Home sales are up in Buncombe County

Check it out folks!

http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20100511/NEWS/305110037

Homebuyer Credit

Time is running out...but there still IS time. To clarify, you need to have a house under contract by April 30th, but it does not have to close by April 30th. If you are looking in Asheville there are some cute homes, but they are moving fast. Contact me: haven@ecohouserealty.com

Home Buyer Happy Hour

Are you totally confused about what is happening in the real estate world? Come join us at EcoHouse/Dwell Realty for Home Buyer Happy Hour

When: March 4, 2010

Where: EcoHouse/Dwell Realty
135 Cherry St
Asheville, NC 28801

Time: 5:30-7:00

RSVP: Bo Head
bo@ecohouserealty.com
828-254-3334

Come enjoy wine and cheese plus great info on the first time homebuyer credit, financing options, inspection process and much more.

Bele Cher this weekend

Bele Cher has been toned down a little this year and getting back to it's roots. All musical acts are free this year and the weather is supposed to be beautiful.

See the music lineup here: http://www.belecherefestival.com/elements/entertainment_grid/BC09%20Ent%20Sched.pdf

and make sure to check out the ultimate air dogs competition too.

http://www.ultimateairdogs.net/7.24_FN0X.html

Green Building Council analyses existing structures for sustainability

Existing structures break down like this ...

• 72% of electricity consumption,
• 39% of energy use,
• 38% of all carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions,
• 40% of raw materials use,
• 30% of waste output (136 million tons annually), and
• 14% of potable water consumption.

see another post about this here ...http://geospatial.blogs.com/geospatial/2009/07/sustainable-design-for-existing-structures.html

Google getting it's Real-Estate search on ...

looks like Google is building more real-estate into it's internet search. This time in Australia and New Zealand. I'd seen part of this search in the states a while back 

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/technology/biz-tech/google-wants-a-bigger-slice-of-the-realestate-search-business-20090706-da4l.html

I've done real-estate search in http://maps.google.com by putting in 'real-estate' in the search box and then click the 'Real-estate on Google Maps' link. From there you can search by price, size, # of baths and more.  Pretty cool....

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=&vps=3&jsv=165c&ie=UTF8&rq=2&mrt=realestate&ct=onebox&cd=1&cad=onebox

House of the week

Not green yet but primed to be upgraded. Great location ... downtown Asheville.

http://www.trulia.com/property/1081325077-26-Magnolia-Ave-Asheville-NC-28801