Meet Beth Townsend.

Whether you are interested in purchasing or selling a home, land, or a commercial property, Beth Townsend, Founder/Owner of The McKee Group at Cashiers Sotheby's International Realty, is here to help.

Using an array of tools across today’s digital and print marketing channels, combined with the expertise provided by The Sotheby's International Realty Marketing Network, Beth will work to find the right property for your purchase, or to sell your premier property quickly.

Let her put almost three decades of real estate expertise in the Cashiers-Highlands area to work for you!

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#15 Agent in North Carolina*

Beth Townsend is Founder/Owner of The McKee Group at Cashiers Sotheby's International Realty.

Along with the late A. William McKee, Beth was a Co-Founder — and played a significant role in the history of — The McKee Group's parent company, McKee Properties. Her career includes participation in many of William McKee’s development projects including Cedar Creek Club, the Snowbird community, and as a land planner for the residential side of Wade Hampton Golf Club, home to the award-winning Tom Fazio golf course.

A Top 1% Agent on the Plateau over the past 22 years (HCMLS, 2003–2025), she has been a real estate professional for 30+ years. Beth is a Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist (CLHMS) with GUILD ELITE™ recognition, and ranked the #15 Agent in North Carolina *according to 2025 RealTrends Verified + The Thousand rankings of top real estate professionals.

With a Landscape Architecture degree from the University of Florida, Beth is able to give unique expertise on large-acreage development parcels as well as historic estates and homes in the area’s finest private communities.

A career highlight was Beth's five-year involvement with family landowners who assembled specialists to create a conservation easement protecting more than 600 acres of land close to the center of Cashiers. Portions of the adjoining 400 +/- acres have been successfully marketed and sold through Beth.

Her childhood summers and holidays spent at High Hampton set the stage for her deep love and connection to the nature and culture of the area. Click here to see some of her local nature photos and original paintings!

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