ASHEVILLE - After the Great Recession put the brakes on the drive toward high-end housing, an emerging green trend has put new life into Asheville's real estate market.

                                                   (Photo: Erin Brethauer, ebrethau@citizen-times.com )

Green building accounts for about half of the new home [...]

Attracted to the climate and culture of Asheville, N.C.? Be prepared to pay a premium for real estate. For houses priced above $500,000, 2013 was the strongest year since [...]

There were some contradicting indicators in the housing market in Buncombe County in the 1st quarter of 2014 while the City of Asheville's indicators all point upward. The number of homes sold in the 1st quarter in Asheville was up 8.2% compared to the 1st quarter of 2013, but for Buncombe County, the figure was an 11.8% [...]

reposted from Asheville Citizen Times

Duke Energy to donate property.

ASHEVILLE -- Duke Energy plans to donate 48 acres along the western banks of the French Broad River to the city for eventual use as a greenway. The steeply sloping property runs between Haywood Road and French Broad River Park off Amboy Road. A greenway path is still [...]

The housing market finished strong in Asheville and Buncombe County in 2013.

Number of Homes Sold The number of homes sold in Asheville was up 27.7% compared to 2012, and for Buncombe County, there was a 21.7% increase in sales. 4th quarter sales were up, with an increase in the number of home sales of in Asheville and Buncombe [...]