While reviewing a Seller’s bungalow built here in Asheville in the 1900s the Home Inspector discovered a number of “issues”. Now, as you know, “issues”(as per the list that follows in Part 2) can be of concern. Depending on the objectives of the Sellers and their potential Buyers, this is
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07/31/2014
Buyer-Seller Issues, Home Inspectors, Real Costs and Caveats (2) The Scenario:Older home. Rental property.Inspector discovers a number of “issues” in this 1900s attractive home. In this case, will theSellers chose to leave the rehab of the rental property in the University Distric
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07/31/2014
Planning and creating a dwelling place that is designed for life makes sense regardless of one's age. But you may not be aware of a trend. Take a look at these statistics! Eighty (80) percent of older people today say they prefer live in their own homes. And this holds true here in Ashevill
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07/30/2014
Asheville Real Estate Journal RELOCATING to ASHEVILLE and LOOKING for information about what it is REALLY like to live here-something data simply cannot provide? You have come to the right place! You will find a ten-foot stack of resource materials having to do with RELO INFO and “making ha
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07/29/2014
Asheville Real Estate Journal Post50 Homes- Style Options When Sage and John, a beautiful couple beginning their Post-50 adventure, decided to create a sanctuary – a wonderful dream dwelling— it was clear to them that they wanted to build something small. They had seen an ad in an Asheville j
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07/28/2014
We were out on the land this week- showing acreage for conservation. So we didn't make our usual weekly visit to Brother Wolf, the No Kill animal shelter and organization here in Asheville, North Carolina. In addition to offering services to the community - including free spay/neuter assistan
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07/27/2014
More and more these days, people across the land are opting for homes that can work across three generations of the family. This is substantiated by a recent Pew Research Center Report. It pointed out that living in mutigenerational households is on the rise. "In general, people want to
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07/26/2014
Multigenerational Homes Trend "It's really good for children and young people to have a connection to their roots— a sense of history and who they are. Older relatives provide that." ~ Donna Butts According to a Home Features Survey by the National Association of REALTORS®, more buyers ar
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07/25/2014
Jobs and Golf - Asheville, N.C. : A division of Auburn Hills, Michigan-based BorgWarner, will be adding jobs to the south Asheville/Arden plant in Buncombe County. According to Business North Carolina, a division of the manufacturer, BorgWarner *Turbo Systems will invest $55 million and add
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07/13/2014
Asheville, North Carolina- Market Watch Home prices in Asheville increased by 9.2 percent in May, compared to a year ago, pointing to continued improvements in the mountain real estate market. CoreLogic researchers say that North Carolina, home prices, not including foreclosures and short
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07/11/2014