Real Estate
Victorian cottage in West Virginia in the Bramwell National Historic District. (Not listed for sale as of photography in 2017)
You'll find homes and land for sale in plenty throughout West Virginia. A state with a long-declining population, it is now a desirable destination for rural living. Though mountain property and log cabins were most strongly associated with real estate in West Virginia, farms and vacation properties and homes in towns and small cities are growing more widely available.
West Virginia's rural landscapes include both mountain and broad-valley settings and promise to increase in value as land use changes from industrial to agricultural and recreational.
High-tech mansions, as well as log cabins, seem equally suited to the countryside and its villages and small cities. Land for sale by owners and owner-financed land may be found throughout West Virginia, while free land and land-trust parcels and lost-cost acreage may sometimes be located in more rural areas.
Kanawha Valley
Including farms, hunting properties, and homes for sale in urban and suburban neighborhoods in and near Charleston, Saint Albans, Winfield, and Buffalo.
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Greenbrier Valley
Including farms, hunting and mountain properties, and homes for sale in suburban and historic neighborhoods in and near Union, Lewisburg, Alderson, and Hillsboro.
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New River Gorge
Including farms, hunting properties, vacation properties, mountain properties, and homes for sale in and near Beckley, Shady Spring, Flat Top, and Fayetteville.
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Southern Coalfields
Including hunting properties, recreational properties, and homes for sale in historic neighborhoods in and near Welch, Logan, Pineville, and Williamson.
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Allegheny Highlands
Including farms, hunting properties, recreational properties, and homes for sale in historic neighborhoods in and near Elkins, Davis, Marlinton, Snowshoe, Thomas, and Seneca Rocks.
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Ohio Valley
Including farms and hunting properties and urban and suburban homes for sale in and near Huntington, Point Pleasant, Ripley, Ravenswood, Parkersburg, and Saint Marys.
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Potomac Branches
Including farms, hunting properties, and homes for sale in suburban and historic neighborhoods in and near Romney, Petersburg, Moorefield, and Keyser.
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Northern Panhandle
Including farms and hunting properties and urban and suburban homes for sale in and near Wheeling, Weirton, New Martinsville, Moundsville, and New Cumberland.
Monongahela Valley
Including farms, hunting properties, recreational properties and urban and suburban homes for sale in and near Fairmont, Morgantown, Clarksburg, Grafton, Weston, and Kingwood.
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Eastern Panhandle
Including farms, resort properties, and homes for sale in suburban and historic neighborhoods in and near Charles Town, Berkeley Springs, Harpers Ferry, and Martinsburg.
Heartland Region
Including farms, hunting properties, recreational properties, and historic homes in and near Glenville, Grantsville, Cairo, West Union, Elizabeth, Spencer, and Clay.
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