Matt Lutz

Matt Lutz is a Broker/REALTOR with GreyBeard Realty serving Asheville, Black Mountain, and Lake James in Western North Carolina. He moved to the Swannanoa Valley at age 13 and returned permanently in 2016 after a career in film, television, and theater, bringing a lifelong love of the region's homes and land to his work with buyers and sellers.

Matt Lutz has deep roots in the Swannanoa Valley, having grown up attending Owen Middle and Owen High Schools after his family moved there when he was 13. After years away pursuing a career in entertainment, he made the deliberate choice to return to the mountains in 2016 — a perspective that gives him genuine appreciation for what makes the area special to multi-generational families.

Matt Lutz is an Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR), reflecting specialized training in representing buyers throughout the home-buying process, and is also At Home With Diversity (AHWD) certified, reflecting training in fair housing principles and serving diverse communities. Together these credentials support his work with buyers across Asheville, Black Mountain, and Lake James.

Before joining GreyBeard Realty, Matt Lutz worked as a professional actor and singer, first in film and television in Los Angeles and later in on and off-Broadway productions in New York City. He attended college in Wilmington, NC, before pursuing that entertainment career, and returned to Western North Carolina in 2016 to begin his real estate career.

Yes — Matt Lutz serves the Lake James area in addition to Asheville and Black Mountain. His long-standing love of homes and land in Western North Carolina extends across the broader region, giving him a wide-ranging perspective for buyers considering different parts of WNC.

Matt Lutz focuses on helping clients find a property that becomes a long-term family connection to the mountains — the kind of place that gets passed down and returned to year after year, generation after generation. His own experience of growing up in the Swannanoa Valley, leaving for a career elsewhere, and choosing to come back gives him a personal understanding of what draws people to put down roots in Western North Carolina.

Matt Lutz is an excellent fit for buyers looking for a long-term family property, vacation home, or land in the Asheville, Black Mountain, or Lake James area — particularly those drawn to the idea of a place that will stay in the family for generations, as well as buyers who would benefit from his ABR-certified buyer representation. His background in entertainment also makes him a natural, personable communicator for clients who want an agent who's easy to talk to throughout the process.