Sunday, September 12, 2010
New Sign in the Works by Canine Ink. & Justice House Graphics
Friday, September 3, 2010
Just Bought My Tickets to Jimmy Eat World at the Orange Peel in Asheville, September 22nd!
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Cute Mountain Cabin w/ View, Near Skiing, $214,900
Darling cabin-style home on .9 acre w/ mountain view, located at the base of the back road to Cataloochee Ski Area. Suitable for year-round or vacation living, this lovely setting is less than a mile from Great Smoky National Park. Property is nicely landscaped w/ lots of outdoor living space. Home has separate living qtrs on main level w/partial 2nd kitchen. 2nd story with lots of glass to enjoy gorgeous view!
3995 Hemphill Rd, Waynesville, NC 28786MLS # 471216. $214,900.
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Thursday, September 2, 2010
REALTOR® Magazine-Daily News-July Pending Home Sales Show Rise
Daily Real Estate News | September 2, 2010 | July Pending Home Sales Show Rise Following a sharp drop in the months immediate after expiration of the home buyer tax credit, pending home sales have modestly risen, the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® says. The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator, rose 5.2 percent to 79.4 based on contracts signed in July from a downwardly revised 75.5 in June, but remains 19.1 percent below July 2009 when it was 98.1. The data reflects contracts and not closings, which normally occur with a lag time of one or two months. Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist, cautioned that there would be a long recovery process. “Home sales will remain soft in the months ahead, but improved affordability conditions should help with a recovery,” he said. “But the recovery looks to be a long process. Home buyers over the past year got a great deal, and buyers for the balance of this year have an edge over sellers. For those who bought at or near the peak several years ago, particularly in markets experiencing big bubbles, it may take over a decade to fully recover lost equity.” Yun added, “Affordability could reach a generational high in the second half of this year because of rock-bottom mortgage interest rates, helped partly by the Fed’s very accommodative monetary policy. The loan underwriting standards are tighter, but home buyers can improve their chances of getting a loan by staying well within their budget.” The PHSI in the Northeast rose 6.3 percent to 62.5 in July but is 21.1 percent below a year ago. In the Midwest the index increased 4.1 percent to 66.7 but remains 25.7 percent below July 2009. Pending home sales in the South rose 1.2 percent to an index of 86.3, but are 15.6 percent lower than a year ago. In the West the index jumped 11.6 percent to 95.0 but is 17.6 percent below July 2009. The national index had fallen 29.9 percent in May and another 2.8 percent in June. Yun discusses the latest index figures in a 3-minute video. Source: NAR REALTOR® Magazine-Daily News-July Pending Home Sales Show Rise |
Friday, August 13, 2010
SOLD this wonderful home in Maggie Valley, NC today! Thanks, John and Laura!
For details on this beautiful mountain home, see:
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Sunday, August 8, 2010
Evening Walk at Lake Junaluska, NC
It's been unusually warm this summer with frequent and unpredictable evening thunderstorms. Not being a morning person, it's been a challenge to find a cool time to walk the lake. This evening, I started at 8 PM, which turned out to be perfect. It takes me about 40 minutes with my short legs (and my new moon shoes) to get all the way around. I was able to enjoy the sunset and still make it home before dark.
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Thursday, August 5, 2010
Monday, August 2, 2010
21 Beautiful Acres with Views and House in the Great Smoky Mountains of NC
This unique home on 21 gorgeous pastoral acres with long range mountain views, a .3 acre pond with fish and year round stream is a special find! Home has open floor plan with lots of natural light and vaulted ceilings. Perfect for an artist's haven, horse or goat farm, organic farming etc. Includes large wired workshop which could be converted to a barn, and a rustic meditation pavilion perched on a knoll with panoramic view. Multiple homesites possible.
Seller says: What I love about my home is "Waking up to a melody of local songbirds. Listening to a turkey gobbler beckoning a hen, lulled to sleep by croaking frogs and spring peepers in the pond, ending a day with starry nights or a full moon. Unbelievably quiet -no traffic airplane or human sounds Views that look as if they photographed for a magazine. All this but I can be in a big city within 40 minutes shopping and enjoying cultural events."
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Sunday, June 6, 2010
From My Dad's Private Art Collection: Marc Chagall, "The Tribe of Levi", Open for Bids @iGavel.com
| Marc Chagall (Russian-French, 1887-1985) colored lithograph, The Tribe of Levi, 1964 Property from The Collection of Constantin and Margie Micuda, Brevard, North Carolina. 05-10-0014 / From Twelve Maquettes of Stained Glass Windows for Jerusalem by Charles Surlier, signed lower right in pencil, numbered lower left 8/25, epreuve d'artiste. Nicely framed and matted in arched cut-out. |
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Tuesday, June 1, 2010
45 Kings Ridge Rd, Maggie Valley, NC 28751 - Wonderful Mountain View & Noisy Creek - real estate listing
Lovely Mountain Home in Maggie Valley, NC! Easy access for year-round living or 2nd home. Minutes from Cataloochee, Waynesville, Lake Junaluska and Asheville.
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Sunday, May 30, 2010
Block Party in Downtown Waynesville, NC
The next Saturday Block Party is September 4th, 2010, but there are street dances and other events going on all summer. See the schedule here: See ya this Friday at "Art After Dark"!
Slideshow
Tavia Thomas, REALTOR/Broker/CRS
tavia@taviathomas.com
www.SearchtheMountains.com
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Cellular: 828.734.9878
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Saturday, May 29, 2010
Who's Going to the Block Party In Waynesville Tonight???
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Tuesday, May 25, 2010
For Sale in Maggie Valley, NC: Home with Gorgeous Mountain View and Tumbling Creek!
Video Tour of Property:
This gorgeous western NC home is located in a wonderful Smoky Mountain neighborhood just 15 minutes from Waynesville, 45 minutes from Asheville, and 5 minutes from the Maggie Valley Club Golf Course. For property details, see www.45KingsRdg.info
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Saturday, May 22, 2010
Does It Work? Kevin Costner's Amazing Oil-Cleaning Machine
from "The Human Condition Blog" by Ian Yarett
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