Fourth stop on the Asheville area Second and Vacation Homes Tour-Hickory Nut Forest Eco-Community. Hickory Nut Forest is so compelling that your second or vacationhome soon may become your year-round abode. If you are seeking waterfalls, you have come to the right place. Last count, there were f
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03/31/2010
You have been invited on a tour of 7 Asheville Second-Vacation Home Locales you may consider when relocating to Asheville, NC. On this crisp mountain morning, we head out to look at the eco-friendly development -Drovers Road Preserve , a sustainable residential community of 190 acres in Fair
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03/30/2010
Continuing on our tour of 7 Asheville Second-Vacation Home Locales you will enjoy considering, we arrive at Creston Eco-Friendly Community. Points to keep in mind as we head out on this sunny day to look at Creston within the context of suitability for Second and/or Vacation homes are, a) proxim
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03/29/2010
Three Creeks Preserve is an eco-friendly developmentwithin easy reach of Asheville and just a hop-skip-and-jump down the road to Lake Lure, NC. When considering building on a Lot such as that you see here at Three Creeks, whether it is for your year-round residence or for a second home keep th
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03/28/2010
Recently, I suggested 7 Asheville Area Second-Vacation Home Investor Factors to Consider . Now, in the series of posts to follow over the next week or so, I will take you on a tour of 7 Asheville Second-Vacation Home Locales representing the latest in sustainable innovation. Along the way, I'll
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03/28/2010
"The Top 10 Places to Buy a Second Home," read the headline. Curious, I read on to find Asheville, N.C #1. ."This mountain town boasts the Biltmore Estate and a thriving arts and crafts community...." Reporting for MSN Money Liz Weston includes in that assessment communities that offer weather, s
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03/27/2010
Are you curious about what "the numbers" floating around out there mean? We are, and so we do a regular active listing Property Count. From taking a look at the property count numbers in terms of availability, we can better understand what is happening in the real estate market in our area. W
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03/26/2010
Here in the Asheville NC area, Hickory Nut Forest is demonstrating organic cultivation. Surrounded on three sides by over 800 acres of conservation land Hickory Nut Forest is a place to come, to live and to thrive in a serious relationship with nature. Take for example heirloom apples: "Roughly
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03/22/2010
... the sky ,Carolina Blue, with ridges painted Hunter's Green you see beneath ..they broaden to the west... And blackwashed near the horizon.... Asheville's mountains crest ....In all this gleaming, despite a threatening storm... La Nina, unabashed, weaves her tapestry...Surely, like these, so
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03/21/2010
In Part 1 of this series, we admitted that after visiting Asheville NC's LEED Certified Blue Ridge Parkway Center and the Green Roof we became Roof Nuts, intrigued with the concept and possibilities today's roofs offer . Features such as roof color, stormwater runoff systems, skylights impro
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03/17/2010