7 Forget-Me-Nots When Buying an Asheville Home
What You Need to Know About Purchasing a Home Are you in the market to purchase a home? Or thinking about it? Whether it is your first home purchase, or your tenth, we have the 7 items you must not…
City seeks artists for Lexington Avenue art piece
Strolling around downtown, a newcomer might notice the oversized iron sitting at the corner of Wall Street and Battery Park Avenue. Occasionally, it's knitted up in a sweater for the chilly months, lest the sculpture (and the surrounding trees and lamp posts) get too…
Recent Morgan Stanley Study Show Possible Anti-Consumer Slant to Zillow Advertising
A recent study conducted by Morgan Stanley shows that Zillow Premier Agent Advertisers, those who pay extra to advertise on Zillow, have an increased number of dual agency transactions compared to other agents. According to the study, over 60% of…
Home Buying Process in Asheville, North Carolina
Today, Asheville real estate buyers can see that a lot of properties are available for sale at affordable prices in North Carolina. Nevertheless, buying a house is not as easy as it may seem to be from the very beginning.…
How To Find Your Asheville Home
Meet William and Sarah. They have a dream of owning a home in the beautiful town of Asheville. But how do they find a real estate agent that understands their needs? And that they can trust with such an important…
Exposing The Truth About Open Houses
A recent article on REALTOR.com exposed the truth about open houses, and why real estate agents hold open houses. In Asheville the trend is "free lunch" catered by XYZ Company at 123 ABC Street. The enticement of a complimentary meal…
What The Consumer Electronic Show Means For Your Home
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is an annual event showcasing the latest in technology and electronics. The 2015 show kicks off January 6, 2015 in Las Vegas, NV, and discovery of the hot and trendy items for consumers will be…
Choose An Asheville REALTOR® That Will Protect You
Searching for a home can be stressful, so how do you know how to find an Asheville REALTOR® that will take on the responsibility to represent only YOU, and your interests in a business transaction? Conflict of Interest Many times, we…
Is Your Asheville Real Estate Agent On Your Side?
As a prospective home buyer, you aren’t fully represented unless your real estate broker is a buyer’s agent. Why is this? Your broker could be representing the seller, making the transaction details slightly blurry. If a broker represents both sides (this is…
What Does Dual Agency Mean For Your Asheville Home Purchase?
It would never be acceptable for an attorney to represent both the prosecution and the defense – so why is it okay for a real estate agent to represent both a buyer and seller?A dual agency agreement allows an agent…
Summer Mortgage Rate Outlook
"Fixed mortgage rates eased a bit for the fifth consecutive week as reports that existing home sales are up 1.3 percent but not as much as expected,” says Frank Nothaft, Freddie Mac’s chief economist. “As the spring home buying season continues, we…
What A Buyer’s Agent Agreement Means For You
A Buyer’s Agent Agreement is a legal contract between a home buyer and a realtor who agrees to represent the sole interests of the buyer. Without such an agreement, a real estate agent could possibly be more concerned with the seller’s interests,…
