WORKING WITH A REAL ESTATE AGENT
To help you understand how state-licensed real estate brokers can work with you as a buyer or seller, the NC Real Estate Commission has developed a useful brochure, "How to Work with a Real Estate Agent," which brokers are required to show you before "first substantial contact" in working with you. SPECIAL NOTE: Signing this form does not obligate you to work with a particular agent; it only confirms that they have reviewed the information with you. This is all done in the state's effort to protect the consumer. For more info about working with a North Carolina real estate broker (i.e., all agents are now officially designated as "brokers"), Click Here> | For NC Real Estate Commission publications, Click Here>
GREEN BUILDING AND SUSTAINABLE LIVING
More residents and newcomers appreciate the value of living greener. Visit an informative sustainable living resource for Western North Carolina at TheGreenerHome.com | A worthwhile regional green event held annually in August at the Ag Center in Asheville is the Southern Energy & Environmental Expo at SEEExpo.com
VACATION PROPERTIES
To find that special mountain getaway, a good place to start is at AshevilleConnections.com | For more vacation rental listings, by county, Click Here>
QUALITY OF COUNTY SCHOOLS
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CRIME RATE
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INTENTIONAL COMMUNITIES AND ECOVILLAGES
The 320-acre Earthaven Ecovillage, founded in 1994, is the region's best know intentional community. For details about this Rutherford County ecovillage, visit Earthaven.org | For a comprehensive listing of ecovillages in throughout the region and the state, visit Directory.ic.org or Click Here>
CITIES AND COUNTIES
Discover dozens of mountain cities and 23 counties in one of the most beautiful regions of the world.
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REAL ESTATE EDUCATION
For a career in selling mountain properties, real estate educator Roger Cumbie and Bill Trull can help at www.cumbieandtrull.com
PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY
Know who to call for your next real estate project in Western North Carolina. | For listings in the region, Click Here>
COMMERCIAL LISTINGS
AdvantageWest has a current list that ranges from 2,400 to 900,000 square feet at http://www.siteselect.net/buildings.mv
CLASSIFIEDS
Stay on top of properties in the mountains with "IWANNA," the weekly newspaper of classified ads at www.iwanna.com
FOR SALE BY OWNER
Three useful websites with listings by "fizbos" can be found at HomesByOwners.com and ForSaleByOwner.com
DON'T PUT UP WITH THAT POTHOLE
In Western North Carolina, you are encouraged to report that pothole you seem to hit every day. For example, report your favorite pothole within Buncombe County to North Carolina Department of Transportation at 828-298-2741. If you see a pothole within a Buncombe municipality, call:
* City of Asheville at 828-259-5850
* Town of Biltmore Forest at 828-274-0824
* Town of Black Mountain at 828-669-9102
* Town of Montreat at 828-669-8002
* Town of Weaverville at 828-645-0606
* Town of Woodfin at 828-253-4887
