The end of the summer season is often the busiest selling time in the Asheville NC homes for sale market. Check out a bevvy of homes, the tax credit available for people who have not owned a home for 3 years, and value beating townhomes available at Byrd Road Black Mountain in the PPG August Newsletter
Having problems selling your home? If you are about to hire a Realtor, read this article to arm yourself with some questions to ask to check out their internet marketing credentials. We all know that 90%+ of buyers start their search on the internet – but what does this mean in terms of where your home is marketed? There is plenty of information out there about tidying your home and how to stage it, and now here are some pointers in the web marketing of your home.
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Looking for a B&B for your romantic visit to Asheville NC?
Take advantage of the many boutique bed and breakfasts in Asheville NC for your trip to see the leaves when you come here on your property buying trip. Visit this link which provides information on bed and breakfasts. Don’t forget to contact us to schedule time for property tours as this is our busiest time of the year.
http://www.pattonpropertygroup.com/Historic-Montford-1/
‘Mobility Impaired’ and ‘Handicap Accessible’ can mean so many different things. However, one thing is for sure, if you or a loved one’s disability is expected to be long-term, your home must be able to accommodate you in a comfortable way. NC State claims that “Little housing today, whether single or multi-family, adequately responds to the diverse and ever changing needs of the population”. Let’s take on the challenge to find you a handicap accessible home already in existence in the Asheville NC area.
What issues have you had finding a home that is handicap accessible in Asheville NC? Click on comments to add your thoughts.
Unlike many markets, Realtors do not generally handle rental homes in the Asheville NC area, therefore the homes are not easy to search for as they do not tend to get placed on the MLS. Patton Property Group at Keller Williams has developed a page where you can now find some of these rentals as well as a number of useful links for rental properties. Check out Asheville Rental properties available
Heather Rayburn writes in ‘New Life Journal’
“The Asheville City Council took a bold, progressive step recently when it passed an ordinance to ban gated communities within the city limits. This vote joined Asheville with a growing number of North Carolina municipalities in adopting public policy that promotes “inclusiveness” rather than “exclusiveness.” MORE
Read the Asheville NC resolution to ban gated homes
Check out Asheville NC gated homes available
Cash for clunckers in Asheville NC
The current steering of our economy has brought up all kinds of ‘creative’ ideas for stimulation packages. The fastest uptake so far seems to be ‘cash for clunkers’, which continues to outperform all expections. If you are thinking of buying a home, check if buying a car at this point will have any bearing on your ability to get a loan. Often, loan officers will tell you to put off car buying until you have your home closed on. You may be saving a few thousand on a car now, but hurting your ability to take advantage of the great home bargains around as well as historically low interest rates on loans. Email us at CustomerService@PattonPropertyGroup.com if you have any questions.
Read more about the Asheville Car for clunkers program
Cash for clunckers in Asheville NC
The current steering of our economy has brought up all kinds of ‘creative’ ideas for stimulation packages. The fastest uptake so far seems to be ‘cash for clunkers’, which continues to outperform all expections. If you are thinking of buying a home, check if buying a car at this point will have any bearing on your ability to get a loan. Often, loan officers will tell you to put off car buying until you have your home closed on. You may be saving a few thousand on a car now, but hurting your ability to take advantage of the great home bargains around as well as historically low interest rates on loans. Email us at CustomerService@PattonPropertyGroup.com if you have any questions.
Read more about the Asheville Car for clunkers program
I grew up in the 1970s in England, in a family that felt like they invented green. My parents built their own home, dug their own well, and harvested their own produce. They both rode to work on bicycles, 45 minutes each way. My friends thought they were a bit crazy, however most of their parents were also hippies a few years ago, so everything was cool, dude!
During that time period, Prince Charles was one of the world’s first green advocates with real power, although he too was somewhat before his time, with newspapers mocking his ‘green’ focus. In a 1988 speech at a European Environment Conference, the Prince said, “There is a growing realization that we are not separate from Nature, a subconscious feeling that we need to restore a feeling of harmony with Nature and a proper sense of respect and awe for the great mystery of the natural order of the Universe…We are beginning to realize that whatever we do to Nature-whether it is on the grandest scale or just in our own gardens-is ultimately something that we are doing to our own deepest selves.” In the early 1970s the United Nations adopted the environment as its “mantra”. Known as the “green prince” or “Eco-King,” from his first speech on the environment given at the Countryside Conference in 1970, to his global push for sustainable development.
Today, green is again getting center stage and this time we have the internet to bring together and disperse the data.
This is a great list of straight forward suggestions from the Green Building Council on sustainable living – a 101 of getting started. What do you think about the green debate? Should we be focusing on the smaller everyday things or the big picture? Maybe we should find a way to look at both? What’s YOUR view on the best way forward -please add your comments at the end of this article
Sustainable Lifestyles
Reducing, Reusing and Recycling
* Recycling is important, but first and foremost: Use less. Watch the Story of Stuff with Annie Leonard to find out why.
Green building is a crucial and urgent economic and environmental imperative, says new McKinsey report
Investment in energy efficient building and other non-transportation sectors can reap $130 billion in annual savings ($1.2 trillion total), 1.1 gigatons in annual greenhouse gas reductions, and the creation of as many as 900,000 new on-going jobs. See our green town page for more information on green building projects
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