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Mountain Views and Market Moves

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The sky isn't falling—at least not in Western North Carolina real estate. While headlines paint pictures of market collapse, the numbers tell a different story. Henderson County is averaging 126 single-family homes sold monthly, Transylvania County 30 homes monthly, and Buncombe County over 200 homes monthly. In fact, Henderson County has seen more homes sell this year compared to the same period last year.

What's driving this resilience? Life happens, and real estate follows. People continue buying and selling homes because their lives evolve regardless of interest rates or economic conditions. Some are downsizing, others upsizing, and many relocating from across the country or even internationally. Each transaction stems from unique personal circumstances that transcend market conditions.

The market has shifted, offering buyers more choices and negotiation power. With approximately 4.5 months of inventory in Henderson County—compared to the extreme seller's market of recent years but nowhere near the two-year supply seen in previous downturns—buyers now have breathing room to make decisions without the pressure of bidding wars that drove prices tens of thousands above asking.

Greg and Ari highlight fascinating price variations across Western Carolina: Henderson County's average home price is $537,000, while neighboring Transylvania County commands an astonishing $700,000, and Buncombe County falls in the mid-$600,000s. These variations underscore how hyperlocal real estate truly is, requiring specific approaches for each property rather than broad generalizations.

The podcast showcases current listings including renovated condos within walking distance to downtown Hendersonville, multi-generational homes on acreage backing to conservation land, mountain properties with long-range views, and various land opportunities for those dreaming of building their perfect mountain retreat.

Ready to navigate Western Carolina's unique real estate landscape? Whether buying, selling, or just curious about your options in today's market, stop by the George Real Estate Group office in Flat Rock or call 828-393-0134 for a tailored approach to your specific situation.

Speaker 1:

Hello friends, thank you so much for being here. This is the George Real Estate Group podcast, which is a production of our live weekly radio shows hosted on multiple radio stations here in Hendersonville, north Carolina. The George Real Estate Group serves Western North Carolina and upstate South Carolina and it is a privilege to share positive news about our local real estate market and community. Thanks so much for subscribing and, of course, if you have any real estate questions or if we can help you in any way, be sure to reach out. Visit us at georgerealestategroupradiocom for more information.

Speaker 1:

Good morning and welcome to the Georgia Real Estate Group live radio broadcast here on WHKP every Thursday morning, bringing you positive news about your local real estate market community. We're so grateful to be here with you today. It is a beautiful day. Just grateful to be here with you this morning. We're going to have a great conversation and share with you about what's happening in the local real estate market, talking about a number of our properties. We have a number of open houses coming up this coming weekend and just there's so much activity happening and you know the news is so interesting. I mean it tells you the sky is falling but the real estate market is still moving. Is there some softening of it? Yes, but guess what, it's still moving. We're averaging some 126 single-family homes a month selling in Henderson County. Transylvania County is averaging some 30 homes a month selling. Buncombe County is averaging some 200-plus homes a month selling. Again, it's all relative and we'll dive into those numbers.

Speaker 1:

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Speaker 1:

Also, we podcast all of our radio shows. You can find that on your favorite podcast platform. But we're here every Thursday morning right after the 10 o'clock news and again, give us a call or stop by our office there in Flat Rock, 2720 Greenville Highway. We're also here every Friday morning sponsoring the Hometown Heroes series. Again, love, we just love championing our community, where I tell people all the time we're a little biased about where we live. I think we live in one of the most amazing places and I know I've had. I'm grateful for the opportunity to travel. I've have traveled across the world, not as much as I mean there's always there's never enough time to go travel, but I love coming back home. I'm also grateful to have with us this morning Ari Munez, one of our incredible and top agents at the George Real Estate Group. Good morning, ari.

Speaker 2:

Hi, good morning.

Speaker 1:

Good morning. We're so grateful to have you here. You and I, again, we're in the trenches every single day. We're talking to buyers and sellers. You just recently had a chance to take a trip. I mean, I love traveling, but I love coming back home, to where we call home.

Speaker 2:

Oh, absolutely. I can say that every time I find myself away from the Blue Ridge Mountains and I return, it's just a wonderful sensation. It feels like home. You know, you see the mountains, you see the sky here, and it just gives you a sense of serenity, a sense of peace. There's no other place I'd rather be than here.

Speaker 1:

I totally agree. I mean, the mountains are calling, as the famous poet said, but we've had the privilege and opportunity to serve so many people throughout the years. I mean you and I. The conversation we have with clients, I mean, and recently and well, not just recently, this has been just the case I mean we're working with local people that are, you know, changing their life, in the sense of some people are downsizing, some people are upsizing, and then you and I have had the opportunity to help people relocating here from all over the country.

Speaker 2:

Yeah, it's been an honor to be able to serve the community in this way and, like you said, we have worked with people that are looking at downsizing there's so many motivators, right but it's so interesting because I've had the opportunity to also work with people that, like you said, they're relocating internationally right, they've moved here from another country, they're looking for a home this is they're going to be their new home for their family and they're looking for guidance, they're looking for help, and this is where I feel like I'm really doing a great service to the community because I'm, you know, with the help of you, our brokerage, and like everybody that we partner with, we can put these new clients in touch with professionals that can help them make those big life decisions right. We can help them get financing. We can get them in touch with the right people, the right professionals that will help them zero in on the home that they want for their family.

Speaker 1:

Well, and you mentioned that's a great segue I mean the attorneys we work with. The lenders we work with our relationships with surveyors, appraisers, home inspectors, septic inspections, wells, I mean you name it. I mean our contractors we work with. I mean it's a collaboration and it's truly a team effort ultimately to help our clients with that decision. Again, are they selling and then buying, or then they're buying and then selling? I mean there's so many factors that go into play.

Speaker 2:

Yeah, absolutely, and it really does give a whole new meaning to the expression. It takes a village right Because in this sense it's the full sense of the expression right. It takes the entire village to make this happen for somebody and earning these clients' trust is paramount. Reputation is everything with these kinds of conversations and to them to have found somebody like us, who they feel like they can trust and rely on, it really means the world to me. To have that feeling, you know it's an honor.

Speaker 1:

Well, you're right, feel like they can trust and rely on, is. It really means the world to me to have that, that feeling. You know it's an honor, well, it's in your right. The word of mouth and that, and we're so grateful for our radio show listeners that call in uh, for people that walk into the office. But I mean you specifically because of your incredible uh, care and candor with your clients. I mean you specifically in addition to our team. But I I mean I can't I don't even know if I can count how many but clients of yours that have had such a great experience with you. They then tell their other clients and and you know it's, it's, it's just wild to me they're like well, and this is a real, real conversation Clients are like well, we're already working with somebody else. Well, guess what, when that contract expires or has terminated, for whatever reason, you've gotten that phone call where they're like, hey, we couldn't get the job done. And they're like we'd like to hire you.

Speaker 2:

Yeah, it's interesting that you say that I have run into that situation a couple of times and I feel really proud and happy to say that I was able to make it happen for them. Proud and happy to say that I was able to make it happen for them. You know, like they struggled to have success elsewhere and they came to us and said, well, look, this is where we've failed, right, this is where we feel like we don't have a choice or like maybe we don't know what choices we have. Can you help us, can you just guide us to our home? And we did it and I'm really proud of us as a brokerage because we made people very happy with that.

Speaker 1:

Well, and you've done it on more than one occasion, you're being very humble, but I mean it's amazing. Again, that's a true testament to, again, our repeat, our referral clients. I mean, that's where our business has been built on the referrals and, again, taking care of our clients. And in some cases we've actually gone through the entire process with a buyer or a seller and we provide them with the information, the clarity and guess what? In some cases it's in their best interest that they don't buy or sell. And those clients have ended up being some of our biggest advocates. They're like you guys went through that entire process with us and we ended up not even buying something, but you didn't. I mean, we offered them the full support and clarity and information and guidance and we walked through the whole process and then again in the end they said if they hadn't had that experience, they wouldn't have known that they needed and wanted to stay where they were. And again that happens and that's so funny.

Speaker 1:

Some of our biggest advocates are people that ended up deciding to stay where they're at and they've told you and I and they're like listen, if we ever do sell, we're going to come back to you guys, but it's just they made those decisions. You and I also find you mentioned catalysts for reasons why people are buying or selling, and let's dive into that conversation because everybody they're like oh, again the news is like, well, no one's buying houses because of the interest rates or no one's buying houses because how expensive homes are. That's not true. I mean, we've actually had more homes sell year to date in Henderson County, just by a little bit than we did the previous time period last year. But you and I hear about people's life stories and there's catalysts for people that are going to buy or sell, no matter what the economy is, no matter what the interest rates are. It's just life happens.

Speaker 2:

Well, yeah, and I love that you're talking about that because it's 100% true, right? I think it's very easy to feel a little gloomy or downtrodden when we see what some of the things we see in the news that essentially it's all gloom and doom about real estate. But the truth is that real estate is life driven. Life happens. People's lives evolve. They have families, they get pets, they find a need to travel to a different state.

Speaker 2:

There's an infinite number of motivators, sometimes even within town. There's an infinite number of motivators, sometimes even within town. You know like they want to be closer to like the Acosta Trail, or they want to be closer to like more convenient amenities, or they want to step away from the busyness and go to like Crab Creek and find a more secluded private place. And if you look at the stats, right, like you said, we have the most number of homes listed that we've seen in a while, but oh sorry, the most number of homes transactions that have happened monthly in a while. But was, oh sorry, the most number of homes transactions that have happened monthly in a while. But also the number of listed homes we have right now is probably the highest we've seen in quite some time too right In a few years.

Speaker 1:

I mean, yeah, I mean we have in the 500s right now, but it is relative to what it was we had. I mean we have about a four and a half month supply.

Speaker 2:

Yeah.

Speaker 1:

And for context, for our listeners. I mean, I got my license in 2005, and in the previous peak of the market, it's so funny to look back on and then again talk about the sky falling, which people were like, oh, in 2011, when, I mean, prices were down. But the thing to put things in the context, we had in some cases, a two-year supply of inventory.

Speaker 3:

Oh, wow.

Speaker 1:

I mean, and in some of the higher price points is a three-year supply of inventory. Oh wow, I mean, and some of the higher price points is a three-year supply. I mean like talk about a buyer's market.

Speaker 2:

Yeah.

Speaker 1:

And we're talking right now. We have a four-and-a-half-month supply. Again, it's all relative and again, the market's always cyclical. But back to your point about life is happening, therefore real estate's happening, and the choices. Back to your point about life is happening, therefore real estate's happening, and the choices. The interesting thing is the market's the market, the interest rates are the interest rates, and so, okay, the silver lining for buyers right now is you have more options and we are seeing sellers come off a little bit on their prices. In most cases, it's not the multiple offer scenario where buyers were having to come in $20,000, $30,000, $40,000, $50,000 over, and so pick your poison. Do you want to pay $50,000 over asking price and have a lower interest rate, or do you want to have more negotiating room? And yeah, you're paying a higher interest rate. But again, it just is what it is.

Speaker 2:

Yeah, and that's a very good market shift that you're talking about there, because we are starting to see a change in that. It's becoming a much more favorable market for buyers, and I know that everybody loves talking about it in terms of like is it a buyer's market, is it a seller's market? I always feel like it's a very reductionist way to look at things because it doesn't really speak about the nuances in the middle. Right, there's so much happening in between the terms buyer's market, seller's market, but the truth of the matter is like buyers have more options now, and that's a good thing. You know that's a good thing for the market.

Speaker 1:

It is. And when you say nuances, you're right. Specific neighborhoods, specific homes, with the upgrades or the, you know it's not this one size fits all for the market and that's where I mean you and I and facilitate and our team facilitates are specific to your home and in the path you, in, the clarity you provide for sellers is like it's going to be. It's not just a phone call. I mean, and typically we're doing a two-step approach on that.

Speaker 2:

Yes, correct, yeah, and it really is. I know it's kind of a cliche to say like these conversations are tailored to a client or a customer, right, but these meetings, these two-step listing appointments, it's essentially what they are, right, we're trying to figure out what is the best possible scenario and strategy for this specific home. What are the seller's goals, what do they want out of this, what do they need out of it and how do we facilitate that so that they they're whole when this transaction is done? You know, and that's what they're coming to us, because they they need that expertise and that guidance from us well, it's and it's a bigger picture.

Speaker 1:

And sometimes when we're working with our clients, of course a lot of them it's their primary home and so that you know we talk about the bigger picture, there there's tax implications. There's whether you're paying capital gains or not on your sale of your primary home. Maybe it's an investment property you're working with. Also, I know, ari, we have given you the king of the land title in our team. I mean the amount of land, raw land, that you're working with, in addition to all the houses you're selling, I mean, but you've had an opportunity to work with and you have some upcoming lands. You know that's. You know you work with land which is a unique animal too.

Speaker 2:

Yeah, you know, I really like working with land. My asthma doesn't like it, but I love being out there stomping out on the woods. It's a really unique experience, man, because being out one it gives me an opportunity to be out in nature and I get to have wonderful conversations with these clients and they allow me to preview their land and it's almost like for work. I'm hiking and enjoying all these beautiful views for work.

Speaker 1:

I'm hiking and enjoying all these beautiful views and enjoying. We've gone through the woods, I've gone with you on some of these appointments.

Speaker 2:

But the land here is so beautiful, we're so rich in land and there's just so much open space that our community here has so much to offer in that area. And I think it's wonderful that a lot of people have decided to open up their land property for others to build their homes, for their families to live there and develop their lives there. And so, yeah, I mean I've done a number of land deals. I enjoy them a lot, I think they're fantastic and they're one of the more interesting deals too, because there's so many more variables to consider than you would with a residential transaction. So it just keeps it. You know, it really spices things up. It keeps it super interesting.

Speaker 1:

Oh, it's super. Again, it's a different skill set than just houses. I mean, whether we're talking about a half acre that we're selling or whether we're talking about 50 acres again, you've been working through all types of scenarios of land. Each land comes with its own unique set of variables. And back to your point. It's usually a life-driven event. By the owners it's like, hey, maybe we want to reallocate our investment in this land into something else?

Speaker 1:

Maybe you want to. You know again, there's so many reasons why people are buying and selling, whether it's their home, personal home, whether it's a rental property, an investment property, whether it's a commercial property, whether it's a raw land. I mean, there's so many variables and I will say I love real estate, for because of the relationships and the helping and the advocating and it's super challenging and it keeps you on your toes.

Speaker 2:

It's not easy. I will say it's definitely not easy. It takes some serious strategizing. It takes some serious dedication to make these land deals happen, because there's a lot of interests on both sides from the seller and the buyer. There's a lot of fiduciary duty that goes into helping buyers and both sellers get these land deals to get to the closing table. I think buyers need a lot of help finding the confidence and the information that's really going to let them identify whether they're looking at the prime piece of land that they want, and a lot of times they're lost. You know they come with a dream and we see this all the time. Right, people move to the mountains saying this is my dream, I want to buy land, I want to live off the land, I want to build, I want a mountain view.

Speaker 1:

I want the view, I want the creek. Yeah, I want the log cabin creek.

Speaker 2:

Yeah, I want the log cabin.

Speaker 1:

And I always tell them, you know like, hey, it's out there, we have to, we're going to have to turn some stones to find it, uh, and when you know, but we'll find it and you have and you do, and again that's part of the the that's another part of the dynamic which is so, again, it's. It's, it's hard, it's challenging, it's, it's rewarding. I mean, when I know you found those perfect properties for people, and again, and then you go under contract, then it's all the things that happen with that too. Here's a quick just.

Speaker 1:

I want to give a quick snapshot about the real estate market. In the last seven days in Henderson County single-family homes 45 new listings. Now, this is a trend that's been happening. Price reductions 69 price reductions in the last seven days. There's also been 38 excuse me, 35 homes go under contract in the last seven days and then there's been 38 homes closed. Isn't that interesting? Uh, 38, 35 homes under contract in the last seven days, 38 homes closed, 45 new listings. Again, the market there's only 585 active single-family homes in the market. There's been 1,512 sold in the last 12 months. That's 126 a month. On average. The average price is $537. Again, just a snapshot. But every county you know this is, I'm going to put you on the spot. You want to get, you want to guess what the average price in Transylvania County is.

Speaker 2:

Transylvania.

Speaker 1:

Yeah, I mean, this is where Brevard is. This is a bit of a trivia. I told you Henderson County is $537 right now, yeah Well this might surprise you what the average price in Transylvania County.

Speaker 2:

Let's guesstimate $570.

Speaker 1:

Okay, so that's a good guess You're over $100,000 off.

Speaker 2:

Oh, my God.

Speaker 1:

It's over. $700,000 is the average $700,000? Yeah, I know I was shocked too. I've got to be honest.

Speaker 2:

What on earth and?

Speaker 1:

they don't have as many. They only have some 200 available homes available on the market in Transylvania County. They've had over 20 homes in the $2 million range sell in the last 12 months but they're averaging only some 30-some homes a month selling in Transylvania County. It's so interesting to me. And then you look in Henderson.

Speaker 1:

County our average price is $537,000. And also Buncombe County's average price is in the mid-6s. But I've got to be honest, we work all of Western North Carolina. But I was pulling the numbers recently and I was like, oh my goodness, because I think to be honest, the last time I looked it was in the high 6s.

Speaker 1:

But it had gone up into the 7s. But again, every county is different, every neighborhood is different, all the different areas that we work in, and that's where we take a specific approach to each person's property, their land, their home, the situation, and again that's where we take a very specific approach to the nuances of your property. So again, sorry to put you on the spot there, but I was like, wasn't that wild?

Speaker 2:

That's a very surprising piece of data.

Speaker 1:

Isn't it Again, again? So the market's the market, the interest rates are the interest rates, and so we're so grateful. We have incredible agents, we have incredible clients that we're helping, we have incredible listings, and so let's talk. I know you have some incredible listings that you want to share about, and you're hosting an open house this weekend. Two open houses this weekend.

Speaker 2:

This Saturday, June 21st and Sunday, June 22nd. I'd love to have all you come out and join me at 919 Canuga Road. If you want to look it up, the MLS number is 424-3134. This is a wonderful condo. If you like convenience and you want the turnkey property that's been completely renovated to feel brand new, then this is for you. It's main level living. It's main-level living. It's ready for you to start your life there. Super close to downtown Hendersonville, you could walk to Publix Groceries or you can walk to Witt's Custard. You can walk to Hendo Donuts. The Acosta Trail is super close. It really has a wonderful neighborhood feel.

Speaker 1:

Well, and let's clarify, I think, when people hear condos, this is a standalone unit in the sense of. I mean it is connected, but it's not like a condo where you have a unit on top or below or you know, this is technically. I mean it is a condo, but you might think of it, just from a visual standpoint, more like a townhouse.

Speaker 2:

Yes, that's a very good distinction to make. You look at it and it doesn't look like the traditional image people have in their minds of a condo. That looks like an apartment complex with multi-level buildings. It's not like that at all.

Speaker 1:

It has a garage it has a garage.

Speaker 2:

It has a giant yard next to it. Um, it has a little gate that lets you go to the back neighborhood and, like, there's wonderful homes back there that you can walk around and, like, in the evening, everybody's walking their dogs out there. It's a really charming, like really cute place to be in hendersonville. Um, again, like downtown is walkable from there. Um, and I just want to give the sellers credit for this, though, because, like they really went above and beyond to renovate this tastefully Like, everything in this condo has been redone New appliances, new carpet, new flooring new paint new bathroom counters and there's continuity of style and design throughout.

Speaker 2:

It feels modern, it feels clean, it feels crisp. The kitchen's beautiful.

Speaker 1:

It feels clean, it feels crisp, the kitchen's beautiful. I mean it's wonderful, I mean it's totally. It was literally gutted and updated A hundred percent. This is like new.

Speaker 2:

Yeah, it really is yeah.

Speaker 1:

And so you get the benefit of it. And again, you can come out this Saturday and Sunday and come out and check it out. It is, please come out and see. It is a, it's a showpiece.

Speaker 2:

Yeah, yeah. So both days, 12 pm to 2 pm. I would love to see you all there. The second open house that I want to briefly talk about isn't this weekend, but the coming weekend of Sunday, june the 29th. And man, this property is really amazing. So I'm a big fan of this neighborhood. The address is 1351 Chanteloup, the MLS number is 425-000. And I would live in this neighborhood if I could. It's 4,500 square feet, it's a four-bedroom, four-bath. It's been beautifully renovated. It's at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac. I've spent some time in this neighborhood and I love the people there because they have monthly get-togethers, they have bonfires, they have potlucks. There's a real sense of community there that I think. When people hear about these things, they think, oh, that's a bygone thing from the past, that doesn't happen anymore, but it's happening here you know, in this community and this neighborhood is amazing because it's surrounded by neighborhood, by nature.

Speaker 2:

This home is like a really good mix of privacy, charm, convenience. It's got two full kitchens. It's got two full kitchens.

Speaker 1:

It is set up for a multi-generational home living setup.

Speaker 2:

You can have your families over for the holidays. You can kick them downstairs when you're tired of them or you can have them join you upstairs if you really love them that much. It's got a wonderful fireplace. But also it's rare to find a home this big in Hendersonville. That sits on 2.5 acres. It's on a big chunk of land and it's really pretty. It's beautiful.

Speaker 1:

And not just the 2.5 acres. You're actually backing up to a 26 acre. It's a preserve. Conservation, yeah, conservation, again it's. There's so much to this home it is worth. Please come out, check it out, 1351 chancelou drive, and of course, ari can show it to you before the open house, certainly yeah, if you if what you're hearing about this home, you want to see it. You want to set up a an appointment. You know Ari can show it to you even before the open house.

Speaker 2:

Yeah, absolutely, and this one will be again Sunday, june 29th, 2 PM to 4 PM. Please come out, I'd love to see you there. It'll be a good time. I'll show you the house. You'll love it.

Speaker 1:

It's amazing. Again, this is just an just some samplings of some of the homes we have for sale. We also just listed 828 Foster Hill Drive. This home has million-dollar views for the price of only $675. Year-round views, long-range views. You can actually see Mount Mitchell and Craggy Mountain. Again, your views stretch as far as your eye can see. Amazing property Again 828 Foster Hill Drive. It's a new listing that just went on the market this week. Also, when you mention mountains and the cabin well, you didn't say cabin, but I'm telling you about a cabin.

Speaker 2:

They go hand in hand. They do you think about the mountain?

Speaker 1:

cabin with the views. 66 Ashland Lane in Tryon. We also just put on the market 445. Excuse me, yes, 445. 66 Ashland Lane in Tryon. This home has over two acres in Polk County, Again another property that we have on the market 66 Ashland Lane. Come check it out. A lot of opportunity there. And then 217 Turtle Lane in the beautiful Long John Mountain Estates.

Speaker 2:

It's a beautiful community, great community.

Speaker 1:

That's another listing that we have, new listings that we have, and again, these listings are always evolving and you know they're going under contract, they're selling, and then we have new inventory that's coming to market. But 21 turtle lane uh, only five hundred thousand dollars. This home has over 2200 square feet. This home has been uh redone and it's immaculate. There's so many options on that home too. And then you actually also, you just had a a new uh you, you have a lot on hickory tree lane that you just put on the market as well yeah, yeah, yeah.

Speaker 2:

So this one is for all the land dreamers, of course also mountain bikers. So Canuga Ridge, it's very these 2.18 acre lots. They're really close to the Canuga Mountain Biking Park, which offers like one of the premier mountain biking experiences in the area. These lots are very buildable. I've spent a lot of time there walking them myself. They're in a very private, pretty wooded community. You feel like you're in a rainforest when you're out there. So if you're looking to start your dream of living in the mountains within the privacy of acreage and being close to mountain biking communities, this is for you. You can make your dreams come true there.

Speaker 1:

And it's a very affordable price too. Yeah, yeah.

Speaker 2:

It's price to sell. That's one of the things we always advise our clients is the best thing to do. We can ream and ask for $5 million for everything, but that's not going to happen. We have to live on planet Earth, and so it's price to sell, you know these are these real, candid conversations we have.

Speaker 1:

Well, and then, speaking of land, also a new listing that we have in kenmure, 168 tarn hill drive. This property is over two acres. This is the thing I mean. I love kenmure that in reality of it, whether you want to admit it or not, there's some places in Kenmure that it can take you 15 minutes or 20 minutes to get to the back of some of the backsides of Kenmure. This is in the lower section. Super easy access, 168 Tarn Hill Drive, over two acres there, and it's ready for your dream home and it's at the front end of it City water, underground utilities, natural gas and also fiber available, very buildable, with very little elevation change. Again, it's super easy on the front and in the front side of Kenmure.

Speaker 2:

It is a big plus to have a home that close to the gate in Kenmure. I've spent a lot of time there and to be it's maybe five minutes away, if that, from the front gate. That's a really nice street too. I've spent some time looking at homes there.

Speaker 1:

I really like that street Well, and Ari, you've had the privilege of selling a number of homes in Kenmure and clients that you've worked with I mean it's a great neighborhood. You have the golf community. Well, a lot of people don't realize this is. You can live in there and just pay. I think it's only what $1,200 a year for just the POA or HOA access. You don't have to be a golfer to live in there. You don't have to participate in that membership. You can just be a homeowner in there.

Speaker 2:

Yeah, it's an at-will thing. You can choose to be a golfer one year and you can retire the next year and then restart your golfing career three years later.

Speaker 1:

Yep, so it's again. Oh, I think. By the way, I think that number is now around 1,300.

Speaker 2:

They went up recently it's a little different. There's different phases in Kenya. So there's going to be a little bit of variability in the HOA fee per phase of the subdivision.

Speaker 1:

Absolutely so. Again, there's, you know all of these, all of this, to say that the type of properties we work with, from the small lots to the large tracks, to the Again, the large estates and private homes. We sell the primary homes or the investment properties or the commercial or the land. Again, whatever your situation is, we can take a very specific approach for you, your unique situation, your unique property and home. And we'd love to have the opportunity to interview for the job. Again, give Ari a call, give our office a call, call our office and ask for Ari. Again, we'd love to interview for the job and help you. And again, ari's doing open houses this Saturday and Sunday, 12 to 2 at 919 Canuga Road Correct, come out on also the next weekend on 1351 Chanteloup Drive. But either of these properties, they can just call you and have a private showing if they'd like to do that too, absolutely yes.

Speaker 2:

I'm always available and I'd be happy to give them a tour of the properties, and I'd love to be there.

Speaker 1:

Anything else, ari, in the conversation We've just sort of danced all over the topics, but I'm so grateful for you to be here and join this morning and again share with our listeners about what's going on.

Speaker 2:

Yeah, it's always an honor to be here about what's going on. Yeah, it's always an honor to be here. It's always a lot of fun. I truly enjoy doing all this. The last thing I wanted to mention is this is a coming listing we will have soon and I just briefly want to speak about it in very general terms. So again, for all you land dreamers, if you've ever wanted to have a lot of acreage, so 60 acres in Rutherfordton County, all contiguous, very level, very buildable. It's really pretty land. There's great views from there. There's a pond. You could take out your golf clubs there and hit balls in any direction and you'll still be in your land wherever the ball goes.

Speaker 1:

Isn't there a barn too?

Speaker 2:

So, yeah, there's a massive building. It's approximately 5,000 square feet and it doubles as a workshop and a social space. There's two full bathrooms, a full kitchen.

Speaker 3:

Wow.

Speaker 2:

There's a gigantic workspace and it's in fantastic shape. It's really cool to find something like this in an area like Rutherford, and so keep your eyes open, because you'll be seeing this going live pretty soon.

Speaker 1:

Absolutely. Follow us on social media Facebook and Instagram. Again, you can call us directly at 828-393-0134. You can also stop by our office, say hello to Ari and our team. Again, we're in Flat Rock. I joke. It's a very dangerous place for a location with all those restaurants there. You know certainly the pizza is good, the barbecue is good. The biscuits have you had the biscuits?

Speaker 2:

at the Hubba Lou. Yeah, great breakfast.

Speaker 1:

Great breakfast, so many options there. And then, of course, the coffee Stop in say hello, 2720 Greenville Highway there in Flat Rock. But we're so grateful. We love serving our clients. We're enthusiastic and it's a, it's a challenge, but we love it and we're great at it and we have had the incredible experience over the years in in in my career, we've had the privilege of helping over 1500 families with our with just over the years, and so if you're thinking of buying, selling or investing in real estate or a 1031 exchange or even a career in real estate, we'd love to have the conversation. There's so much happening and there's so much opportunity. Again, take the news with a grain of salt, and if you want to know about your specific situation, your specific home and want to have just a candid conversation, we'd be honored to have that. Again, give us a call 828-393-0134. Follow us on social media. We'll have more information up about these open houses. But, ari, ari, thank you for being here.

Speaker 2:

Thank you for having me.

Speaker 1:

It was great Again tomorrow morning at 845, the Hometown Hero series. Mike Outlaw, who's the lead custodian at First Baptist Church in Hendersonville, he's our hometown hero tomorrow morning. After a career with the Henderson County Schools, Mike has been the First Baptist for some time now and we'll get to know Mike outlaw this Friday morning. He's another George Real Estate Group Hometown Hero. So tune in every Friday morning as well, at 845 for the Hometown Hero series. Just grateful to be here. Take care, have a wonderful day, have a wonderful rest of your week and we'll see you tomorrow morning.

Speaker 1:

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Speaker 3:

Thank you for listening to the George Real Estate Group podcast. Tune in next time for more industry news updates and real estate tips. You can reach Greg, the George Real Estate Group, at 828-393-0134 or at realestatebygregcom.