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By THERESA REYNOLDS
Rappahannock News Contributing Writer
Furries of commercial activity in rural Rappahannock County are not consistent enough to predict a ‘boom” economy ahead, but the signs are interesting enough to catch :he attention of local business people.
“It’s the overall investor psychology, ” said Roger Batchelder, a county Realtor. “There’s quite a bit of activity, with interest down and the stock market up. And inflation is under control. People seem to have more money this year than they had last year. ”
With a month left until the end of the fiscal year, recorded real estate transactions are running almost parallel to last year’s figures, with Jackson District in the eastern part of the county showing the most rapid growth for both years.
The pattern of real estate purchases, however, show's very heavy growth beginning recently, in the spring of 1986, although the way the records are kept prevents charting very recent purchases accurately.
“There’s a lot of buzzing out there. A lot of people are looking,” said Flint Hill Realtor Peggy Clark. She believes the transactions don’t reflect the number of interested buyers for several reasons.
“First there’s not the amount of property for sale here that there is in some.places,” she said. “Second, we’re not having the development here that you see in some rural counties.”
Ms. Clark sees tourism increasing in the county and she observes that daily at the Flint Hill restaurant she owns, The Corner Post.
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