The lumber industry experienced an unexpected boom with the huge drop in prices of some products such as oil. Although lumber prices slumped immediately after lockdowns, the sector gained right away once the demand caused by the remodeling bona...
Much of Western North Carolina’s rural land is used for traditional permaculture and subsistence farming. The region’s dense forests, flowing creeks and underground springs, diverse flora and fauna, and rich soil provide all of the basic ne...
Brokers’ Love for North Carolina Land Started on the Trails
It is no mistake that the 2000-mile Appalachian Trail crosses a road almost every four miles. Trail architect Benton MacKaye wanted to interlace the route with civilization to make ...
The Beauty of Mountain Properties
Some are sucked in by the views; others are drawn to the fertile soil; still more come for the rich spiritual and artistic culture. But what truly steal the hearts of those teetering on the brink of buying mou...
What You Need to Know about Farmland for Sale
These rollin’ hills are speckled with the intermittent large-scale operations in the flatlands, but the vast majority of agriculture in this region is dominated by small farms and homesteads of j...
Most people who buy land in the mountains don’t intend to pitch a tent, build a campfire and call it a day. Your mountain land is the foundation for a summertime oasis or a homestead where children can grow up healthy and barefoot, which impl...
Benefits from Working with a Rural Property Broker as Opposed to Hunting Solo
When you’re shopping for rural property, you’re absorbing a great deal of information and opportunities all at once. Having someone who can help you process ever...
Co-owners of Land Crazy, siblings and now Blue Ridge biking mavens (of the huffing and puffing and not the vroom vroom category), Jackie and Tom Cure spent a week cycling through the rural land on Appalachia’s most infamous thoroughfare. Here...
How do I Know What Size to Look for When Scoping out NC Land?
Investors look for large tracts of NC land with a closer eye on the value of the land than the size, because how you want to use the land will determine the right size for you. Ar...
The Top 3 Factors to Consider When You Decide to Purchase Asheville Land for Sale
Location: When you start to consider buying land, you want to look at the short-term (what do I want to do with this property?) and the long-term (could it be...
