asheville green homes relocation: The Best Mountain Land! ~Asheville NC - 08/21/10 02:25 PM
What is the best mountain view land in Western North Carolina? I can't tell you the number of times we have been asked that question. It is not easy to answer because, here in Asheville NC, the response must take into account a number of amazing Asheville area eco developments. Environmentally-friendly, these sustainable developments have grown up around your demand for nature and energy-wise home places. They are urban sanctuaries and/or a retreat-like settings. Many are graced with abundant water sources, waterfalls, meadows, hiking trails and gathering spots for picnics beneath grandmother trees. If you are looking for time and space to … (2 comments)
HOW ONE COUPLE ENVISIONED AND REALIZED THEIR DREAM OF AN ECO-FRIENDLY MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY
Q. How long has it taken to create the Hickory Nut Forest eco-community? A. We have been involved in the process of creating community for nearly five years. … (8 comments)
asheville green homes relocation: Checklist of 20 Eco-Friendly Features to Look For in Asheville LAND and Homes - 09/29/09 07:57 PM
Dateline Asheville, North Carolina, September, 2009Real Estate News and Views from "GREEN-O-Lina" ..LOOKING FOR THE "RIGHT" PLACE TO CALL HOME?? I asked these guys (see photo) to give me their List of 20 Eco-friendly features that are important to them. You'll see the result below. How many of the following would you be attracted to when looking for homes, neighborhoods and/or land? Tally your score. If it is over 10, and you email me or comment here, I happily will tell you where to look... (Hint follows list,) 1. Proximity of Living Quarters to Work2. Reduced Automobile Dependence 3. Bicycle Routes 4. … (2 comments)
I followed their trail via North Haven, the gently winding way leading to the cabins at Creston Preserve, (see photo) a conservation-oriented community near Black Mountain, North Carolina. (photo shows mystery and the magic of this cabin awaiting my visit...fireplace SEE NEXT PHOTO is ready to offer an early autumn glow)
I had returned this day to do some photography for one of my clients who is looking for an extraordinary mountain homesite close to nature and … (3 comments)
asheville green homes relocation: PLAN Your Move to a Greener Home. START Where You Are with These 4 Steps - 07/03/09 08:14 PM
Dateline Asheville, North Carolina, July, 2009News and Views from Asheville's Greenolina, Real Estate Eco-Steward PLAN Your Move to a Greener Home. Step One: Spruce up your abode. Paint. Use NO VOC paints, remove and replace old carpets with nontoxic flooring, consider replacing all the light bulbs with LEDs.. I love Asheville's locally-produced Earthpaint® which is NO VOC for sprucing up both interior and exterior surfaces. (Check the link. You can order it shipped if need be.) This beginning plan will increase the value of the home and certainly makes it more attractive to today's buyers Step Two: Replace old appliances with energy efficient … (1 comments)
asheville green homes relocation: Getting It "Right" Asheville-Style - 06/24/09 02:29 PM
Dateline Asheville, North Carolina, June, 2009News and Views from Asheville's Greenolina, Real Estate Eco-Steward The Greater Asheville area is full of potential for those seeking a welcoming atmosphere and quality of life. People want to be here. They arrive from elsewhere with high hopes. Before investing in property however, we advise them to think about correctly structuring the real estate transaction. Getting it "right" means 1. Understanding the topography, the geology, the aesthetic 2.. Asking good questions3.. Utilizing resources4.. Asking local experts about the trends in the real estate market 5. Observing subtleties . . .all of this while still taking … (1 comments)
asheville green homes relocation: NC GOOD REAL ESTATE NEWS - 06/03/09 12:39 PM
Folks have been talking real estate here in the mountains of Western North Carolina. The news is good. When it comes to home ownership, especially "green-built" homes, and the economy both state-wide, and in our home town of Asheville, (see photo) North Carolina's real estate facts ( see below) support our intuition that things are moving in a positive direction.
Here are a few of those facts: 1) Six N.C. cities - Raleigh, Durham, Asheville, Wilmington, Winston-Salem and Charlotte - were among the top 20 "Best Metros" in the country for business and careers, according to Forbes. Asheville is #6 2) North Carolina … (4 comments)
asheville green homes relocation: What Are the Various REALTORS' Green Designations?" - 05/29/09 10:44 AM
News and Views from Asheville's Eco-Steward, May, 2009 " What are your various GREEN designations?" our client, a First Time Home Buyer seeking a *HealthyBuilt Home® here in Asheville asked as she looked at the conference room wall. I had to smile. That wall is colorfully occupied with numerous licenses, designations and certifications. I guess she couldn't help but notice the not quite superfluity of framed documentation of the advanced training we have completed. We hold the Eco Certified® Real Estate Consultant, ( see our group at LinkedIn) NAR's GREEN Designation® as well as the EcoBroker® Certification. Each of these provides advanced … (0 comments)
The Energy Ecosystem is about to "sprout!" No doubt about it...and I've been wondering how that will look here in Asheville NC and in your neighborhoods. So I'm asking questions like: 1) What can consumers expect? 2) How are we, the public, going to be involved in implementing the changes? IMAGE OF SMART GRID courtesy of US Department of Energy And how will this affect the real estate marketin Asheville, Your Town, USA...and beyond.... … (1 comments)
asheville green homes relocation: Asheville's GREEN Home/LAND Tour of 2009 - 05/02/09 06:15 PM
The 2009 Buncombe Green Home Tour was a lively happening on the last Sunday of April. The tour , which is self-guided included about 50 Healthy-Built homes. Interested "tourists" picked up brochures at Board Office or simply downloaded the Green Home Tour's brochure from www.green-hometour.com. (You may want to take a peek at that!!) FEATURED on the Green Home Tour -Asheville's existing green homes for sale and pre-construction green developments. ALSO those attending could opt to learn about eco-friendly LAND USE. David Brannon, Landscape Architect, SiteRhythms and David Tuch Landscape Architect, Equinox Environmental gave stellar presentatations on a variety of topics from sustainable land planning to environmental resource assessment … (0 comments)
asheville green homes relocation: Horses and "Horse Sense"-Active Rain Success Stories- The Green Series (2) - 04/24/09 03:29 PM
Not long ago, prospective clients emailed me after reading my BLOG on Active Rain. Our conversation began something like this and then progressed .... Prospective Clients (PC): "We really like your BLOG. We've even subscribed to it because you seem like a person we can relate to. We're going to relocate from our farm in California to Asheville, N.C. and we're interested in horse/equestrian properites in the Asheville area. We want to create an environmentally-friendly horse farm on a small scale. We will be bringing our eight horses and possibly adding a few more more next year...you know how that goes! janeAnne: "How do … (4 comments)
WHEN: THIS SUNDAY April 26th, 2009... at 1- PM April 26th, 2009... WHERE: at the Asheville Board of Realtors new office building located at 37 Montford Avenue, Asheville, NC 28801
WITH: David Brannon, Landscape Architect, SiteRhythms and David Tuch,VP of Equinox EnvironmentalsThis is an interactive presentation with lots of graphics and time to answer your questions!
TOPICS INCLUDE: Land Planning & Design Land Suitability Analysis Site and Eco-Friendly Building Design Site Resource Assessment … (1 comments)
asheville green homes relocation: Asheville's Charmed GREEN Real Estate Market is Poetry to Our Ears - 04/13/09 08:32 AM
Like a zephyr breathing here and there across the mountains, April smiles happily upon her minions. She is a force uncommonand always on the move.Contentedly, I register spring's promise in a heartbeat, (the all-at-once coming together and letting gothat calls forth Life's magic ) as, thankfully,Asheville's GREEN real estate market continues Strong
____________________________________________________________________________________________________ __~o -\_<, (*)/'(*) .......... ............to keep on rolling into the sustainable world you can create today and tomorrow!. ......................... .............with OBJECTIVE FIDUCIARY COUNSEL from … (0 comments)
asheville green homes relocation: Asheville "GREEN" Real Estate and Relocation: MARKET OUTLOOK-It's GREEN and EQUESTRIAN Friendly (Part 5). - 03/07/09 01:19 PM
Asheville "GREEN" Real Estate and Relocation: MARKET OUTLOOK-It's GREEN and EQUESTRIAN Friendly (Part 5). As I mentioned in Part 4 of this series, to some extent, we have felt the effects of credit tightening and the sub-prime mortgage crisis. But consider this: Demand for green built homeshas only increased. And, in Asheville, it seems to help drive our market in a healthy trajectory. For those relocating to Asheville: MSN "Best Housing Markets"recently reported that Asheville is in the Top 10 List The Asheville area and the Foothills of South Carolina have another magnetic feature for those relocating to this beautiful environment. That … (3 comments)
asheville green homes relocation: Asheville GREEN and the AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2009 - 03/07/09 11:10 AM
AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2009- It's GREEN in Asheville! Our Green Buyer Clients count on us for a consultative approach based on understanding their needs and goals, so we keep abreast of trends insustainable design, development and construction. If an eco-friendly Buyer is on the lookout for objective, fiduciary advocacy and representation when it comes to large acreages for land legacies or careful eco-development, and "smart" homes, they can count on us! Why? We do our research! Part of that research goes beyond local expertise. It involves studying the unfolding legislation that can impact the real estate market here … (1 comments)
asheville green homes relocation: Asheville "GREEN" Real Estate and Relocation: MARKET OUTLOOK-On the Horizon, It's GREEN (Part 1) - 02/27/09 04:12 PM
Asheville "GREEN" Real Estate and Relocation: MARKET OUTLOOK-On the Horizon, It's GREEN (Part 1) ASHEVILLE, N.C , Winter to Spring, 2009 :: THE REAL ESTATE MARKET OUTLOOK IS GREEN- If you're like me, (see photo) an avid real estate market watcher, real estate trends and the market outlook capture my attention.... especially nowadays. For many years now, I have been noting and advising on the real estate market for our clients who are relocating to the Greater Asheville area. As a member of a team of eco-oriented and savvy professionals and a "green" buyers' broker, I am particularly focused on eco-friendly development and … (4 comments)
asheville green homes relocation: Asheville "GREEN" Real Estate Market Outlook-It's GREEN (Part 2) New "GREEN" Construction - 02/27/09 12:36 PM
Asheville "GREEN" Real Estate Market Outlook-It's GREEN (Part 2)... New "GREEN" Construction We are lucky to report thecontinuing strength of "green", eco-friendly homes and land sales in the Asheville, NC real estate market. In Part 1 of this series I looked at appreciation and eco-friendly properties. I mentioned that New Construction is a good indicator of economic stability/growth. Here in Asheville new "Green" construction stats are strong. (This Asheville area couple is beginning to plan for an energy efficient home here in the mountains where the outlook, as you can see in this photo I took not long ago, is full of … (1 comments)
Take for example the financing power in terms of energy efficient mortgages. ..and Tax Incentives.
(photo is one I took of the Asheville sky line...there is a bright outlook here) According to the Residential Energy Services Network: An energy mortgage is a mortgage that credits a home's energy efficiency in the home loan. There are two types of energy mortgages: Energy Improvement Mortgage - Finances the energy upgrades … (1 comments)
asheville green homes relocation: Green-Builts of Asheville Relocation Tour : Scout What's For Sale Before You Buy - 02/21/09 02:02 PM
On the recent Green-Builts of Asheville Tour list, one of the favorite stops is really just outside of Asheville, NC. Still, it is a great place to settle down. You can relocate close to the town of Black Mountain and yet enjoy a feeling of the country (and on over an acre of land) . This favorite stop on the tour is a green-built home that has been featured in Asheville's Parade of Homes. (see photo) It is NC Healthy Built & Energy Star Certified. In a park-like setting, with handcrafted, cedar-shake allure, it welcomes potential relocation buyers with its light filled rooms, large … (2 comments)
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What is the best mountain view land in Western North Carolina? I can't tell you the number of times we have been asked that question. It is not easy to answer because, here in Asheville NC, the response must take into account a number of amazing Asheville area eco developments.
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