Asheville Housing: A hot market's real numbers
You've gotta live somewhere... right? From a West Asheville Craftsman bungalow with porch parties to a Montford Victorian manse with ghost tour lore, Asheville has a variety of places and ways to give you a home. We're here to help you understand what to expect.
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What Does Home Look Like in Asheville?
Prices, house styles, and the rental fine print locals wish someone had told them sooner.
Home prices are
steep like Beaucatcher Mountain, with occasional bidding war switchbacks
Homes in Asheville are typically
smaller, quirkier, with porches for craft beer and rain barrels for the backyard garden
The dream house would be
modern farmhouse, Blue Ridge panorama, breweries within walking distance, plus a bonus guest cottage
The reality is that it will most likely be
1920s West Asheville bungalow, slanted floors, compost bin, five-minute ride to tacos
I'll live anywhere except
Merrimon Avenue at 5 p.m.
As long as I'm close to
South Slope breweries, French Broad Greenway, and a drum circle within earshot
Stereotypical architecture is
craftsman bungalows, eclectic cottages, modern cabin cubes hiding shockingly large hot tubs
Sought after views
Blue Ridge silhouettes, Mount Pisgah sunsets, leaf season traffic you can judge from (very) afar
HOAs around here are
opinionated about mailboxes, goats, and short-term rental fantasies
Ready to See If Asheville Fits You?
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