There has never been a better time than now for you to purchase your dream home or vacation cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains region of North Carolina. The Asheville NC area is one of the best places to raise a family in the United States. The Asheville area boasts mild temperatures year-round, great school systems, and a variety of home choices to choose from.



While housing prices are currently unstable in most of the rest of the country, real estate in Asheville, North Carolina is seeing steady prices and a reasonable amount of turn-over in real estate inventory. The average home price in the area is in the mid-$200,000 range with some mountain cabins running less and many cabins and lakefront estates much higher. There is affordable Asheville, NC real estate for sale at all times.

There are many things for you and your family to do in the Western North Carolina area. The Blue Ridge Mountains are a vacation destination for people from all over the world. Living in the area allows you and your family to have access to many of the amazing local places to visit and experience. The Blue Ridge Mountains, called this because of their blue appearance from a distance, due to their abundant native plant life, have some of the best lakes, rivers, and historic places for you and your family to explore and enjoy.

During the spring and early summer, the Blue Ridge Mountain region comes magically alive with many different varieties of wildflowers. In the Asheville and surrounding areas you will find a plentiful supply of native flowering plants and trees such as: Azaleas, Bloodroot, Dogwood, Firepink, Redbud, Rhododendron, Serviceberry, Spring Beauty, Trillium, and many varieties of violets. A day of enjoying the wildflowers of the area is a must. Enjoying the entire wildflower season is a bonus if you own real estate and live in the mountain area!

If you like to fish or swim Blue Ridge Mountain region has many lakes and rivers. If you would like to live in the area year-round, be sure to check out the abundant water-front real estate on the local rivers and lakes. The best of which can easily be found in the greater Asheville, Brevard and Hendersonville areas of Western North Carolina. By working with an experienced local real estate agent they can show you some of the best places to live based on your personal preferences.

If you are looking for a river front mountain cabin, Cane Creek to the natural rivers of Davidson, French Broad, Rocky Broad, and Swannanoa have some wonderful and affordable real estate locations. In addition to the major rivers, there are a multitude of natural creeks and streams which flow in the area. Many of them have private property available. The rivers and streams of the Blue Ridge Mountains are some the best fly fishing areas you can find in Western North Carolina and the United States.

The Blue Ridge Mountains and greater Asheville area of North Carolina have just the right home for everyone. If you are looking to purchase real estate in the area it is very important that you find a knowledgeable real estate agent who is local to the Asheville and surrounding mountain areas. Working with a professional insures that you can find the best mountain property for your specific needs. Living in the Blue Ridge Mountain region is like living no where else on earth.