From the September 5, 2019 issue of the Transylvania Times https://www.transylvaniatimes.com/story/2019/09/05/news/initiative-to-help-brevard-make-healthier-choices-brevard-nc/42070.html Initiative to Help Brevard Make Healthier Choices Brevard has been chosen as the 50th community to be a Blue Zones Project, an initiative that makes healthy choices easier through permanent and semi-permanent changes to a community’s built environment, policy and social networks, according to […]
September 6, 2019 © REALTOR® MAGAZINE The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.49% this week, the lowest average since October 2016, Freddie Mac reports. “Mortgage rates continued the summer swoon due to weaker economic data,” says Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist. “While economic growth is clearly slowing due to rising manufacturing and trade headwinds, economic […]
Data Shows Substantial Housing Progress Post-Recession Since the recession, the U.S. real estate housing markets have undergone a significant transformation, creating a booming real estate industry that is almost unrecognizable to the one we had just a decade ago. June marked the longest period of economic expansion for the country, reaching 121 months. What’s happened […]
Summer in Sapphire/Lake Toxaway offers a wide variety of arts, culture, and outdoor recreation by Katherine Scott Crawford At an elevation of over 3,000 feet, there is no better place to be in summer than in the beautiful mountain communities of Sapphire, Sapphire Valley and Lake Toxaway, N.C. In addition to the crisp mountain air—it […]
Swimming holes, waterfalls, cool, high country hikes, bike rides, farmers’ markets, fly-fishing in ancient rivers, internationally acclaimed musicians playing live under a sunset sky, old time dances in one of the prettiest downtowns in the Western North Carolina mountains. What could be better than Brevard in summertime? Summer is simply special here. Here’s […]
Festival season has officially begun in Brevard, NC. There’s no better way to kick it off than with the annual White Squirrel Festival, held downtown May 24, 25 & 26. Best of all, it’s free! Each year on Memorial Weekend the sun is shining, the rhododendron and mountain laurel are in full bloom, the breeze […]
May In Brevard Has Something For Everyone by Katherine Scott Crawford All welcome the merry month of May! In Brevard, the temperatures are on the upswing, the flowers are blooming, and the forest is full of spring wonders. Would you like to listen to live music, admire great art, see a play, take a guided […]
Mortgage rates posted more drops this week, lowering the borrowing costs of potential home shoppers and refinancers. Rates are now at a nine-month low, which helped boost mortgage applications more than 20 percent this week. “Lower mortgage rates combined with continued income growth and lower energy prices are all positive indicators for consumers that should lead to […]
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