LAND FOR SALE IN ASHEVILLE NC AREA Price Range- $90,000 TO $200,000 All beautiful with mountain views, streams and ready-to-build.      Just One Exaple     3.25 AC in ECO-friendly development within 278 AC Conservation Preserve   $99,500 MLS# 492979 Zip: 28746   Subdivision: THREE CREEKS Status: ACTIVE   Listing Brokerage: The Eco-Steward Real Estate Consulting Firm, Inc.                 Email : janeAnne@janeAnne.com     janeAnne's Notes:   " THIS is an exceptional south-facing parcel with distant mountain views in mature green-friendly community. The building site is bordered by stream on the property & sits in the heart of 278 pristine, forested AC. Just 19 homesites. Most sold. Beautiful homes. Property owners deeded 1/19th share of 70% undeveloped land!  Walking trails, bold streams... 09/28/2011

Baby Boomers and Nature Lovers? Turn your sights toward Eco-Friendly Creative Retirement Living at Three Creeks in Lake Lure. Looking for the essential Creative Retirement? Do you appreciate the active lifestyle? And, are you a Nature Lover? If so— the woods, the hills, the mountain vistas and the sounds of  waterfalls (see photo of waterfall at Three Creeks) —add up to Eco-Friendly living at one of my favorite developments near Asheville, NC. This is what engaged and engaging living is all about at Three Creeks in Lake Lure. And Three Creeks is an easy drive of about 45 minutes to Asheville and the Center for Creative Retirement. Baby Boomers' Retirement Creative Retirees Pick Asheville NC- Retire South picks Asheville, NC in Top 5. “If you’re thinking about retiring or relocating to a... 08/18/2011

-Exceptional parcel in mature rco-friendly community. This beautiful 3.25 AC Site is bordered by stream and sits in the heart of 278 pristine, forested acres . You can hear the cascading waterfall from this very spot. An ideal community with only nineteen 3±  acre homesites  within 277 acres, at Three Creeks, the surrounding park-like common land is deeded to the owners to be enjoyed by all. Homesites have been thoughtfully selected. Choose THIS site ( LOT #8 Winterle) and you will discover a vibrant sanctuary bordered by a creek, with sounds of the cascading waterfall inviting you Home. Comprehensive covenants require custom homes with a nod to sustainability that are properly sited and subject to architectural review. Utilities are underground and roads are paved. Three Creeks Communi... 08/17/2011

INVESTMENT PROPERTIES-Wise investments for today and tomorrow and the beauty bonus of Asheville area real estate investments.Investing in Asheville area real estate including investing via the 1031 Exchange ( 1031 Like Kind Exchange) has worked for my real estate clients. Investments might include  an  Asheville area 1031 Exchangesuch as an equestrian property by pastoral Mars Hill, North Carolina for a duplex located in Asheville.  Or look at this gorgeous cascade(see photo) that lives on acreage available in a 1031 exchange. Or consider a horse farm or farmland exchanged for a residential property that is rented. Note:  It is wise to seek the counsel of your attorney and CPA while locating replacement properties.  An Asheville area real estate investment could also be what is referred... 11/17/2010

 Three Creeks Preserve  is an eco-friendly developmentwithin easy reach of Asheville and just a hop-skip-and-jump down the road to Lake Lure, NC. When considering building on a Lot such as that you see here at Three Creeks, whether it is  for your year-round residence or for a second home keep these three factors in mind: a) Proximity to Asheville NC: Less than an hour from Asheville, NC, and just 15 minutes to Lake Lure, NC with excellent restaurants, grocery stores and recreational facilities, Three Creeks reveals one of the secrets of eco-friendly living. (see map) b) Exterior Allure: Three Creeks conservation community offers immediacy to  connections with nature -building sites along a creek, within earshot of a waterfall,  (see photos) beside a meadow, in the shady sanctuary of th... 03/28/2010

Land for Sale Asheville (series)   We ventured out in search of unique LAND for sale between snow storms this week- our objective: to find retreat-like settings for families.  That translates to abundant water sources (possibly a swimming pond, streams for trout fishing, and waterfalls for inspiration) trails for hiking, meadows and sunny places for gardens and a community meeting place. An ideal community might have only 19 or 20 homesites on good-sized  (3+acre) lots and be carved thoughtfully into a larger parcel-say of 250 acres or so that could not be developed and would stay forever wild. The protected land would encompass the waterfalls, trails and other outstanding or environmentally sensitive areas. That common land would invite homeowners to be part of a pristine mountain envi... 12/30/2009

Dateline Asheville, North Carolina, June, 2009News and Views from Asheville's Greenolina, Real Estate Eco-Steward  THREE CREEKS, CASCADES AND WATERFALLS-  Take a deep breath and imagine yourself inspired by this waterfall.  That's what happened for us on our recent picnic and photo shoot at Three Creeks Preserve. Here we discovered a conservation neighborhood beyond compare. Less than an hour from Asheville, NC., and just 4 miles from Lake Lure, NC,  we also discovered the secret to eco-friendly living at Three Creeks Preserve.  We had checked our map (see graphic)  and headed out in high anticipation.  We had heard amazing reports on the Three Creeks conservation neighborhood, one of John and Marilyn Nelson's nature-oriented developments.  We had earlier visited (and loved) Creston Eco... 06/16/2009