Yamila was born and raised in Newton, NC and has lived there her whole life. She graduated from Newton- Conover High School. She looks forward to using her customer service experience to help clients. She also speaks both English and Spanish which will further expand her communication. Yamila plans to pursue a degree in marketing to further enhance her real estate skills. She enjoys running and exercising daily. She also likes going on hikes and seeing great mountain views.  Real estate is a new adventure, and she is excited  to be joining Better Homes and Garden Real Estate Foothills because she thinks it will be a great fit for her career.

“We are thrilled that Yamila is joining our firm,” said Mike Kelly Broker/Owner of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Foothills. “As one of our agents, Yamila has access to high-quality training, great marketing tools, powerful technology, and an unmatched social media program in the Catawba Valley area.”

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Foothills is a full-service real estate brokerage company specializing in residential and commercial properties. Since starting in 2010, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Foothills has continued to grow and helps buyers and sellers in the Foothills area.

Feel free to contact Yamila Olvera-Ramirez to help you with your real estate needs.

You can contact Yamila by phone (828) 244-4401 or,  
visit her website Yamila.Olvera.BetterFoothills.com

The 2024 Foothills Folk Art Festival is this Saturday, May 11, 2024 with Visit Downtown Newton, NC!

This annual festival located in Downtown Newton will see thousands of visitors from all over as juried folk and fine artists from the region come to call Newton home for a few hours and show off their talents!

In addition to work for display and purchase, festival-goers can enjoy live music, free children’s activities, artist demonstrations, and local food and flavor from Downtown Newton establishments and food trucks!

This Saturday will surely be another great one in the history of the fabled festival.

More information about the event, including photos of the artists’ work,
can be found at Foothills Folk Art Festival or at the link below:
🔗: FoothillsFolkArtFestival.com

Hickory’s & Catawba County’s 18th Annual Charity Chase Half Marathon & 5k will be Saturday April 13, 2024.

These are premier regional events run through Hickory’s streets, parks, and along the waterfront. The event is picturesque but also a challenge to even experienced runners and has often been used as preparation for big name marathons. Participants range from expert runners to families and youths.

This year’s races will be starting and ending in Union Square in downtown Hickory.

The Charity Chase 5K will start at 7 am and the Half Marathon at 7:30 am.

Runners can sign up at RunSignUp.com.

Fees are currently at $55 for the Half Marathon and $30 for the 5K.

Weather is typically mild for Hickory in April.

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Foothills is pleased to announce that Kelsie Blevins has joined its firm as a REALTOR®/Broker

Kelsie has been a resident of both Caldwell and Catawba Counties and graduated from South Caldwell High School.  She attended Caldwell Community College and realized that she wanted to pursue a career in real estate.  Kelsie previously worked at Cloninger Ford in Hickory and was often awarded top salesperson of the month. She looks forward to using that experience to help buyers and sellers with their real estate needs. Her interests include interior design, fashion, and outdoor activities like bonfires and spending time on the lake.

“We are thrilled that Kelsie is joining our firm,” said Mike Kelly Broker/Owner of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Foothills. “As one of our agents, Kelsie has access to high-quality training, great marketing tools, powerful technology, and an unmatched social media program in the Catawba Valley area.”

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Foothills is a full-service real estate brokerage company specializing in residential and commercial properties. Since starting in 2010, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Foothills has continued to grow and helps buyers and sellers in the Foothills area.

Feel free to contact Kelsie Blevins to help you with your real estate needs.

You can contact Kelsie by phone (828) 221-6070 or,  
visit her website Kelsie.Blevins.BetterFoothills.com

Not able to participate in this year’s Children’s Easter Egg Hunt on March 23?

You’re in luck!

The City of Hickory of Parks and Tourism is hosting a separate Glow In The Dark in the Park Egg Hunt at Brown Penn Recreation Center on Saturday, March 30, 2024 from 7:30-9pm.

Designed for children pre-school and kindergarten.

Sandy Ward Costner, a REALTOR ® with Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Foothills has been awarded the Accredited Buyer’s Representation (ABR) designation by the Real Estate Buyer’s Agent Council (REBAC) of the National Association of Realtors.

Sandy joins more than 27,000 real estate professionals in North America who have earned the ABR designation. All were required to successfully complete a comprehensive course in buyer representation and an elective course focusing on a buyer representation specialty, both in addition to submitting documentation verifying professional experience.

REBAC, founded in 1988, is the world’s largest association of real estate professionals focused specifically on representing the real estate buyer. There are more than 40,000 active members of the organization worldwide. The National Association of Realtors, “The voice for Real Estate,” is the world’s largest professional association, representing over 1.4 million members involved in all aspects of the real estate industry.

Sandy can help you not only with BUYING your new home, but also SELLING your home.

You can contact Sandy at 828-291-2222,

email Sandy.Costner@BetterFoothills.com,

or via her website at Sandy.Costner.BetterFoothills.com

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Foothills held an award ceremony on March 6^th to honor and celebrate their top agents. 

The agents received their national awards from Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate for consistent high production, quality service, and professionalism in real estate for 2023. 

Hannah Fox, Hope Rogers, Tiffany Gray-Napier (not pictured), and Roseann Flowers received the Silver Award. Mike Kelly Jr, President of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Foothills said, “He is proud of these 4 hardworking agents and their dedication to their careers in real estate.”

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Foothills is a full-service real estate brokerage specializing in residential and commercial real estate sales. The company was founded in 2010 by Mike and Kathleen Kelly. For 12 years the company was known as Hickory Real Estate Group and in December 2022, they became Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Foothills. The Hickory office has 40 agents, and they work throughout Catawba, Burke, Alexander, Caldwell, Lincoln, and Iredell Counties.

Feel free to contact Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Foothills
for any of your real estate needs in the area.

By phone 828-328-9540,

email Information@BetterFoothills.com,

and on the web BetterFoothills.com.