For many years sellers have been under the impression that the majority of BUYERS come out of the DC area. We believe this idea came from the days when both Kettler Brothers and Kettler Forlines Homes were exclusive builders at the resorts. Kettler Brothers were builder/owners at Hidden Valley and Kettler Forlines Homes were building exclusively at Seven Springs for over 25 years. Yes, there is a blood connection but the companies are two separate entities.
Kettler Brothers is known in the DC area for the Montgomery Village community. It was the FIRST planned community. When they became owners of Hidden Valley they marketed extensively to their home owners in MD. Home owners at Hidden Valley invited friends and family up and you would see license plates galore from out of state.
Kettler Forlines Homes was the exclusive builder developer at Seven Springs from the early 80s until 2007. Abe spent 18 years with them beginning with the Swiss Mountain Community through the Villages. Bus trips from DC made runs every weekend to the resort exposing many to Seven Springs for the first time.
However, Maryland and or DC are NOT our primary buyer source! A year or so ago we ran the zip codes of the home owners from BOTH resorts and found the following. 81% of the home owners at Hidden Valley had Pennsylvania zips showing as their primary residence. Seven Springs came in at 79%. While we were running the stats for 2009 we took a close look at the newest buyers to become home owners. We wanted to know if there was a shift given the challenging economy.
Zip Codes for 2009 NEW OWNERS at Both Resorts
You’ll see that the purple bar, which is the combined total of both 2009 resort home owners shows that the Pennsylvania trend continues. Note that our information comes from recorded real estate transfers which are public records. Unfortunately some records show the home owners address as the resort address or the title company and then we do our best on Google!
It doesn’t matter where you are coming from! The point is more and more people are discovering the incredible natural resources, amenities, and facilities available in the Laurel Highlands!
