Making Asheville Your Home Asheville, North Carolina is one of those places that has a lasting effect on a person. Just at the mention of it, a person who has encountered this city typically lights up. Most everyone who visits or even lives in Asheville wants to share this special place with those who have yet to experience it. So, what is it about this city in Western North Carolina that Continue Reading
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Black Mountain Upper End Market is Heating Up
As the Black Mountain real estate market has improved dramatically over the last couple of years, the upper end ($600,000 and up) has stayed relatively flat. But it seems that 2018 might be a turning point. As of today (May 17, 2018), there have been 4 closed sales in Black Mountain over $600k year-to-date. Last year, the numbers were the same through May 17. But in 2017, just as the selling Continue Reading
Asheville & Black Mountain Real Estate Market – 2017 Year in Review
This past year was quite a year for Asheville and Black Mountain real estate. In the more affordable price ranges, homes sold almost as quickly as they were listed. And the upper price ranges saw an increase in the number of sales. We've put together some graphs of some of the more common indicators, and then broken them down by areas and price ranges. We'll look at Asheville, Black Mountain, and Continue Reading
Black Mountain, NC Awarded TripAdvisor’s Prettiest Small Town in America
Congratulations to the Town of Black Mountain, North Carolina! TripAdvisor's "America's Prettiest Small Town Vacations" contest has ended, and the runaway winner is Black Mountain, NC. Black Mountain received 34% of the vote, with the second place town receiving 21%. That's a landslide, right? TripAdvisor named "Five Reasons Black Mountain is the Prettiest Town in the USA." To see them, Continue Reading
Buncombe County Announces Property Value Reassessment for 2017
The Buncombe County Tax Office has announced that real estate taxes will be reassessed in 2017. Notices of new property tax values will be mailed to property owners in February. Why is this Happening Now? As discussed before on this blog, counties in North Carolina are required by statute to reappraise properties at least every 8 years, and no sooner than every 4 years. Our last assessment was Continue Reading
Asheville Area High Schools Ranked Among North Carolina’s Best
Several Asheville area high schools have received high rankings in U.S. News and World Report's 2014 Rankings. The report includes Charter, Magnet, and Public high schools throughout North Carolina. Schools were graded on four categories - Student/Teacher Ratio, College Readiness, Algebra Proficiency, and English Proficiency. Buncombe and Henderson Counties had four Continue Reading
How Asheville Area Property Taxes are Assessed and Calculated
Real Estate Tax Timeline Buncombe County property tax bills are sent out in September of each year, and are for the current calendar year. So, the bill you receive in September is for the calendar year January - December. It is considered "due" when received, but is not "late" until early January of the next year. When a home is sold, and closing takes place before the bill is received, Continue Reading
