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Newest Burke County Just Listed Properties for Sale

$275,000
3 Beds 2 Baths 4422677 MLS ACTIVE Status
Full of character and charm, this well-kept 1932 home offers approximately 1,554 sq ft of inviting living space on a beautiful .48 (+/-) acre lot. From the stone exterior and distinctive arched front door to the mature landscaping surrounding the property, this is a home with personality you simply don't find in a newer construction. Inside, you'll find a spacious living room and dining area along with a comfortable, functional kitchen. Fireplace has gas logs and is connected to natural gas but has not been used in several years. Fireplace/gas logs should be cleaned and inspected prior to use. One of the home's most enjoyable features is the large enclosed back porch, open to the main living area and surrounded by windows-creating a wonderful additional space to relax, entertain or simply enjoy views of the backyard. Outside, the property offers plenty of open green space along with established trees, shrubs and garden areas that give the yard a peaceful, welcoming feel. A detached garage with workshop provides excellent space for vehicles, hobbies, projects and storage. Enclosed porch not included in the reported heated living area/sq footage, as it does not have a dedicated heating or cooling source. Conveniently located just minutes from Glen Alpine, Downtown Morganton and I-40. This charming home combines character, space and convenience in a setting that feels established and truly unique.

106 Myrtle Street, Morganton

Listing courtesy of Mountain Lake Realty. regfarmer@gmail.com

$480,000
3 Beds 2 Baths 4422225 MLS ACTIVE Status
Welcome to this immaculate 3-bedroom, 2-bath home in the desirable Henrys Glen community, conveniently located just 1 mile from vibrant Downtown Morganton! Beautifully maintained and thoughtfully updated, this home is truly move-in ready. At the heart of the home is a newly remodeled kitchen featuring beautiful quartz countertops, KitchenAid appliances, updated finishes, and a fresh, modern feel that makes the space perfect for both everyday living and entertaining. The inviting living area is centered around a fireplace with gas logs, creating a warm and comfortable place to relax. Additional updates and features include a new Goodman HVAC unit, on-demand hot water heater, fresh interior paint, and convenient main-floor laundry. Above the garage, you'll find a spacious bonus room offering flexible space for a home office, playroom, media room, workout area, or additional living space. Step outside and enjoy the screened-in porch and Trex deck overlooking the wooden-fenced backyard—a wonderful setting for morning coffee, outdoor dining, entertaining, pets, or simply unwinding at the end of the day. With 3 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, a versatile bonus room, numerous updates, and an exceptional location approximately 1 mile from Downtown Morganton, this immaculate home offers the perfect combination of comfort, convenience, and style. Don't miss the opportunity to make this beautiful Henrys Glen home yours! Call today for your private showing.

103 Henrys Glen Drive, Morganton

Listing courtesy of Coldwell Banker Newton RE. markcausbyrealty@gmail.com

$375,000
3 Beds 3 Baths 4422506 MLS COMING SOON Status
Welcome home to this spacious property situated on 0.92 acres of serene, level and fenced yard. The main level offers a desirable split bedroom floor plan, including a primary suite with a private ensuite with a large soaker tub. Storage is abundant throughout with a walk-up attic offering even more storage and endless possibilities for future living space. The kitchen features granite countertops, a gas stove, plenty of cabinetry and a charming breakfast nook. A large dining room and open flow into the living room create the perfect setting for entertaining. The spacious living room is anchored by a large gas fireplace and offers access to the expansive outdoor deck overlooking the peaceful backyard. Enjoy your morning coffee or evening relaxation from the covered front porch, complete with plenty of room for rocking chairs. The heated basement adds valuable flexible space and includes a flex room with a close, a full bathroom and a workshop area with double doors – ideal for storing a riding lawn mower, equipment and more. No permits on file for the 1,294 htd sq. ft. in the basement. With generous storage, flexible living areas and plenty of indoor and outdoor space to enjoy, this home offers comfort, functionality and endless opportunities. (Current measurements from GIS, professional meaurements to come).

3105 Hunters Ridge Court, Morganton

Listing courtesy of Coldwell Banker Boyd & Hassell. shannonmccall@cbbh.com

$569,500
3 Beds 3 Baths 4420175 MLS ACTIVE Status
Immaculately maintained 3 Bedroom, 3 Bath brick ranch built in 1986 nestled on 12.35 picturesque acres conveniently located close to Lake James, Glen Alpine, Morganton, I-40 or Marion. Offering over 2300 sq ft of comfortable living space, this property combines the privacy and peacefulness of country living with the convenience of close by amenities. Main floor boasts Living room with woodburning fireplace opening to deck overlooking lawn and pasture, dining room with tons of natural light both with original hardwood flooring, well appointed kitchen , primary Bedroom, walk in closet, ensuite Bath. Split floor plan includes 2 additional bedrooms and full Bath providing plenty of space for family or guests. Lower level provides a den/office/man cave with propane fireplace. Large unfinished space has wood burning stove , full Bath, laundry area,additional garage door for easy access opening to patio. Large 2 car garage on main level. With over 12 acres bordered by creek, this property is ideal for a hobby farm,gardening, animals, recreation or simply wide open space and privacy. Acreage includes an older barn currently used for equipment storage and an out building. This property provides a rare opportunity to own a well cared for brick ranch with acreage, convenience and hobby farm potential all in one exceptional property. Duke Power has utility easement in pasture area. See attached document. Roof approx 10yrs old. Heat Pump 2017. Commercial gutters 2022.New flooring Kitchen and Laundry 2023. Furnishings negotiable

402 Catawba Street, Morganton

Listing courtesy of Engel & Volkers Foothills Lake James. drreihl@bellsouth.net

$625,000
4 Beds 3 Baths 4420850 MLS ACTIVE Status
Welcome to this beautifully maintained 4-bedroom, 3-bathroom Colonial brick home, ideally situated in a quiet, desirable neighborhood within walking distance of Downtown Morganton. Classic architecture, mature landscaping, and timeless details create an inviting setting, while thoughtful updates provide the modern conveniences today’s buyers desire. The well-appointed kitchen features a Wolf gas cooktop, Bosch dishwasher, wall oven with microwave, and refrigerator, making it an ideal space for everyday living and entertaining. Throughout the home, you'll find an abundance of built-in cabinetry and storage, adding both character and functionality. A new tankless hot water heater installed in 2025 provides efficient, on-demand hot water. Outside, mature trees and established landscaping surround the property, while the fenced backyard offers privacy and a wonderful space for relaxing, gardening, entertaining, or enjoying time outdoors. The property also includes a detached garage, providing valuable additional parking, storage, or workshop space. With its combination of classic Colonial brick construction, spacious 4-bedroom layout, extensive built-ins, beautifully landscaped grounds, fenced backyard, detached garage, and convenient location near Downtown Morganton, this home offers a rare opportunity to enjoy character, comfort, and walkability in one of Morganton's desirable neighborhoods.

105 Montrose Street, Morganton

Listing courtesy of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Blue Ridge REALTORS®. Jenn.Deacon@gmail.com

$1,500,000
4 Beds 4 Baths 4416605 MLS ACTIVE Status
Copy and paste this link for a 4 minute walkthrough video. https://player.vimeo.com/video/https://vimeo.com/1224140877 Keep checking back as we update photos of the current state of the build. Welcome to this gorgeous new home in the highly desirable Catawba River Club, a private gated community where beautiful homes, open pastures, the Catawba River and the Blue Ridge foothills come together to create an exceptional lifestyle. This thoughtfully designed new construction sits on a beautiful homesite that backs directly to the community pastures, offering a picturesque rural setting and the unique opportunity to enjoy horses right outside your back door. The experience and craftsmanship developed through building multi-million-dollar luxury homes has been thoughtfully brought into this build, with an emphasis on premium materials, quality construction and elevated details throughout. For the equestrian enthusiast, the possibilities are especially exciting. With an appropriate future barn, you can envision keeping your own horse on your property, or take advantage of the community’s equestrian facilities, where stalls are available for lease for an additional fee. The equestrian center features a 16-stall stable, pastures and paddocks, riding facilities and designated riding trails along the Catawba River. Imagine stepping outside each morning to views of horses grazing in the pasture and enjoying a community where the equestrian lifestyle is truly part of the character. Inside, premium details and thoughtful upgrades are found throughout, including 2x6 exterior wall construction, enhanced insulation, spray-foam insulation at the roof deck, and two dedicated heat-pump HVAC systems serving each floor. Energy-efficient Low-E windows, smart thermostats, LED recessed lighting, a tankless gas water heater and a sealed crawlspace with dedicated dehumidification add comfort and efficiency. The interior features engineered French oak hardwood flooring, 8-foot solid-wood interior doors, real pine trim, custom built-in closet systems, quartz countertops and custom steel interior railings. The kitchen is especially impressive with a Thermador professional appliance package, while designer accent lighting and a dedicated beverage center with an undercounter refrigerator and LED-lit shelving add style and functionality. A 54-inch linear gas fireplace creates a dramatic living-room focal point, and the spacious rear screened-in porch provides an inviting extension of the living space for relaxing and entertaining. Additional thoughtful features include a premium insulated carriage-house style garage door, wall-mounted Wi-Fi garage door opener with battery backup, epoxy-flake garage flooring, smart-home infrastructure, and an integrated security system with video doorbell and exterior cameras. Oversized windows and 8-foot exterior door openings bring abundant natural light inside while enhancing views of the surrounding landscape. Catawba River Club offers far more than its equestrian amenities. Residents enjoy a peaceful, gated setting with miles of wooded and riverfront trails for walking, hiking and horseback riding, a scenic community pond, and multiple opportunities for river access. The Catawba River provides a beautiful backdrop for kayaking, canoeing, fishing and relaxing along the water. With more than 55 acres of common area incorporated into the community’s natural setting, there is an abundance of room to enjoy the outdoors.

2303 Paddock Circle, Morganton

Listing courtesy of NorthGroup Real Estate LLC. warrengreenlee@gmail.com

$1,749,000
3 Beds 3 Baths 4421386 MLS ACTIVE UNDER CONTRACT Status
Designed around an extraordinary long-range mountain panorama, this custom home captures views of the Seven Sisters, Mount Mitchell, and Dobson’s Knob from nearly every room. Inviting sitting areas throughout the home provide endless opportunities to relax and enjoy the scenery. The spacious great room features a dramatic vaulted ceiling, exposed beams, a stone fireplace, and expansive windows framing the mountains, while the well-appointed kitchen includes the rare convenience of a walk-in butler’s pantry. Outdoor living is equally impressive, with a large screened porch overlooking the mountains and beautifully landscaped grounds featuring a grilling area and outdoor fireplace. Perched on the upper level, the private primary suite enjoys its own covered deck and another remarkable vantage point. The full basement offers two additional bedrooms, a full bath, generous gathering and entertaining space, and an area easily converted into a kitchenette or wet bar. A wine-cellar-style room with a dedicated mini-split provides climate-controlled storage. Located within the beloved 1780 community, ownership includes access to Camp Lake James, just a short walk away. Camp Lake James is a private lakeside retreat offering a pool, fitness center, beach, canoes and kayaks, tennis and pickleball courts, dining, gathering spaces, and community activities. An exceptional deeded boat slip—conveniently accessible and equipped with electricity—is also included, completing a rare combination of sweeping mountain views and effortless Lake James living.

2775 Campbells Trace, Nebo

Listing courtesy of Keller Williams Unified. fletcher@lakejames.com

$234,500
2 Beds 1 Baths 4420538 MLS ACTIVE UNDER CONTRACT Status
Escape to the quiet beauty of Western North Carolina with this 1963 home nestled in Gingercake Acres, surrounded by the natural beauty of Pisgah National Forest. A true fixer-upper with plenty of potential, this property offers the opportunity to bring your vision to life and create a special mountain retreat, weekend getaway, or short-term rental. Original hardwood floors add character and warmth throughout the living area and bedrooms, while the wooded lot provides a peaceful sense of privacy. Relax on the deck, listen to the sounds of nature, and enjoy the feeling of being tucked away in the mountains. With some updating and TLC, this home could become a wonderful retreat. Gingercake Acres brings more than a great location with a clubhouse, swimming pool, playground and tennis/pickleball courts. Also enjoy the community events and casual potluck dinners during the summer months. It’s a welcoming mountain community where outdoor adventure and neighborly connection go hand in hand. Located near popular hiking trails in the Linville Gorge Wilderness and countless opportunities for outdoor recreation, this is a place where weekends can feel like a true escape. Short-term rentals are allowed, adding flexibility for those looking to enjoy the home as a personal getaway while also having the potential for rental income. Bring your ideas, your imagination, and a little TLC to this mountain property and make it your own.

7036 Rhododendron Drive, Newland

Listing courtesy of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Blue Ridge REALTORS®. lemulwee@bellsouth.net

$3,250,000
6 Beds 6 Baths 4420970 MLS ACTIVE Status
Some homes offer a view. This Southpointe waterfront retreat offers a panorama so broad, natural, and uninterrupted that it becomes the defining experience of the property. From the moment you enter, Lake James fills the windows and the mountain horizon stretches far beyond the water. Instead of looking across at neighboring homes, the eye travels over open lake, the forested shoreline of Lake James State Park, and layer after layer of Blue Ridge peaks. Only the slightest glimpse of another house may be visible, allowing the setting to feel private and almost untouched. The panorama encompasses many of Western North Carolina's most recognizable landmarks, including Mt. Mitchell and the Seven Sisters, Dobson's Knob, Wiseman's View, Shortoff Mountain, and, in the far distance, Grandfather Mountain. Set on a hidden drive at the end of a quiet cul de sac, the home was designed to keep this landscape in constant view. Expansive windows and glass doors frame the water from the great room, dining area, kitchen, primary suite, and outdoor living spaces. Step onto the covered porch, screened porch, wraparound deck, or open deck and the panorama widens further. These spaces offer front row seating for mist rising from the lake, clouds gathering around Mt. Mitchell, and distant mountains fading from deep green to blue. Whether enjoying coffee at sunrise, dinner outdoors, or a quiet evening, the setting feels more like a private overlook than a neighborhood home. Inside, approximately 6,085 square feet provides the scale to host family and friends while preserving the warmth of a mountain lake retreat. The great room features soaring wood ceilings, exposed beams, rich wood floors, and a dramatic stone fireplace, all positioned to complement rather than compete with the view. The open kitchen offers a large island, generous cabinetry, gas cooking, wall oven, warming drawer, beverage and wine refrigerators, and a walk in pantry. The adjoining dining area makes the lake and mountains the backdrop for every gathering. The main level primary suite offers privacy, convenience, and a peaceful place to wake to water and mountain scenery. Two upper level bedrooms and a full bath provide comfortable guest accommodations. The daylight walkout lower level includes three additional bedrooms, two full baths, one half bath, a den, second kitchen, wet bar, play room, laundry, and storage. With six bedrooms, four full baths, and two half baths, everyone can gather comfortably while still finding a quiet place of their own. The journey to the waterfront is part of the experience. Leaving the house, you pass an outdoor shower before following a smooth, gentle path with a hand railing toward the lake. Along the way, a covered gazebo offers a wonderful place to pause, sit, and take in the remarkable view across the water, state park, and mountains. Continue to the shoreline, where a floating dock, covered structure, and boat lift make it easy to enjoy boating, swimming, paddling, and exploring Lake James. At the end of the day, return to the gazebo or porch and watch the mountains transform as the light moves across the protected shoreline and distant ridgelines. This is more than a spacious Lake James waterfront home. It is a rare vantage point where the lake, state park, and an extraordinary collection of mountain landmarks come together in one sweeping view. For buyers seeking privacy, natural beauty, and a landscape that feels almost entirely free of development, 5140 Beech Bluff Drive offers a perspective that must be experienced in person.

5140 Beech Bluff Drive, Morganton

Listing courtesy of Keller Williams Unified. bryan@lakejames.com

$399,900
3 Beds 3 Baths 4420727 MLS ACTIVE Status
Spacious Morgan Trace Townhome – Main-Level Living in Valdese! Looking for the space of a single-family home with the convenience of townhome living? This 1,850+ square-foot townhome in desirable Morgan Trace delivers an exceptional combination of space, comfort, and location. Step inside to an impressive vaulted great room with a gas fireplace, creating an open and inviting space for relaxing or entertaining. The great room flows onto a private back porch, offering a quiet place to enjoy your morning coffee or unwind at the end of the day. The main-level primary suite features a large walk-in closet and spacious bath with a soaking tub and separate shower. The main floor also includes the kitchen, laundry, and a double garage, making everyday living easy and convenient. Upstairs offers two large bedrooms, a full bath, plus a separate office or hobby room that provides valuable flex space for working from home, crafts, guests, or additional storage. Located just minutes from downtown Valdese and conveniently situated between Morganton and Hickory, Morgan Trace puts shopping, dining, recreation, and everyday conveniences within easy reach. More than 1,850 square feet, three bedrooms, main-level primary suite, double garage, private outdoor space, and a fantastic Valdese location—this is townhome living without sacrificing space!

140 Lady Slipper Sw Lane, Valdese

Listing courtesy of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Blue Ridge REALTORS®. mwatts.bhhsbrr@gmail.com

$596,700
3 Beds 2 Baths 4420279 MLS ACTIVE Status
Proposed/to-be-built by Eastwood Homes. The Caldwell offers comfortable ranch-style living with a thoughtfully designed layout featuring 3 bedrooms and 2 full baths. The private first-floor primary suite includes dual closets, while the spacious family room flows seamlessly into the kitchen, complete with a large island and pantry. A formal dining room and convenient pocket office provide flexible spaces for entertaining, working, or studying from home. This home is priced with an unfinished basement, offering abundant storage and future expansion potential. Optional features include a private office, powder room, expanded storage area, enhanced primary bath layouts, multiple kitchen configurations, and outdoor living spaces such as a covered porch, screened porch, or sunroom, allowing you to tailor the home to fit your lifestyle. You have the ability to customize the floorplan, or choose another of Eastwood’s home designs to suit your lifestyle! It is understood and agreed that Eastwood Homes Build On Your Lot, LLC shall have a limited license to advertise its services and potential home plans available (on any listed Lot, MLS advertisement, or on any EBOYL marketing or publication source) to supplement Seller’s agent’s listing and sales efforts. The parties agree a separate contract for construction would be required for home construction on any lot. Such limited license does not convey any plan use rights absent a fully executed contract. Other terms as conditions as specified by EBOYL may apply.

2202 Island View Ne Lane Unit #5, Connelly Springs

Listing courtesy of Lake Homes Realty LLC. 866-525-3466

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