asheville green real estate: The Secret Behind Customer Demand for Energy Efficient Homes - 10/22/09 09:22 AM
What is Behind Customer Demand for Energy Efficient Homes? That's what a seasoned builder here in Asheville wanted to know.
"The local Green Building Council says that HealthyBuilt Homes® are leading the way in the built environment," he said.
"What would make me want to build them?"
That is a good … (9 comments)
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asheville green real estate: Cracking the Green Building Codes - 10/18/09 03:11 PM
Cracking the Green Building Codes. There's a trend in building these days. The trend is toward designing, constructing and operating healthy-built "green" buildings. Such buildings reduce the negative impact on natural surroundings and benefit those who work or live there by providing them with a healthier indoor environment.More and more, developers … (2 comments)
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asheville green real estate: 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 … (1 comments)
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asheville green real estate: Sustainable Community~ Asheville's Eco-Jewel~ Hickory Nut Forest - 05/11/09 08:38 AM
Not long ago I was contacted via Active Rainabout a post I had done -part of an on-going series called " Asheville- Picnics and Day Trips" - about Hickory Nut Forest Eco-Community. I responded with delight for it is apple blossom time at Hickory Nut Forest, and we had taken some amazing … (1 comments)
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asheville green real estate: Asheville ECO: Farmland Values Project & The Eco-Stewards' Fiduciary Counsel - 04/05/09 03:37 PM
A Report on Asheville ECO: Farmland Values Project& The Eco-Stewards' Fiduciary Counsel
Offering objective fiduciary counsel to our clients is a lot more than an avocation for the Eco Certified® real estate consultants at our Firm. It means keeping a finger on the pulse of local goings-on here in the Greater … (3 comments)
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asheville green real estate: Asheville NC Relocation Tour: Eco-Communities - 02/21/09 02:16 PM
If considering Asheville NC Relocation is on your agenda don't miss a tour of our area Eco Communities!
Asheville is a "hub' of green and sustainable development, and therefore it is an attractive place for individuals and families looking for good investment in homes and land to relocate.
Whether it is in … (1 comments)
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asheville green real estate: 3 Valuable Home Inspection Links for the First Time Homebuyer in Asheville - 02/13/09 08:35 AM
If you are a First Time Homebuyer think ahead! Make up your mind right now that BEFORE you invest your hard-earned money in a home (and I mean even a new home) (and even a "green" home here in beautiful Asheville, N.C. ) you are going to insist on a home … (0 comments)
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asheville green real estate: Viability: Resources and Stats & the Market Niche (Part III) - 01/22/09 10:34 AM
Now to the "details" in terms of working that market niche: Market Statistics and Research.
I spent some serious time earlier this week crunching stats on our MLS. I use our MLS and other resources to get the facts. Just so you know, our MLS here in the Greater Asheville area … (9 comments)
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asheville green real estate: Longevity: Capturing and Working a Unique Market Niche -Stepping Up to Your Niche, Part II - 01/20/09 07:02 PM
Have you ever wondered what the secret of longevity in the practice of real estate IS?
I have. I have spent many long hours pondering how to make my career prosper (and me , too) and have come to the conclusion that when you step up to the task to follow … (10 comments)
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asheville green real estate: Will This Home Meet Our Clients' "Sustainably Built" Expectations? - 01/17/09 11:39 AM
"Will This Home Meet Our Clients' "Sustainably Built" Expectations?"
Recently JT and I were exploring the area for our "green" clients hoping to unearth a few "hidden gems"...As we scouted the Asheville area, JT "happened" to bump into and start up a conversation with a young couple . it seems they … (12 comments)
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asheville green real estate: Eco-Friendly (GREEN) and First Time Home Buyers LOANS in Asheville, NC - 01/10/09 04:21 PM
Eco-Friendly (GREEN) and First Time Home Buyers LOANS in Asheville, NC
In North Carolina, a first time home buyer can use money in the form of grants for down payment and closing costs. It is a wonderful program where first time home buyers can get up to $7,500 to use … (5 comments)
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asheville green real estate: Bridge to Happy Expectations, 2009 - 01/07/09 07:48 AM
There he stood at the end of a curious crossing. I didn't know how he got there. He seemed very pleased with himself, however, and he was beckoning me to cross where he had already gone. It was a beautiful but frigid wintry day.Carolina blueskies above. A noisy river … (5 comments)
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asheville green real estate: Green Energy NEWS HEADLINES Across the USA - 01/06/09 08:46 AM
Sustainable (GREEN) Energy News: I am always "keeping a good-eye-out" for news about sustainable energy. .. and not only local news from Asheville, but across the USA.
This week, for example, I've been out exploring around the WWW for green energy news that could be valuable to you.
I am focused on North Carolina Sustainable Energy News. … (5 comments)
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asheville green real estate: Statistics: Where is the "Proof in the Pudding"? - 01/05/09 12:21 AM
Over the past few years, have you noticed a change in perception about the way people choose where and how they live and what they need?
Is this a trend?
JT (see photo) has been keeping an eye out . He has noticed a change. And it does … (38 comments)
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asheville green real estate: WHAT Did You Say a "CSA" Is?? And WHAT is "S L O W Food" ?? - 12/31/08 09:47 AM
We are GREEN Buyers' Brokers. We expect to respond to interesting eco-friendly questions. For example, just last weeka "greenie" couple who are looking to establish a conservation development here in the Asheville area, or become a part of an already established eco community asked, "
"WHAT is a CSA??"
We explained … (3 comments)
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asheville green real estate: Asheville NC Relocation - Area Eco Communities - 12/29/08 11:44 AM
One of the most exciting factors to consider if Asheville NC Relocation is on your agenda is our Area Eco Communities!
A "hub' of green and sustainable development, Ashevilleis an attractive place to relocate. And whether it is in an urban environment, or in the rolling regions beyond Asheville's city … (5 comments)
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asheville green real estate: ASHEVILLE : "Sweet Spot" for Artists & Eco-Friendly Builders - 12/28/08 01:02 PM
A gentle soul once told me,".....there's a pathway to contentment here in Asheville.
It is like the rainbows over the ridges. The surging flow of a waterfall. It's an uncommon force. When you see it you can measure it by your heartbeat ... an all-at-once coming together and letting go... … (1 comments)
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asheville green real estate: Luxury Real Estate in Asheville this Winter - 12/28/08 12:43 PM
Luxury Real Estate . This phrase brings to the fore a question on the minds of many a "green" buyers' broker here in Asheville of late.
That question is: "Can a luxury home also be GREEN?"
It's a good question and one bound to elicit opposing viewpoints. But here in Asheville … (1 comments)
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asheville green real estate: Asheville's GREEN Real Estate Buyers' Broker Holiday Greetings! "It's Time for GREEN. . ." Part I - 12/25/08 11:16 AM
I've been thinking about TIME so much lately!
Time must be the most convenient invention of the human mind - sometimes it's even a tool for getting to a Holiday Party just about when everyone else does. (I'm smiling.)
Our holiday gathering this year will find us with high hopes and … (7 comments)
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asheville green real estate: Santa's GREEN Sack =) - 12/24/08 08:35 AM
I wish you could be with us here in Asheville, NC. for our Third Annual Community Feast! The menu never varies...and we really look forward to the gathering. (see menu)
But you cancome along, no matter where you find yourself this holiday season. You can help us celebrate everything positive in Santa's … (2 comments)
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