eco topics: REALTOR, The Business Tool for Real Estate Professionals : Eco Hatchery Kit - 09/30/08 10:38 AM
In pursuit of bright spots in a foggy environment this morning, I picked up my copy of REALTOR, The Business Tool for Real Estate Professionals.
Often, like many of you I suppose, I simply peruse the trade rag. But today's thumb-through "bloomed" into energy and cost-saving suggestions, when, in the "Real … (15 comments)
eco topics: An Energy Wise True or False Test - 09/16/08 02:23 PM
An Energy Wise True or False Test was delivered with a smile to our client who purchased a wee rustic cabin in the mountains near Asheville with an energy-efficient mortgage.
Certainly, the place was in need of updating. The appliances were about as old as the structure itself, which is to … (21 comments)
eco topics: Strong, Caring (and Green) Communities - 07/08/08 08:27 AM
I'm out on the Land today. I'm out on the Land in an Asheville area eco-development we represent. It has open spaces and forest land and waterfalls and climbing cliffs and streams and an heirloom apple orcahrd now producing juicy specimens you'd love to eat...(see photo) oh it is amazing!
So … (9 comments)
eco topics: Green Communities, A Party on the Land, Part 2 - 06/29/08 01:16 PM
This is the second of a series of posts on eco-sensitive land development and eco and/ or green communities in the mountains of western North Carolina.
As a point of interest...
Here are a few criteria for such stewardship projects as set out by the Green Communities organization:
Integrated Design
Site, Location and … (5 comments)
eco topics: YOU Can Create a Green Home Next to a Stream in Asheville - 04/18/08 07:54 PM
Not far from the cultural hub of Asheville, North Carolina yet surrounded by forever-wild mountain forests, soaring cliffs, cascading streams , and stuff of which dreams of Home are made is the doorway to possibility in the form of an eco-community that thrives on nature. I'm heading over the valley and up … (3 comments)
eco topics: Charlie Rose Moderates a Distinguished Panel on "GREEN" Sustainable Design - 01/25/08 12:34 AM
Well folks, I sure didn't expect to bump into such an interesting discussion on green building on TV tonight, one that could intrigue a real estate professional and our clients, one looking to the future and noting trends in our industry in terms of sustainable design. But I did, and I even … (10 comments)
eco topics: Active Rain YEAR IN REVIEW 2007 ~by janeAnne "Greenolina" - 01/01/08 03:48 PM
Trends, "Green" Horizons, & Thanks, Active Rain IF you are like me, a fast-track to real estate news and views is a big "Plus"- one "Plus" I've appreciated since I joined Active Rain back when there were just a few thousand members. Another "Plus"- connecting. I love to "listen" to the authentic voices/opinions … (62 comments)
eco topics: Ring the Bells! . . .Pink is the New Green...And the Winners ARE. . . . . - 12/21/07 12:23 PM
ActiveRain is a terrific place to strengthen your knowledge about trends in the market. We write informative posts. We converse in Groups that sizzle. We have fun by flexing our blog-muscles in contests that explore what's on the horizon. So, we all reap the rewards of sharing our knowledge here. Exploring … (41 comments)
eco topics: Asheville's GREEN Buyers' Brokers & 5 Ways We Help Clients with MUST KNOW Facts - 12/06/07 10:27 AM
Whether real estate buyers, sellers and investors are aware of it or not, they must know certain facts and obtain certain information regarding the Environmental Laws of a State. photo I took of my pal, and fellow Eco Certified® Consultant and REALTOR® telling us important information at a demonstration she organized. Here are a … (8 comments)
eco topics: Asheville's Green Real Estate, Buyers' Brokers & LAND BUYS THAT LOOK TO THE FUTURE - 11/25/07 04:01 PM
For the past many years,I and my investors and clients have been engaged in locating and acquiring land buys with an eye to the future. In almost any season, folks from down south, and north, and west, and yes, even from Eastern North Carolina's magnificent ocean shores head for the … (19 comments)
It's true. Tiger Woods will design his first American golf course in a signature community just outside of Asheville, N.C. Who could ask for anything more? For golfers and fans of Tiger Woods, (including me) this is very exciting news. Imagine what the news of Tiger Woods' decision could mean to property … (21 comments)
eco topics: Asheville GREEN Real Estate = Strong Investment Opportunity - 10/27/07 01:27 PM
10 Points Make This Strong Investment Opportunity a Big Win for You #1. LOCATION This private getaway is located in the eco-friendly community of Fairview Forest adjacent to the Cliffs where Tiger Woods will design his first American golf course. Here "appreciation" takes on many meanings! Here's a photo I took today on my way to … (14 comments)
eco topics: De-Mystifying the “Green-THING" as you look for a Green Home for Sale - 10/23/07 09:13 PM
De-Mystifying the "Green-THING" Green Homes & Land, Various Verdant Variables & Gorgeous Green "Complexions"--A Mystery? Here's a solution. Take a look at the photo to your left. It could be a quick reference point. I took it overlooking the valley that rolls out beneath my home here in Asheville, North Carolina. At first … (24 comments)
eco topics: HGTV-House Hunters Films the ECO Team . Thanks Active Rain! - 07/22/07 10:14 AM
update:..PRODUCER LOOKS FOR MORE STORIES....There may be a House Hunters "Green Week" Special (not sure)...but if so... let us know if you have sold a LEED certified home, and we will be happy to pass the word along to the Producer. Guess who's been here filming all week? Yes. HGTV's House Hunters … (136 comments)
eco topics: Anatomy of a Land Sale ~ 27+ AC Mountain Retreat (Part I) The CHECKLIST - 07/17/07 12:26 AM
update: if you like this post, please subscribe to my blog! Thankyou! Dawn's a good time to scope out property, especially a land sale a short drive from Asheville, N.C, - one of interesting proportions - 27+ irregular acres. So today , as I rolled down a highway where pale-blue mountains fringed … (33 comments)
eco topics: Can You Recognize a QEP When You See One? - 07/08/07 07:39 PM
"Can You Recognize a QEP When You See One?" my clients inquired. And I was soooo happy I could answer in the affirmative. It doesn't take much to be QEP-prepared, but just in case you don't know what I'm talking about, tonight, I'm sharing a few QEP tidbits you might like … (15 comments)
eco topics: SMART MOVES - 06/26/07 01:18 AM
update: if you like this post, please subscribe to my blog! Thankyou! In real property investing as in nature, the shades of green-to-blue are many. Arrays of choices on the colorful Investment Spectrum could work (or not work) to your benefit. For the 1031 investor, land investor, second or first home … (35 comments)
eco topics: Green Building Council is Doing it Again! - 04/18/07 12:05 PM
The WNC Green Building Council is doing it again!! Offering a design a green home course in Asheville, NC, that is! Interested real estate investors from across the State and a number of our clients plan to attend this Three-Day Design a Green Home Course that begins June 20 at the NC … (11 comments)
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In pursuit of bright spots in a foggy environment this morning, I picked up my copy of REALTOR, The Business Tool for Real Estate Professionals.
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