Brevard North Carolina Real Estate Blog

This cape cod home is only minutes from downtown Brevard, NC and it's ready for buyers! The lot is beautifully landscaped with carefree perennials that make a spring time showcase of color. In the winter months, there's a great mountain view to enjoy from the huge front deck. Inside you'll find a home that has been extremely well cared for and updated. The main floor living area features a master suite with whirlpool tub, walk in closet, plus a private owner's retreat. Upstairs are two extra bedrooms, a bath, and a loft study area making it perfect for growing families...or visiting friends and relatives.

For more information about this home for sale in Brevard, NC, contact the Clay Team today or learn more at www.5crestview.com.

  Two weeks ago, we lost our wonderful chocolate lab, Abby due to a drug over dose. Now, today, I get this from a fellow dog lover. Please read this and pass it along to everyone else you know who owns a dog.

The Story:

Over the weekend the doting owner of two young lab mixes purchased Cocoa Mulch from Target to use in their garden. They loved the way it smelled and it was advertised to keep cats away from their garden. Their dog Calypso decided that the mulch smelled good enough to eat and devoured a large helping. She vomited a few times which was typical when she eats something new but wasn't acting lethargic in any way. The next day, Mom woke up and took Calypso out for her morning walk . Half way through the walk, she had a seizure and died instantly. 

My mother used to say that it's not polite to "toot your own horn". But as I grew older I realized that if I don't do the tooting, who will!

So, pardon me as I toot our horn about what's been going on with our website. When we launched our site a couple of years ago, we used Google Ad Words, supposedly to help us get exposure. Well, the results were paltry and it was far from worth the money we were spending. After finding Active Rain, though, I dove into everything I could find about SEO and Internet marketing. And boy is it paying off.

Here are some highlights:

• We are currently negotiating two contracts with buyers who found us on the Internet. Their words were "you're all over the net".
• We are actively working with at least three other buyers...all of whom came to us via our website.
• We are showing up in the top three Google pages of all the major search terms...and the last two days we've been on page one.
• As a result of all the traffic we get regular inquiries which has greatly increased the size of our data base
• Our website is breaking all sorts of traffic records. By the end of January, we will have over 2,000 unique visitors! And the really amazing number, and one we honestly find hard to believe...something like 80% of these visitors are book marking our site.

Having a strong Internet presence is so important these days and I'm very grateful to all the AR gurus who have shared their knowledge with the rest of us. With all we've been able to put into place because of what we've learned, I can't help but believe that when the market begins to turn around, everything we've learned, and the organic positioning we've gained will result in a steady flow of new business. Never stop learning!

Cashiers, North Carolina has long been a destination for anyone wanting to escape the heat of summer. Situated in the beautiful mountains of western North Carolina at 4,000 feet elevation, it's the perfect place for a summer retreat. Now you can own 5.67 acres in the community of Bald Rock for a fraction of the value. Bald Rock is an upscale mountain community with large lots, hiking trails, a professionally managed equestrian center, and it borders a 6,000 acre national forest.

This acreage is in foreclosure and the bank has just reduced the price to only $167,500.

If you'd like more information about this property, contact the Clay Team at 828-551-6291. And for more details, check out this video.

Come on home to the mountains! This 3/2 home is conveniently located between Brevard and Hendersonville, North Carolina, and only minutes from Dupont State Forest. It's perfect for year living, or that mountain get away you've been looking for. The main floor features the master bedroom and bath, laundry, kitchen, dining, the living room with a cozy wood burning fireplace and great winter views, PLUS a wonderful sunroom complete with a hot tub.  The lower level has a family area, bath, and two extra bedrooms for the family and friends who are sure to come visit you.

For more information about this home, visit the Clay Team.

If you're like most people, 2009 started with a resolution to get in shape. If you're in the Hendersonville or Brevard area, there's no better place to make that resolution a reality than the Brevard Athletic Club. There's tons of great work out equipment, classes like Body Pump and Yoga, two pools, racquet ball, and 11 tennis courts! Find out more in this video!

To learn more about the Brevard, NC area, drop in today for a visit with the Clay Team. We'd love to hear from you!

The mountains called...It's time to come home!

Live on top of Jeter Mountain, only minutes from beautiful Dupont State Forest. This 3 bedroom, 2 bath home is perfect for year round or seasonal living. It even comes with it's own hot tub in the 4-season sun room! You'll enjoy the main floor living with the cozy wood burning fireplace in the living room and your friends and family, who are sure to visit, can have the extra bedrooms, bath, and entertainment area on the lower level.  There's a large screened porch upstairs where you can watch the seasons change plus lower level patio area. Even your 4-legged friends will love this home with the fenced yard and room to run.

Convenient to Brevard, Hendersonville, and Asheville, NC

Call today for more information and to schedule a personal tour!

The Clay Team - Your Friends in the Mountains - www.brevardncproperty.com
Robert: 828-551-6291
Carol: 828-551-6290

Keller Williams Realty

The winter months are traditionally slow months for real estate in this part of western North Carolina and December 2008 proved to be no exception.

In Tranyslvania County, which includes Brevard and the surrounding communities of Pisgah Forest, Rosman, Cedar Mountain, and others, there were 16 residential closings in December. There were 12 closings in the $100-$300K price range, three in the $500K range, and only one in the $100K or less range.  While the number of closings mirrored November, the December 2008 numbers were down from December 2007 when there were 25 closings.

The average closing price also fell from $326,128 in November, to $292,000 for December. Median prices averaged $212,500 which was down only slightly from $218,500 in November.

By year’s end there were 291 residential closings for all of 2008.

For more information about the home shown above, click on the photo. For more information about the Brevard, NC real estate market, contact the Clay Team today. Visit us online at www.brevardncproperty.com

We all have horror stories about difficult people in our lives, don't we. Well, this isn't one of them. This is about the kind of clients who makes this crazy business worthwhile and restore my faith in humankind.

We have been working with these folks for a while now. They live out of state and have property they need to sell before they can relocate here, but every time they come up, we get together and show them what's new in our market. As client's they're great to work with and when they finally get moved here, I suspect our working relationship will become a lasting friendship. One of the many interests we share is a love of dogs.

This last weekend, we lost our beloved 13-year old chocolate Lab, Abby. We sent a number of emails out about Abby's passing and the circumstances surrounding it. (If you own dogs, you will want to read the post IMPORTANT WARNING FOR DOG OWNERS) Today, we got a call from this client to say how sorry she was to hear about our loss. Abby often went with us to show property and our client considered herself Abby's godmother. But what really astonished us is that she has ordered a gift basket for us! A personal phone call to share our sorrow was certainly more than expected...but to also send us a gift basket just confirms how special these people are.

Yea, there are people in this world who are just plain difficult. In this case, these are nice people...and nice people rock!