In the Asheville real estate market, spring and summer are known as prime selling seasons for homes. But winter should not be overlooked. For sellers, winter offers a unique opportunity to sell your home while competition is low and there are still buyers in the market. We know you might be asking, “Is it hard to sell a house in the winter?” From our decades of experience, we’ve found winter Continue Reading
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Selling Land in NC? 7 Steps for Preparing Your Property
If you’ve got land here in the mountains that you’re ready to sell, there are a few key steps that can help you attract the right buyers, sell faster, and avoid surprises down the road. At Freestone Properties, we’ve helped hundreds of clients sell land across Buncombe, Henderson, Madison, and surrounding counties. From steep mountain plots to family farms and tucked-away lots, we’ve seen Continue Reading
Asheville Real Estate Photography
One of our favorite parts of marketing real estate listings is the photography! Real estate photos are crucial to the marketing process, and a true professional can take advantage of a home’s lighting to make its features appeal to buyers. If you’re preparing to sell your home, we can present your property to the market with the help of our incredible Asheville-based real estate photographers. Our Continue Reading
Selling a House in Asheville, NC: A Step-by-Step Guide
Most homeowners put their homes on the market with the hope or expectation that it will sell quickly. Just how fast your home will sell will depend on several factors, including what you do to prepare your home for the market, how your home is priced, and what is done to market your home to buyers. And as a general rule, homes that sell fast typically sell for a higher percentage of list price. Continue Reading
Freestone Properties partners with Allen Tate/Beverly-Hanks
Freestone Properties is thrilled to announce that we have partnered with Allen Tate/Beverly-Hanks! Founded in 1957, Allen Tate is the Carolinas’ largest real estate company based on closed sales volume, with more than 70 offices and 1,800 Realtors in the Charlotte, Triad, Triangle, High Country, Highland/Cashiers and Asheville/Mountain regions of North Carolina and the Upstate of South Carolina. Continue Reading
For Sale By Owner Pros and Cons in NC – Your Guide to Understanding FSBO
Selling a home can be a stressful process, and it's important to know how to navigate the process from start to finish. There are often hurdles involved with a real estate transaction, and it takes experience to know how to overcome them. If you're considering selling your home yourself, here are some things to think about before you make that decision. While the traditional approach to selling Continue Reading
How to Market & Sell Vacant Mountain Land for Sale in NC
Looking to sell vacant land in the mountains of Western North Carolina, but don’t know where to start? We get it - selling land isn’t the same as selling a home, so you might be confused as to what steps to take. That’s where the team at Freestone Properties comes in. As WNC locals, we’re very familiar with the area, and we have a wide variety of active land listings at all times. We’ve helped Continue Reading
6 Tips for Listing & Selling Your Luxury Home in Asheville
Are you planning to sell your luxury home in Asheville, NC? We can help. The process of selling a luxury home differs in many ways from selling a non-luxury home. Attention to detail is crucial when listing a luxury home for sale, and it can make or break your chances to get the price you want for your property. And since Asheville is a seasonal yet highly desirable area that’s exploding in Continue Reading
Your Home’s Assessed Value vs Market Value
If you’re planning to sell your home, you may wonder how much your property is truly worth. Because there are multiple ways that a house is valued, the answer isn’t as simple as it might seem. Should you pay closer attention to your home’s assessed value versus its fair market value, or vice versa? What do these terms mean exactly? We’ve got the answers. Read on for the basics of assessed home Continue Reading
How to Stage a House
Do you want your home to sell your quickly once it hits the market? If you want the offers to start pouring in, staging is key. This method of preparing your property has been proven to entice buyers and expedite sales. According to Forbes, 95% of staged homes sell in 11 days or less, which is 87% faster than non-staged homes. Staged homes sell for higher prices too, so you should definitely Continue Reading
