Your western NC vacation time may have come to an end, but you can have your own Black Mountain vacation home, fully furnished, when you purchase 69 Kalmia Drive. This 3-bedroom, 3-bath home provides panoramic views within the private, gated community of Creston.

This craftsman-style home, constructed in 2009, has an open concept floor plan with a large stone fireplace as a focal point. Located on a 2.45 acre flat lot, the house has a large deck and screened porch which enhances the opportunity to appreciate the natural beauty of the area. The home’s simple lines and numerous windows complement the flora and fauna as well. The street name of Kalmia is taken from the genus of the Carolina Mountain laurel that grows abundantly locally. The community of Creston features a gated entrance with waterfalls and trails, along with a mountaintop clubhouse. With the pristine condition of this home, which includes its furnishings, a new buyer can move in right away and begin to appreciate the amenities immediately.

This home is one of several Black Mountain homes with views Greybeard Realty has listed at present. If you want to learn more about the community, check out our Black Mountain information page. Greybeard also has a regularly updated community events page that can give you a sense of what’s happening locally. For more information about this home or any of our listings, please contact Greybeard Realty. This could be a very good time to buy the Black Mountain home you’ve always wanted.

Breathtaking mountain views await the new owners of this charming Montreat home. With six bedrooms and four baths, 207 Hanover Terrace offers a large, clean palette for creating the home of your [...]

Mid-year home sales numbers in Black Mountain and the Asheville area for 2016 indicate that the upward movement continues with strong sales and a short supply. With several months of statistics on hand, it seems appropriate to begin talking about the growing trend in western NC real estate [...]

Greybeard Realty welcomes a new Realtor, Sunday Grant, to the Black Mountain office. While Sunday grew up in Atlanta, she has called Black Mountain her full-time home since 2002. And she fell in love with the area even before that. 

Sunday attended summer camp at Camp Merri-Mac in Black Mountain, and her father still talks about the frequent calls home she would make from camp, begging to extend her stay. After graduating from Atlanta’s The Lovett School, Sunday obtained a communications degree from Appalachian State University. From there, she settled into Black Mountain at State Farm insurance, later opening her own successful portrait and wedding photography business. With her father practicing commercial real estate in Atlanta and her mother in the residential real estate business in Greenville, SC, it was only a matter of time before Sunday ventured into the real estate business herself.

When Sunday is not selling real estate and taking photos, she spends her time doing distance running on the numerous western NC mountain trails or horseback riding. She shares her Black Mountain home with her two children, her husband, Worth, who is a local contractor, and her three dogs. For more information contact Sunday Grant or to find out more about Greybeard Rentals and Realty, please contact Greybeard.

With the holiday weekend approaching, GreyBeard Realty wanted to take time to wish everyone a very Happy Fourth of July. There’s always fantastic events going on for Independence Day, and this year is no different.

Celebrations kick off a few days early with 50th annual Shindig on the Green on July 2. Bring an instrument to play or just bring yourself for this fabulous gathering of music producing and culture enjoying clan at Pack Square Park. Then, Pack Square Park has its annual fireworks display at 9:30 PM on Monday, the culmination of a day’s worth of activities including live music and food. Another option is the huge firework display after the Asheville Tourists’ game on Monday. If you’re interested in this be sure to purchase tickets ahead of time as they tend to sell out. Other 4^th of July events include Chimney Rock Family Fun weekend and the annual Independence Day Fireworks hike with the Swannanoa Valley Museum, which requires advanced reservations.

Of course, GreyBeard welcomes you to our annual Montreat Parade of Homes on Sunday, July 3^rd from 2-4 p.m. which features five Montreat homes for sale. To start the tour, simply go to one of the homes listed on the parade sheet, and you can pick up a map to the other homes. We will have representatives at each home to answer any pressing questions you might have. You may be able to make your own declaration of independence if you find your dream Montreat home.

If a private retreat within 10 minutes of downtown Black Mountain sounds appealing, you should take a look at 41 Wedgewood Terrace in Laurel Ridge. Nestled within this beautiful gated community, the newly-constructed, 3-bedroom, 3-bath home offers memorable views and solitude. What more could you want in a home? [...]

Asheville has again placed on a “favorite list”, this one compiled by Travel + Leisure. Noted for its “earnestly hipster heart”, Asheville lands at #10 on the list. Voters in the random survey pointed to the downtown drum circle and the Carolina barbecue as a couple of local draws. For anyone who lives in this area, we know that Asheville [...]

Reports for Asheville area land sales come across the desk periodically, but it isn’t often that they have numbers like the April report. While Asheville numbers increased 45% over the numbers year to date for last year, the Black Mountain land report for the same time period was even more [...]

Montreat makes a fabulous place to live and congregate. And that makes Greybeard Realty’s 103 Shenandoah Terrace, unit 1407 listing a fantastic option for anyone with a larger family or with a desire to purchase a vacation rental [...]

Glancing at the April numbers for Buncombe County real estate sales, I was struck by the significant increase in total sales volume for the month. Compared to last year at the same time, sales volume increased a hefty 25%. Now, one month does not make a trend, I understand. But the large increase is worth watching in the next few months to see just what's going on in the Asheville area real estate sales market.

In last month's quarterly report, I noted that the number of units had been shrinking. While there are a few more homes on the market this year at this time than last year, that number can be deceiving as right now 31% of the homes listed as being on the market are actually already under contract. The second piece of data that caught my eye was that the number of units for the same time period only increased 9%, which indicates there was a substantial increase in the average price. Indeed, for this year through April, the average home price in Buncombe County increased 15% over last year.

When I consider all of the statistics together, I come to one general conclusion. If you have been considering listing your home for sale in the Asheville area, this report indicates that this could be the time to do that.  If you've been on the fence, it may be time to act. Greybeard has some good ideas about how to prepare your home for sale. And if you want to speak to a Realtor about how to begin the process, please contact Greybeard Realty. In terms of selling your home in the Asheville area, as the old adage goes, "there's no time like the present."