Eco Friendly Real Estate Blog

Like a zephyr breathing here and there across the mountains,
April smiles happily upon her minions.
She is  a force uncommon
and always on the move.

Contentedly, I register spring's promise in a heartbeat,
(the all-at-once coming together and letting go
that calls forth Life's magic ) as, thankfully,
Asheville's
GREEN real estate market continues Strong

NC HeatlhyBuilt© Homes
Sold in 1^stQuarter  2007, 2008, 2009
: : MLS Three-Year Real Estate Market Statistics

YEAR        SOLD (Q1)                PRICE RANGE
2007         3                       $220 to $320K.
2008         1                       $ 201,000 K

2009         6                       $260 to $980,000K

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(*)/'(*)    ..........      ............to keep on rolling into the sustainable  world you can create today and tomorrow!. .........................    .............with

OBJECTIVE FIDUCIARY COUNSEL from Eco Certified ©Real Estate Consultants. Contact janeAnne@janeAnne.com or  give a call at 828-255-1082 . Design your dream. Give us your checklist .

ECO STEWARDS' LEARNING TOURS. Curious about sustainable GREEN real estate possibilities ?  Register for the Eco Stewards' Learning Tours.

The ECO Certified ® Real Estate Consultants at The ECO Steward Real Estate Firm  specialize in working with eco-developers and LAND for sale in the Greater Asheville, North Carolina area. We are excited about value-added, ECO-friendly properties, and focus on positive futures. Our real estate practice inspires property investments for wealth of the generous kind.

Asheville "GREEN" Real Estate and Relocation: The Eco-Steward Firm, ALL Eco-Certified® Real Estate Consultants!  Copyright © 2009 All Rights Reserved
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Land for Sale Asheville's Secret Conservation Gems- Photo Shoot

As chance would have it, we happened on land for sale that our eco-community minded clients will thrill to while out on a photo shoot on this  brilliant April Day.

There were the gentle slopes, the trails to easy then steep climbs, the Old Growth Grandfather Tree, the south-facing meadow, the cascading falls, the moss so old you were awestruck, and beside it, an Appalachian chimney ruin and ancient stone wall; places where continuity reigns and tranquility abides. 

Here are a few moments we captured along the way. Let me know if, like us, YOU are a person who "feels the spirit" of the Land. . .

ASHEVILLE MOUNTAIN HIKE

  gentle slopoe goes to steep climb and a family adventure


TRANQUILITY POND NEAR ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tranquility reigns at this place for reflection on a 27 AC parcel of land for sale near Asheville, NC

ASHEVILLE HERITAGE ON SOUTH-FACING LAND

... what once was an Appalachian farmsstead . Here we found a chimney and imagined what once surrounded her... possibly a sunny garden spot on this land for stewards that is now for sale near Asheville

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Let us know if, like us,
YOU are a person who "feels the spirit" of the Land. . .

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__~o
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(*)/'(*)    ..........      ............ keep on rolling into the sustainable  world you can create today and tomorrow!. .........................    ............. with

OBJECTIVE FIDUCIARY COUNSEL from Eco Certified ©Real Estate Consultants. Contact janeAnne@janeAnne.com or  give a call at 828-255-1082 . Design your dream. Give us your checklist .

ECO STEWARDS' LEARNING TOURS. Curious about sustainable GREEN real estate possibilities ?  Register for the Eco Stewards' Learning Tours.

The ECO Certified ® Real Estate Consultants at The ECO Steward Real Estate Firm  specialize in working with eco-developers and LAND for sale in the Greater Asheville, North Carolina area. We are excited about value-added, ECO-friendly properties, and focus on positive futures. Our real estate practice inspires property investments for wealth of the generous kind.

Asheville "GREEN" Real Estate and Relocation: The Eco-Steward Firm, ALL Eco-Certified® Real Estate Consultants!  Copyright © 2009 All Rights Reserved
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A Report on Asheville ECO: Farmland Values Project& The Eco-Stewards' Fiduciary Counsel

Offering objective fiduciary counsel to our clients is a lot  more than an avocation for the Eco Certified® real estate consultants at our Firm. It means keeping a finger on the pulse of local goings-on here in the Greater Asheville area. When it comes to sustainable innovation in Asheville,  it is an on-going adventure. 

Recently, we reviewed findings of potential interest for our clients in search of large acreages. The discoveries came from Farmland Values Project. (see photo of farmland near Asheville)

The Farmland Values Project involved both data collection and research, and a community interaction initiative. It asked the following questions: 

•       Does farmland in our area affect the quality of life of residents?
•       Is farmland of great importance to residents of our area?
•       Are residents concerned about the loss of farmland?
•       Do residents believe more needs to be done to protect farmland in our area?
•       Are both residents and visitors willing to pay to protect farmland in the region?

 The information gathered from the study, and our interpretation as "local experts", could have value for our clients. 

As land specialists, we notice, more and more, that our clients are demanding wise choices in eco-friendly land use. They want a close-up view on development issues and the tenor of the situation. 

The focus of the Project,  the results of research (answers to all the above questions are in the affirmative) and local real estate professionals' interpretation  of that information can respond to client demand.

(map courtesy of the Project shows area in western North Carolina studied)

The Farmland Values Project confirmed what we at the Firm suspected; that all of the above are tremendously important to Asheville area people and those relocating to the Asheville, NC area.  After all, farmland provides more than great organically and/or locally-grown food easy to find at CSAs  and tailgate markets  throughout our region.  

Sustainable farmlands also benefit non-farmers by providing flood control, landscapes worthy of the talents of Andrew Wyeth  or John Singer Sargent  and  a treasured  spirit of interdependence  and sense of place.    

Click here to LISTEN to one "old-timer" tell the story of that spirit of interdependence. . .look for more on this subject in the near future...and let us know what YOU think and tell me....how  would YOU answer the Farmland Values Project questions?  ________________________________________________________________________________________________

__~o
 -\_<,                                       
(*)/'(*)    ..........      ............to keep on rolling into the sustainable  world you can create today and tomorrow!. .........................    .............

OBJECTIVE FIDUCIARY COUNSEL from Eco Certified ©Real Estate Consultants. Contact janeAnne@janeAnne.com or  give a call at 828-255-1082 . Design your dream. Give us your checklist .

ECO STEWARDS' LEARNING TOURS. Curious about sustainable GREEN real estate possibilities ?  Register for the Eco Stewards' Learning Tours.

The ECO Certified ® Real Estate Consultants at The ECO Steward Real Estate Firm  specialize in working with eco-developers and LAND for sale in the Greater Asheville, North Carolina area. We are excited about value-added, ECO-friendly properties, and focus on positive futures. Our real estate practice inspires property investments for wealth of the generous kind.

Asheville ECO: Farmland Values Project & The Eco-Stewards' Fiduciary Counsel-Asheville "GREEN" Real Estate and Relocation: The Eco-Steward Firm, ALL Eco-Certified® Real Estate Consultants!  Copyright © 2009 All Rights Reserved
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