger prices. A more selective market.

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Snow-covered evergreens in front of layered blue mountain ridges on a hazy winter day

Highlands & Cashiers Real Estate Market Report: January 2026

  • 01/9/26

The Plateau closes out 2025 with rising prices, growing inventory and the fastest days on market in five years.

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Blue Ridge view toward Whiteside Mountain from a deck in Big Sheepcliff, Cashiers NC

Highlands & Cashiers Real Estate Market Report: February 2026

  • 02/10/26

A steady market with premium strength—and selective opportunity.

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Sunrise over misty mountain ridges with pink wildflowers blooming across a hillside meadow

Highlands & Cashiers Real Estate Market Report: March 2026

  • 03/12/26

As we move into the heart of 2026, the Highlands–Cashiers market continues to demonstrate something we have believed in for dec...

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