Better Homes and Garden® Real Estate (BHGRE®) is the only real estate lifestyle brand backed by the name recognition and trust of one of America’s most iconic brands. This partnership offers access and insights into a network of dedicated, brand loyal consumers. BHGRE® takes this connection and empowers affiliated agents and brokers to leverage it by providing them with best-in-class tools and training, supported by Realogy, the world’s largest real estate brokerage franchisor.

LIFESTYLE
The Better Homes & Gardens^® brand is deeply embedded in American culture. The brand has served as an inspiration for all matters relating to the home for decades. Today it remains a well-respected, trusted source to guide consumers, young and old, in making a house feel like their home. Add to that our innovative technology and it’s clear to see how affiliated agents and brokers remain relevant before, during and after the real estate transaction.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Once you join the brand, this will be your one-stop destination for the learning resources of BHGRE^®. We offer a series of trainings for skill development to help with overall productivity, including mindset, lead generation, prospecting as well as more advanced sessions.

Seasoned Agents
For established agents, we provide a new level to your business; a lifestyle brand of real estate. Being associated with BHGRE® makes you relevant to your clients before, during and after the transaction.

New Agents
As a new agent, one of the most important considerations in selecting a brand to affiliate with is if it will help you get the most out of the first days of your career.

Are you ready for more? Then we’re ready for you.
Contact Mike Kelly 828-328-9540 to discuss your future.

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Foothills will be having their ribbon cutting on Wednesday March 14th at 4pm. It will celebrate the launch of our new brand and 13 years of business.

Our company was founded in 2010 by Mike and Kathleen Kelly. For 12 years the company was known as Hickory Real Estate Group and had grown to over 30 agents.

In December 2022, after a lot of soul searching and research, they decided that the best way to continue to grow their business was to become the owners of a local Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate franchise and that is how they became Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Foothills.

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

Caitlin is originally from Connecticut but is an “honorary” North Carolinian, graduating from UNCG and having lived here now for 20 years. She and her family moved from the mountains to Conover three years ago, where they bought their first home. Caitlin’s husband, Daren, grew up in Catawba County and they knew it would be a wonderful place to raise their two young boys. In her spare time Caitlin enjoys spending time with friends and family, their two Great Pyrenees and pet cat, and cheering on her boys in soccer, baseball, and wrestling.

After ten years in banking, real estate is a new journey for Caitlin, and she is excited to be joining Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Foothills. Having purchased their first home not long ago, Caitlin understands that buying or selling a home can be overwhelming at times. She is passionate about connecting with and building relationships with clients to guide and support them through the entire process to make it a positive experience.

“We are thrilled that Caitlin is joining our firm,” said Mike Kelly Broker/Owner of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Foothills. “As one of our agents, Caitlin 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 Caitlin Burns to help you with your real estate needs.

You can contact Caitlin by phone 336-207-2634,

email Caitlin.Burns@BetterFoothills.com

or, visit her website Caitlin.Burns.BetterFoothills.com

Check out the latest episode of The Real Hickory Podcast where Mike talks to Clint Davis with Ownership Mortgage LLC. In this episode they discuss the process of getting a mortgage, where rates may be headed, and some FHA news that may be able to save buyer money soon.

For more information about Clint and Ownership Mortgage LLC check out his site at:

https://simplenexus.com/homehub/signup/CLINT@OWNERSHIPMORTGAGE.COM or call him, at 325.330.0499

*Disclosure: My real estate firm has an ownership interest in Ownership Mortgage LLC (NMLS 1907331) and because of this relationship, this referral may provide  my firm a financial or other benefit. YOU ARE FREE TO SHOP AROUND TO DETERMINE THAT YOU ARE RECEIVING THE BEST SERVICES AND THE BEST RATE FOR THESE SERVICES.*

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

Justin has had his real estate license and has been personally investing in real estate for 20 years. He has been primarily acquiring single family homes and land.  He and his wife have owned Liazzos Catering for the last 15 years. They have 3 children and love all things sports and outdoors.

“We are excited that Justin is joining our group,” said Mike Kelly Broker/Owner of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Foothills. “As one of our agents, Justin has access to high-quality training, great marketing tools, powerful technology, and an unmatched social media program 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 Justin Fryer to help you with your real estate needs.

You can contact Justin by phone 828-320-2300

Or visit his website Justin.Fryer.BetterFoothills.com

It is a pretty exciting time to live within an hour of Charlotte with all the growth around us and new people coming to the area.

On this show we chatted with Shawn McIntosh Chief Fan Officer with the Charlotte Football Club that will be playing at Bank of America Stadium in February. In this interview we discuss why it is significant for our area to have an MLS team and what to expect the fan experiece to be like when the season starts. This is a great show to listen to if you are new to Major League Soccer and we are super pumped up for the upcoming season. For information about the team and ticket information go to www.CharlotteFootballClub.com

You can also see a video version of this on The Real Hickory Podcast Facebook page  our the HREG YouTube page. Podcast Credits: The Real Hickory Podcast is hosted by Mike Kelly Jr. President of Hickory Real Estate Group Inc. The opinions and views on the show are from mike and do not reflect the views of any other organization. If you are interested in being a guest on the podcast or advertising opportunities reach out to Mike directly. Please subscribe to our podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and give us a good rating if you are so inclined.  Music Author miguelji Title Blues Groove https://audiojungle.net/item/blues-groove/102836  For any queries related to this document or license please contact Envato Support via help.author.envato.com Envato Pty Ltd (ABN 11 119 159 741) PO Box 16122, Collins Street West, VIC 8007, Australia

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We talk a lot about why people should move to our area, and over the last few years a lot of people have. Today we talked with Scott and Brenda Ireland to talk about Newcomers of Catawba Valley. It is an organization 250 people strong that get together quite often and make the most out of living here. We talked about why they moved here, what they like about our area so far and how to get involved with their group if you are a newcomer as well. I think we had a great discussion and it should be helpful to anyone that has moved here recently or is thinking about moving to our area.

If you have interest in Newcomers of Catawba Valle visit their website for more information. www.newcomersofcv.org

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On this episode of The Real Hickory Podcast Mike chats with Tim Kerley a Mortgage Lender (NMLS #448270, Licensed in NC) with Atlantic Bay Mortgage to discuss local lending in our area. Tim offered some great advice on how to make sure that you are pre-approved before you even make that offer. They also discussed some alternate loan products that could help someone get into a home.

To reach Tim: timkerley@atlanticbay.com or www.atlanticbay.com/timkerley

You can also see a video version of this on The Real Hickory Podcast Facebook page  our the HREG YouTube page. Podcast Credits: The Real Hickory Podcast is hosted by Mike Kelly Jr. President of Hickory Real Estate Group Inc. The opinions and views on the show are from mike and do not reflect the views of any other organization. If you are interested in being a guest on the podcast or advertising opportunities reach out to Mike directly. Please subscribe to our podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and give us a good rating if you are so inclined.  Music Author miguelji Title Blues Groove https://audiojungle.net/item/blues-groove/102836  For any queries related to this document or license please contact Envato Support via help.author.envato.com Envato Pty Ltd (ABN 11 119 159 741) PO Box 16122, Collins Street West, VIC 8007, Australia

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On this episode of The Real Hickory Podcast Mike Chats with Local Comedian Jeremy Carswell about a local Comedy event he is organizing on 5/14 at Club Cabaret in Hickory. Jeremy talked to Mike about getting started in comedy and shared some good stories. This was a fun one so make sure you check it out.

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On this episode Mike chats with Ashley Salinas Director of Marketing, Communications and Merchandise for the Hickory Crawdads. We talked about how the Crawdads will be handling safety this season and some of the awesome promotions they have planned as they prepare for Opening night on 5/11/2021. For more Information about this season and the team Click Here

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The Real Hickory Podcast is hosted by Mike Kelly Jr. President of Hickory Real Estate Group Inc. The opinions and views on the show are from mike and do not reflect the views of any other organization. If you are interested in being a guest on the podcast or advertising opportunities reach out to Mike directly.  Please subscribe to our podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and give us a good rating if you are so inclined.

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