The Real Estate Neighborhood Review Journal of Asheville:
Lakeview Park

The sidewalks in Walkable Asheville's  Lakeview Park  run down to greet Beaver Lake. First created in 1920, Beaver Lake is man-made. It grew from the damming of Beaver Creek.  For me, this “private lake” shines like a diamond in the carolina blue sky, for, although it is “private”  the Lakeview Park walkable community welcomes Asheville residents and those relocating to Asheville to stroll, sit and enjoy ,canoe the lake, or jog aroung its perimeter.  And if ,any given day, during the winter, spring, summer or fall of the year,  you may see the young and the young-at-heart at play.

“Upscale” Walkable Asheville Neighborhood

 By 1922, an “upscale” housing development known as Lakeview Park that centered around Beaver Lake began to emerge. 

 It so pleases my real estate clients here in Asheville to say that what was first envisioned so many years ago today continues to delight visitors and residents alike.  

We walk  the Lakeview Park neighborhood  and down to Beaver Lake  almost every week.  

Lakeview Park 2012: We stroll the neighborhood, visit with our neighbors along the way and continue  to be amazed with the  views of the surrounding mountains, sweet picnic spots, colorful canoes gliding by and the much-prized sense that it evokes. . . “all’s right” ...

Homes: Here in Lakeview Park you will find an interesting mix of historic and newer homes, tree-lined streets, and lovely views of Asheville’s rolling hills …and, of course, Beaver Lake.

 
Neighbors:  This is a mature community. There area several second and/or vacation homes in this area, yet neighbors have a strong community voice.
Pet -Friendly: Yes      

Price Range 2012 in Lakeview Park : $300,000 to $900,000.  
Available Single Family Residences: 10  

SOLD in 2011: 7
AT or within 10% of Listed Asking Price

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for more on Lakeview Park  Walkable Neighborhood Asheville NC

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In the post that follows, HAZY OBERSKI makes an important point about diversity...and not only diversity in terms of architectural styles...but in terms of amenities and neighborhood residents. As an Asheville resident myself, it was so interesting to read about her review of BILTMORE FOREST..."... where one can expect to discover...

critical family-friendly elements, such as community space, connectivity, public arts, and neighborhood parks and green space.

WALKABLE- Supply and Demand -  "The road to profitability - a foot path!" (3) 

Asheville Real Estate Journal

Walkable Neighborhoods  :  Grove Park

GROVE PARK Walkable Neighborhood. 

Asheville's Grove Park- Walkable Neighborhood  surrounds the world-famous Grove Park Inn. The Inn, built by Edwin Grove opened in 1913. The area surrounding the Inn became known as the "Grove Park."   

Many homes enjoy the "sustainability factor" in the Grove Park area. Wonderful updates and green retrofitting is on the rise. Here is a photo I took recently of such a project. My client was thrilled to see this type of activity going on in the Grove Park area.

Homes: Here you will find an interesting mix of historic and newer homes, tree-lined streets, incredible views of downtown Asheville and absolutely no commercial zoning (although there are several properties zoned institutional and two churches.) 

Three areas in the neighborhood, Grove Park, Sunset Terrace, and Proximity Park are listed on the National Historical Register. If you are relocating to Asheville it is even possible to find rental properties here-from single family homes to larger apartment buildings. 

Neighbors:  This is a mature community. There area several second and/or vacation homes in this area, yet neighbors have a strong community voice.

Pet -Friendly: Yes

Price Range in Grove Park: $400,000 to $1,600,000.  
Available Single Family Residences: 18

SOLD in 2011: 20

Price Point: $255,000 to $900,000 at or within 10% of Listed Asking Price

WALKABLE "The road to profitability may be a foot path!" (2)

Real Estate Journal: Asheville Walkable Neighborhoods

Montford -The MONTFORD NEIGBORHOOD in Asheville, North Carolina not only is  Historic and Happening…but it is SO walkable!

Montford, a neighborhood of about 300 acres, offers a diversity of architectural styles. A good number of the homes such as you see in the photo here, were constructed between 1890 and 1920. Montford, like its residents, is a place of complex overall character.

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 As you walk make your way from street to street on the sidewalks, you may notice that a certain romance is in the air.  

You may even " feel"  the artistic” influences.”  You may see residents of this sustainable community strolling down a tree-lined boulevard, possibly stopping to gaze at one of the majestic homes that never fail to catch your attention.  

And Yes! There are wondrous architectural details including those from such  trendsetters as Bruce Price, Bernard Maybeck, the prominent Arts and Crafts architect, and Frank Lloyd Wright.   The Arts and Crafts style made popular in Asheville by noted society architect, Richard Sharp Smith, supervising Architect to Biltmore House is well-represented here in Montford.

Here is a walkable community where neighborhood parks greet families, the coffee shoppe is close at hand, and so are friends and families.

Asheville Real Estate Journal: The Power of Walkable

                                                                         WALKABLE "The road to profitability may be a foot path!"

According to BuilderOnline.com  in a review of NAR's "2011 Community Preference Survey,"  (a poll of over 2,000 American adults) seventy-seven percent  ( 77% ) of those polled considered having sidewalks a top priority in terms of deciding where they’d like to live.

And sixty percent (60%) said they would rather live in a neighborhood that featured:

 a mix of houses

 stores

 businesses within an easy walk 

Given this Trend, "The road to profitability may be a foot path!"

So here begins an ever-expanding  series on Asheville NC and our Wonderful Walkable Neighborhoods. Check back for connections (links) to this on-going series.  There's so much to explore when it comes to Asheville's Walkable Neighborhoods!

Montford

North Asheville-
Lakeview Park

Grove Park

Biltmore Lake

Biltmore Forest

West Asheville

Forever Footpath

… on a certain day

as, on foot, I make my way
along the ever-present stream

that runs, blood-red,

toward the mountains,

on a certain path

hard-hewn

over hundreds of years

by thousands of travelers

man, and beast,

and wood-creatures
seldom-seen,

as I trod  a  byway

almost obscure,

yet so deep pounded into the clay

as to be carved secure
in granite,

and, as if a million chisel-steps

had planned it,

a certain history

of Cherokee

and those who went before

(or who then chose to follow)

 unfolds.

And I wonder

about their lives

in these places,

… uncertain.

© jN- Wind-in-the-Feather Asheville, NC 2012

Oh Those Influential Home and Land Buying Women
Asheville Real Estate Journal- Influential Women Buyer 

As we mentioned in Parts 1 and 2 of this series, women actively control the money in a majority of affluent households, even among a generation of women who left this to their husbands in the past... today, 80% of affluent boomer women control their family's day-to-day finances.” Here are some more interesting numbers:

BY THE NUMBERS…

• 80% of Americansrely on the Internet as their primary source of communication, research, and entertainment.
• NAR reports in the  Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, 90 % of Buyers use the Internet in their search for a home, and 36 % found the actual home that they purchased online.

• 75+ % of Internet users believe that an organic result [PR] is significantly  more relevant than paid advertising  which they automatically distrust (pay per click)

• The National Sales Executive Association recently reported the following: 2% of sales are made on the 1st contact - 3% of sales are made on the 2nd contact -5% of sales are made on the 3rd contact -10% of sales are made on the 4th contact

• Women control most of the spending in the household - about 80% and women make 80+ % of the buying decisions.

• Women control 51.3 percent of the private wealth in the United States.

Personally, I love working with Influential Women...especially those who are ready to walk the absolutely beautiful Asheville area Land with me...as they imagine sculpting their HealthyBuilt home into a green landscape....as you will see in the slideshow that follows   I've entitled:

“The Ladies Are Out on the LAND Today!” (Asheville Style)

“…women actively control the money in a majority of affluent households…”

INFLUENTIAL WOMEN, “  America's most profitable consumer group: women living in households earning $75,000 to $200,000 per year, according to The AIO Group: headquartered in Charleston, SC .buy homes where they can enjoy their friends, their families, their pets.

Question: But what kind of outreach is most effective when it comes to connecting with affluent women?

Answer: Research shows that the best way to reach female decision-makers  them is via  consumer-facing media online. (AR)

 When it comes to affluent women buyers, Web marketing via a user-friendly platform (such as Localism.com)  has “revolutionized not only women's lives but the way they shop and buy.” The sophisticated workings of Active Rain allow our (hopefully ready-to-buy) real estate buyers to hop online and quickly find homes and land.

I’m thinking that Asheville NC is the perfect home town. My affluent female buyers can visit my Asheville blog, as the person in the photo has done  She can find what she needs during the time slot she has available and connect with me right away.

REALTORS® note: “…women actively control the money in a majority of affluent households, even among a generation of women who left this to their husbands in the past... today, 80% of affluent boomer women control their family's day-to-day finances.”

Affluent Women, Home-Buying, & Reaching Powerful Women -
Asheville Real Estate Homes on the Land For Sale

ONE OF THE BEST VIDEOS  on HOME INSPECTION you could ask for
 ...a brief learning excperience...only a couple of minutes long...
but  providing a good overview of a Pillar to Post Home Inspection
what it entails...and the peace of mind it can provide.

YES! DEBB JANES has done it again. Here is a video you may want to save for Buyers/Sellers/Investors...and yourself.

CAROL-ANN PALMIERI makes the case for the Open House in the post that follows. Carol-Ann is an experienced (24 year) professional, so when she writes

 "...Do you know that this year, I have been lucky enough to be selected by two different buyers by meeting them at open houses?    Unbeknownst to me, they were conducting their own face to face interview!   Very smart...." I have to smile and nod my head...

The idea of continuing to hold The Open House righth here in beautiful Asheville, NC , if for this reason alone, makes sense!