Asheville, NC

Homes sold and dollar volume up double digits.

Data from the WNCRMLS as of 11-30-09

For more sales data go to The Asheville Market.

Free Home Staging Service

Other than pricing, staging a home properly is the most critical step in the home selling proccess. We offer a FREE Home Staging service (by a nationally accredited Home Stager) for our furnished listings. For more information about Home Staging go to Staged Homes of Asheville.

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The Green and Eco-Friendly Homes For Sale in Asheville Have Added Value!

Here in Asheville, we are pleased to serve an unique, eco-friendly "green" niche in the real estate market.

Residential energy efficiency is in high demand these days.

Homeowners know that they can invest in or create a more energy efficient property and that this adds up to money saved on energy bills.

Possibly, even more than this, there is the positive feeling that they can reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.

Another real plus is the availability of tax incentives. There are a number of weatherization programs, for example, tailored towards homeowners that seek to upgrade their homes.

According to the Environmental News Network these tax credits are valid for projects completed through December 31, 2010.

Pictured in this post is one of our favorite Green Homes for sale in Asheville today. (Most Photos by JT Narrin) http://www.26snowshoe.com/welcome.html

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I am looking forward to the 2009 Carolina Farm Stewardship Association 24th Annual Conference.

Possibly most exciting to me is having the opportunity to touch bases with and learn from respected organic educators who will be at the Conference. The good luck that the Conference will be held just a hop-skip-and-jump from Asheville is a real bonus. The event provides educational workshops for beginning gardeners, advanced organic farmers and folks interested in sustainable living.

This year, the gathering will be at the Blue Ridge Assembly, a retreat center on 1200 acres of Appalachian mountains and home to hiking trails, mountain streams, historic buildings, and also offers a crafts center for the kids.

Often conferences offer food that makes me want to bring my own. But the Carolina Farm Stewardship Conference features local and organic farm food, including breakfast both days. Hope to see you there.

Photo shows one of my favorite farm stewards surveying his farmland near Asheville, NC on a summer day.

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$167,000 - RV Lot. Build home & bring your RV/motorhome

3 acre beauty.

Perfect for RV lifestyle.

Relaxing VIEWS.

Room to build on your choice of sites.

Also room to add a second home or guest home, plus an attractive RV/motorhome garage unit with attached 1 car garage and 1 bedroom efficiency apartment (or 2^nd vehicle storage).

Underground power/phone/DSL already installed. Cable is available.

Well, septic, finished driveway and RV building plans provided at full price.

Neighbors are mostly newer homes on acreage.

Partially fenced and could be set off with gated entrance easily making it very secure.

Next to 3600 acre Conservancy/game lands with room to roam.

Short drive to new Walgreens, Ingles supermarket and Sonic, yet in a country setting where cows and horses live.

Be DT Asheville in approx 25 minutes.

If you build, it must be at least 1700 sq feet. Your RV or motorhome cannot be your permanent residence.

Will consider a trade of other real estate, diesel motorhome or live-aboard houseboat.

Will consider Owner Financing with 25% down.

In order to fully appreciate this property, walking over the property is necessary. It is NOT a drive-by property. An appointment required. Any questions or to set an appointment contact me at donrealsearch@yahoo.com.

Owner/Broker's personal property.

No, they're not in a new community in Apex or Cary North Carolina. Nor are they a few wonderful new homes that I just listed in the Raleigh area.

These were Gingerbread Houses!

Living in the Raleigh, North Carolina area allows us an easy 4 hour drive to Asheville in the Blue Ridge mountians or a 2 hour drive to the Atlantic Ocean and the beach communities.

This past weekend my family and friends were lucky enough to see the 2009 National Gingerbread House Competition Display held annually at the beautiful historic Grove Park Inn.

Hundreds of contestants from all over the country come up with imaginative and intricate designs for these displays that have to be made entirely of food. The rules state that the baker didn't have to use exclusively gingerbread, although most of the houses and structures seemed to be using it for a base. There was creative uses of shredded wheat for shrubbery or roofing material, pretzels for fences, gumdrops, licorice, etc.

If you get the opportunity to visit this display, make sure that you enjoy the Grove Park Inn while looking at the Gingerbread. This beautiful resort was built in 1913 and has had many famous and important guests, including President's Obama. Clinton, and Bush.

The display is free to the public on Monday- Thursdays from November 18 until Januaary 3. Hotel or restaurant guests only view it on the weekends.

I've heard that by the end of the contest most of the homes are looking quite melted though! Apparently the term "too pretty to eat" is taken literally here!