asheville green buyers broker: Asheville- Real Estate Web 2.0 & BUILDING CLIENT RELATIONSHIPS 2009 Part 6 The Key to Success
- 03/21/09 04:53 AM
Asheville- Real Estate Web 2.0 & BUILDING CLIENT RELATIONSHIPS 2009 Part 6 The Keys to Success
Have you ever wondered what the secret of longevity in the practice of real estate IS? I have. And I think the keys to success have much to do with
authentic communication interpretation of data and information local expertise and the uncommon advantages of speaking with consumers online (even before they meet me in person) and focusing on the amazing market niche that enthuses me (and I've been excited about this for over 20 years now!) WHAT is that for you? In our beautiful Asheville, N.C. we have built a … (0 comments)
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asheville green buyers broker: Asheville "Scene " Around Town Photo Series- Madison County Country Road
- 03/14/09 01:28 PM
It doesn't take long to find a road to a place where the hills open up to embrace the clouds and coming rains near Asheville, NC. Those vistas and sensations of change are close at hand. As we headed out not long ago in search of a small horse farm for our clients, we came across this scene just 20 or so miles from downtown Asheville. It's a dramatic scene, full of energy and possibility. And it may tell you why poets love it here. . .
Country Road Before the Storm, Madison County, North Carolina 2009
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asheville green buyers broker: Asheville NC Neighborhoods MONTFORD Historic District: Favorite READ ABOUTS Series. Part 2
- 03/13/09 08:19 AM
Asheville NC Neighborhoods We Love -MONTFORD HISTORIC DISTRICT: From the Favorite READ ABOUTS Series. (Part 2)
Montford,This Historic Asheville Neighborhood is HAPPENING!
"...Few neighborhoods express the rich architectural heritage and vitality of Asheville better than the Montford Historic District. During an era of remarkable growth in Asheville and in an environment of a few powerful individuals with enormous personal wealth, Montford grew as a residential neighborhood for middle-class people. Businessmen, lawyers, doctors, architects and the retired all came home to Montford," says the National Park Service Register of Historic Places.
Homes: Thoughtful design signifies this "Close In" neighborhood of about 300 acres … (2 comments)
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asheville green buyers broker: Asheville GREEN and the AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2009-(Part 2-Energy Efficient
- 03/07/09 03:25 AM
ENERGY EFFICIENCY and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act-Means It's GREEN in Asheville!
Here in Asheville, NC much attention has been paid to "up-fitting" existing homes to maximize their performance.Energy efficiency is NOT a new thing here. But the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act-Means It's even more GREEN in Asheville!
Builders and retrofitters are excited about efforts to make homes and buildings more energy efficient and that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act-provides state and local governments with $6 billion in energy efficiency and conservation grants. This money is targeted for energy audits, retrofits and financial incentives.
As NAR explains, : "Through 2010, … (2 comments)
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asheville green buyers broker: Asheville GREEN and the AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2009
- 03/07/09 03:10 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)
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asheville green buyers broker: Asheville "GREEN" Real Estate and Relocation: MARKET OUTLOOK-It's GREEN (Part 4).
- 02/28/09 04:58 AM
Asheville "GREEN" Real Estate and Relocation: MARKET OUTLOOK-It's GREEN (Part 4).Cloudy days in the real estate market? Not so for eco-friendly buyers in the Asheville, NC area. ...
"Sunny days" (see photo )are still to be had. And, as I reviewed the happenings in the real estate market here in the Greater Asheville area, I recognized bright trends and forecasts.
Yes, to some extent, we have felt the effects of credit tightening and the sub-prime mortgage crisis.
But consider this: Demand for green built homes has only increased. And, in Asheville, it seems to help drive our market in a healthy … (5 comments)
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asheville green buyers broker: Asheville "GREEN" Real Estate and Relocation: MARKET OUTLOOK-On the Horizon, It's GREEN (Part 1)
- 02/27/09 08:12 AM
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)
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asheville green buyers broker: Asheville "GREEN" Real Estate Market Outlook-It's GREEN (Part 2) New "GREEN" Construction
- 02/27/09 04:36 AM
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)
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asheville green buyers broker: Asheville Relocation, The Smart 1st Time Home Buyer, and Tax Incentives They Love (Part 2)
- 02/27/09 01:49 AM
As I mentioned in Part 1, 1stTime Home Buyers, especially those relocating to the Greater Asheville, NC area want to know if the home (or land) they invest in has a good chance of appreciating over the years ...
According to Home Smart Reports, a research tool for 1st Time Home buyers (and others) that focuses "not only on market value, but also the underlying trends that affect property value in both the short and long-term.... and market conditions you need to know when making your buy/sell decisions ..."
The Asheville area gets an "A" for Low Market Risk Conditions.
Given this, … (2 comments)
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asheville green buyers broker: Asheville Relocation, The Smart 1st Time Home Buyer, and Tax Incentives They Love (Part 1)
- 02/27/09 01:31 AM
I love it when 1st Time Home Buyers, especially our eco-friendly clients in search of green-built homes and retrofits, venture into the adventureof scouting out, investigating, and then bravely proceeding with their very first property purchase. HGTV has a show called Property Virgins that attempts to familiarize 1st Time Home Buyers with the process.
But the 1st Time Home Buyers' actual experience may be somewhat different. Certainly, for us, as "green" buyers' brokers it is. And there is nothing like being on the front row, getting to be a part of the flow, seeing the various emotions and expressions along the way. … (1 comments)
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asheville green buyers broker: Greater Asheville Area Relocation: Our Amazing CSAs (Community Supported Agriculture) and Lucky Consumers
- 02/16/09 12:28 AM
A CSA, (for Community Supported Agriculture) is a way for the food buying public to create a relationship with a farm and to receive a weekly basket of produce. By making a financial commitment to a farm, people become "members" (or "shareholders," or "subscribers") of the CSA. .." (Local Harvest)
We are lucky in Greater Asheville Area to enjoy the option of joining a number of amazing CSAs.
But then, that's no surprise. According to many local residents, "."...Asheville is rich with layer upon layer of the most exquisite quality of life just waiting to be discovered ..."
Possibly … (4 comments)
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asheville green buyers broker: Asheville, NC Relocation : Young or Young- at-Heart- and on the Radar . . .Series (#1)
- 02/15/09 07:20 AM
Applause for Asheville
Young or Young-at-Heart , in search of "green living' or a lifestyle just made for the Cultural Creatives, there's a stand-up audience on the trail to Asheville and you can almost hear folks clapping approval.
Venture out on that "trail" and visitors soon discover the delights of local arts and artisans, nature adventures (for both spritely and not-so-nimble) sumptuous cuisine, (including organic and vegetarian) ...and the list goes on...
I love to tell folks who are considering moving to the Greater Asheville area that the odds are that they will be "ecstatically happy" here . ...After all...(20/20, Jan'08) called … (1 comments)
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asheville green buyers broker: Primary Color
- 02/14/09 02:28 PM
One of the most attractive things I get to do is visit green-built homes. I love seeing how the caring touches translate from exterior to interior and represent the spirit of the home owner. Here is an example...in "primary" color. I will leave the interpretation to you....and would love to know what YOU see and how YOU feel ...
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asheville green buyers broker: It's Permeable !!
- 02/14/09 02:19 PM
I was taking a photo of a permeable driveway for a "green" buyer in Asheville this week. She wants to install this type of sustainable feature as she retrofits her home. She knows that it will not only add value to her property, but will help with water conservation and quality.
I got the photo just fine...and something else...I just couldn't bear to crop that nifty something...pointing the way, as it were, to comfort....for all concerned...
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asheville green buyers broker: The Stream
- 02/14/09 02:07 PM
The stream rushing to meet a river. The river heading with all her might to the sea. The power of water.
I stood by the banks of this stream on conservation land not long ago, and I felt that power. I could run with the water to new places. It is good to imagine what only the stream knows. . .No wonder I love the work I do
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asheville green buyers broker: Asheville, NC Relocation : Where Sustainability is the By-Word
- 02/14/09 09:19 AM
You could say that sustainability is the by-word here in Asheville.
So it is not surprising that my intuition, based on down-to-Earth observations, tells me that there is a significant public interest and shift (at least in the Asheville area) toward environmentally-sensitive residential properties like the one I photographed seen here just recently.
Could there be more evidence than this, for example, (see photo) a new urban, green-builthome in an eco-friendly neighborhood with neighborhood gardens (organic) and congenial members of the community?
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Here are just a few of the the features this home and the urban community offer
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asheville green buyers broker: Unique Mountain Acreage Attracts Treasure Seekers
- 02/14/09 08:13 AM
It's like finding treasure ..... The sheer choices in variety when it comes to acreage here in the Greater Asheville (Buncombe, Madison, Henderson and Yancey County) has always attracted people area. I've been reading a novel set in 18th century North Carolina that makes it clear that even in 1776 people braved ocean waves and mountain passages just to be here! YES... It is like finding treasure .....
In the past, even 20 years ago, it was not too difficult for land lovers to secure significant tracts of land here in the Appalachians, whether for investment or for conservation purposes. However, … (0 comments)
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asheville green buyers broker: 3 Valuable Home Inspection Links for the First Time Homebuyer in Asheville
- 02/13/09 12:35 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 inspection.
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Because such inspections are a critical part of the home buying process. They protect you and your investment.
Engaging and working with home inspectors is explored in the valuable links that follow. Follow them to discover a treasure trove of professional home inspection organizations and useful … (2 comments)
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asheville green buyers broker: Sun Over the Appalachians at Our Own Door -Solar Energy Series
- 02/07/09 08:22 AM
SUN OVER THE MOUNTAINS on the dawn of a new day . Here in Asheville, a sunrise really can take your breath away. Do you suppose that a picture can take you to places that no amount of explaining can?
I think so. That is why I am starting the SOLAR ENERGY SERIES that follows with a set of three photos I took here in the mountains and coves of our area. They remind me of the power and splendor of the Sun. It is a good thing, as I discuss in the following series, to take advantage of the gifts … (3 comments)
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asheville green buyers broker: Sun Pals from the Solar Energy Series
- 02/07/09 08:07 AM
HERE THEY ARE!!!. All gathered at Asheville's frozen Beaver Lake and just waiting for the Might Sun to do Her Magic!
The SOLAR ENERGY SERIES that follows this set of three photos I took ...all of which remind me of the power and splendor of the Sun).... may remind you to take advantage of the gifts beyond beauty that the Sun provides ..and that is " a good thing" and can save you much money...but right now...this picture is worth a smile....
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