October is one of Asheville NC busiest real estate months.  In the past many people who visit Asheville during the leaf season decide to go ahead and purchase a house while they are here.  Others have been planning to move here for years and finally take that leap of faith.  This year the effects of global warming and the pandemic have [...]

Nationally as well as locally, the month of June reflected a pent-up demand by prospective home buyers.  New Listings were down in the Asheville region by 7.0 percent to 1,430. Pending Sales increased 33.1 percent to 1,509. Inventory shrank 38.0 percent to 3,354 [...]

You have probably heard the quote, “location, location, location”.  It really is all about location.  An identical house in downtown Asheville, NC will sale for several thousand dollars more than the same house located in Candler, NC.  Currently, people want to live as close to downtown Asheville as possible.  The majority of people moving [...]

We have been looking week to week concerning our local real estate market. Now it is time for the more comprehensive update.  The data is collected from our local Canopy MLS.  Now that the Covid 19 crisis has had a full month run in real estate it is important to examine our Greater Asheville region, which includes Burke, Buncombe, Haywood, [...]

I am comparing this week to last week stats for Buncombe County single family homes.  Buncombe Co. still has the #stayathome order in place.  This means that no one from outside our area is able to physically see houses.  If someone does come into Buncombe Co. then they need to stay in quarantine for 14 days.  This limits the number of [...]

How real estate is currently doing depends on where you look and what you are looking for.

The Asheville Region report includes Burke, Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, Yancey counties. Comprised of single-family properties, townhomes and condominiums combined.  Quick [...]

Buncombe County declared Realtors essential workers last week.  For the week of Ap. 10-17 2020 there was definitely more showing actions.  We will know next week if these showings will become pending with next weeks stats.  (Remember, our stats are based on the past week.)   I wanted to compare this week to the same time last year to see if [...]

 We are all adjusting to the demands and uncertainty of Covid 19.  At this moment the best we can do is live one day at a time and be kind to everyone.   I am a stat junkie. I like to review past trends to predict future ones.  However, since there has never been anything in our lifetime like this, looking at the past data is mainly for [...]

For those of you who prefer the video version go to our YouTube site Mary Love March 2020 Market Update Special Report.  If you would like to download the Market Report PDFS visit PDFs FOR MARCH 2020 MARKET REPORT

Usually in the spring I give an annual review and prediction of our local real estate market to our real estate investment [...]

Buyers usually have many questions about the process of buying a house. Love The Green Real Estate Consulting Firm offers detailed information on our website in the Buy Section and on YouTube. Today we thought we’d answer some of the most common questions.

What is the difference between a Realtor and an Agent?

Although both must be licensed to sell real estate, the [...]