July 7, 2025 • 31 mins
Have you ever noticed that despite economic headlines, life moves forward and so does real estate? In this enlightening episode, we dive deep into Western North Carolina's surprisingly resilient housing market, revealing why properties continue to change hands even as market dynamics shift.
The numbers tell a compelling story: Henderson County averages 126 single-family home sales monthly, with average prices holding strong at $538,000. Neighboring Buncombe County sits in the mid-$600,000s, while Transylvania County commands prices in the $700,000s. Most surprisingly, 30% of Henderson County transactions are all-cash purchases. This isn't just data—it's evidence of our region's enduring appeal and the fundamental truth that life circumstances, not just interest rates, drive real estate decisions.
We explore the philosophical side of navigating changing markets through the wisdom of Marcus Aurelius: "The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way." This ancient perspective offers remarkable insight for today's buyers and sellers facing obstacles. Rather than seeing challenges as roadblocks, we examine how they create new opportunities and pathways forward.
Beyond market analysis, we celebrate what makes Western North Carolina special—from the 29th annual "Chalk it Up" sidewalk art festival in downtown Hendersonville to the $300 million economic impact of our local summer camp industry. These community touchpoints underscore why people continue to be drawn to our mountain paradise regardless of economic cycles.
For those considering their next move, we unpack the expanding mortgage accessibility landscape, including VA and USDA loans offering 100% financing options for qualified buyers. We also address sophisticated wealth preservation strategies like 1031 exchanges and Delaware Statutory Trusts that help property owners navigate inheritance and tax concerns.
Ready to transform real estate obstacles into opportunities? Connect with our experienced team at 828-393-0134 or visit realestatebygregcom to discover how we've helped over 1,500 families navigate Western North Carolina real estate over the past two decades.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hello friends, thank you so much for being here.
This is the George Real EstateGroup podcast, which is a
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radio stations here inHendersonville, north Carolina.
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and Upstate South Carolina andit is a privilege to share
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bringing you positive news aboutyour local real estate market
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and community.
Good morning and welcome to theGeorge Real Estate Group live
radio broadcast here on the QEvery Monday morning, bringing
you positive news about yourlocal real estate market and
community, and so grateful to behere with you on this Monday
morning, if you're tuning in forthe first time ever.
The George Real Estate Group islocated in Flat Rock, right
next to the Flat Rock Bakery.
Hubba Hubba BBQ, campfire Grill, the Wrinkled Egg, hubba Lou,
the Breakfast Spot all thosegreat local and independent
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restaurants and businesses theGeorge Real Estate Group's local
and independent as well.
I actually had a friend thatwas there on the well, I think
it was on the 4th of July at thebarbecue place Hubba Lou or,
excuse me, hubba Hubba and theyjust were commenting.
They were like I can't believeyour office is here.
They said I'd have a hard timebeing around all these
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restaurants all the time.
And we certainly are gratefulfor our neighbors there and the
amount of people that are comingin and visiting the area and
checking out the area and thenenjoying those great spots.
I mean, we're located there onRainbow Row.
We're in the blue buildingoverlooking the barbecue
restaurant.
It's a great place and I joke,it's a dangerous place for an
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office.
But again, if you're in thearea, stop by.
If you've not made the tripover to Flat Rock, stop by and
say hello at our office.
But also enjoy some amazingofferings and food, whether it's
the breakfast or the bakeryitems or the barbecue, and then
Campfire Grill has great dinneroptions as well.
All those great restaurants andbusinesses we're grateful to be
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part of.
We serve all of Western NorthCarolina and upstate South
Carolina.
We have an incredible group ofagents, we have incredible staff
, and if you're thinking ofbuying, selling or investing, or
even selling your investmentproperties or considering what
to do with your real estate,rental properties or portfolio,
we'd love to have theconversation.
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We will jump into what's goingon in the market.
We will jump into what's goingon in the market.
Before we do that, a friend ofmine, dear friend of mine at
Narnia Studios, barbara Hughes,has their 29th annual Chalk it
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Up.
Which Chalk it Up began withtheir three children drawing in
front of their mother's storedowntown.
It's actually blossomed intoone of the most beloved and
endearing events that our townhas to offer.
It's a unique way to experiencebeautiful downtown
Hendersonville.
So every summer and you canfind this on their website,
narniastudioscom every summer,150 artists of all ages draw for
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prizes and fun in this greatcontest designed to promote
Hendersonville as a city with aheart for art, chalk it Up.
This coming weekend, the 12th.
The 12th is the Chalk it Upevent and you can, and it's a
sidewalk chalk art contest.
It's judged.
They have a number ofcategories.
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They have the you know the age,different, different age
categories and then they have aprofessional category.
Um, and again, it's a firstcome, first serve basis.
Uh, and they do remind no dogs.
Uh, during the event, um, forthe chalk it up annual, 29th
annual chalk it up.
Isn't that amazing?
Again, wonderful.
I mean, downtown Hendersonvillehas so much to offer and this
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is just one of the amazingthings going on there.
And again, the commitment andthe number of small businesses
there that make downtown what itis.
You know, again, this event,the Chalk it Up, and then also
upcoming is the Apple Festivaland we'll be having some
conversations and interviewsregarding the Apple Festival
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coming up.
And we'll be having someconversations and interviews
regarding the Apple Festivalcoming up.
So many people come to our areabecause of the quality of life,
the outdoor living, thebeautiful downtown, the four
distinct seasons.
I mean people in this area Isay this all the time, I'm a
little biased and I love wherewe live, I love traveling and I
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love coming home and I lovewhere we live.
I love traveling and I lovecoming home and I love where we
live and I love this is where Iraise my family, my children.
My children are growing up here, the incredible school system.
But so many people come herefor different reasons.
Prior to having my real estatebroker's license this is my 20th
year with my North Carolinabroker's license I was involved
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in the camp industry and thecamp industry here is massive.
I mean, there's over 50 campshere in the three-county area.
There was an economic report ofthe camps I think the economic
report might be 20 years old nowor 15 plus years and it was
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some $300 million annually.
The economic impact but theimpact of camps, it's certainly
not the, it's the economics onepiece, but the impact that camp
has on families and children andthen people that go to camp and
then they end up coming here tothe area to live, you know,
because of the incredibleexperience they had at camp.
And with that again I wanted tojust say my condolences to all
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those that face just the tragedyand loss there in Kerrville,
texas.
Actually, prior to my realestate career, I was working
with the summer camps and I hada chance to visit and call upon.
I was working with summer camps.
We we had a technology groupthat I was part of where we were
.
This is before.
This is like the dawn of ofhigh speed internet and the
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internet and digital photographyand camp and camps were
embracing technology, which it'scamps now again being such a
place where kids can gounplugged.
But even before that, campswere very much a technology-free
and they still are an area forcampers.
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But it's interesting, we werehelping camps with their
technology at the beginning thisis before Facebook and social
media and at the beginning ofdigital photography, where I was
involved in this technologygroup that was helping camps
navigate through technology andoffering services, and so I had
the opportunity to work herelocally but we worked in service
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camps all over the UnitedStates and this is in the early
2000s and I had an opportunityto go visit a number of the
camps in that Kerrville area andI know my path had crossed Camp
Mystic and Heart of the Hillsand had a chance to visit those
camps in the early 2000s andjust want to send our thoughts
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and prayers to the campcommunity.
That area there is, I think, oneof the only other areas like
Western North Carolina that hasa high concentration of camps in
an area there.
But just again our thoughts andprayers to the families and
everyone there that lost so muchover the weekend Just tragic
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and our condolences for thosethat faced so much with the
flooding of the Guadalupe Riverthere in Texas.
It's a lot to process and tocomprehend and again are
thankful for those that arehelping with the recovery
efforts and navigating throughthat.
But just an incredible story,heartbreaking story and just
wanted to acknowledge that.
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But the camping community, sucha powerful community making a
difference in kids' lives andchanging kids' lives and helping
pour into kids and making adifference.
Our camp community here is sostrong and grateful that my
daughter is experiencing camp aswell.
But people that have been goingto camp here and continue to go
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, and there are generations nowthat keep coming back to camp.
Camp makes a difference and sowe're grateful for our camp
community.
But I want to offer ourthoughts and prayers to those
facing what they're facing.
After this weekend down inTexas.
You might wonder what's going onin the real estate industry and
the real estate market.
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We continue to see a steadydemand, the demand here, locally
.
I mean we're averaging some 126single-family homes a month
selling in Henderson County.
That doesn't include condos andland and townhomes or
commercial.
The market is moving.
Is it what it was a few yearsago?
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No, but it's still a healthypace.
The market's still healthy andwe have some 636 active
single-family homes on themarket in Henderson County.
We're averaging 126 a monthselling and we've had a handful
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more homes sell this year thanlast year and days on market's
increasing.
But the market is still moving.
There is a price that willcause a home to sell.
We are still at a high price.
The average single-family homeprice in Henderson County over
the last 12 months is at $538.
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In Buncombe County that numberis in the mid-600s.
In Transylvania County theaverage price over the last 12
months is in the 700s.
So the market is still movingand there's a lot of news out
there that again the sky'sfalling, that no one's buying a
home and that's just not true.
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According to the NationalAssociation of Realtors, they're
on track to sell.
The United States this year ison track to sell 4.03 million
homes.
I mean that is 11,000 homes perday selling.
That's 460 homes selling perhour in the United States.
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That's roughly eight homesevery minute selling in the
United States.
Roughly eight homes everyminute selling in the United
States.
In the time it takes just toshare that information, there's
going to be eight homes thatwill sell.
So I mean every single minutebuyers are making moves, sellers
are closing deals and if you'reholding off selling your house
because you think buyers aren'tout there, let me reassure you.
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There are buyers still lookingto buy.
So the market is balancing out.
I mean we still technically arein a seller's market when you
look at the supply and demand.
But a six-month supply isconsidered a balanced market.
More than six months is abuyer's market.
We've not tipped into that yet,but I mean there is always an
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ebb and flow.
But really the last few yearsit's been I would call it maybe
even more of a hyper seller'smarket where we had a two to
three months supply of homes.
Now we're close to four to fivemonths supply of homes.
It's still technically aseller's market and that's why
we see days on marketsincreasing.
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But just to give you a snapshot,just in the last seven days in
Henderson County 52 new listings, 64 price adjustments.
There was 34 homes go undercontract and, interestingly
enough, 34 homes sold in thelast seven days and again, you
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know that's the beginning of themonth.
A lot of times you'll see homes.
A lot of people try to.
You know, for whatever reasonthey schedule homes to sell at
the end of the month or close atthe end of the month.
But the market is still movingand we will dive more into that.
You know, as we later in theshow as to some more statistics
about what's going on in themarket.
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But the market is moving.
Interest rates are the interestrates.
The economy is the economy.
Life happens, therefore realestate happens.
And as you're thinking aboutyour own personal, your home,
you're thinking about do I wantto downsize or upsize?
Maybe you want to move into amulti-generational home, maybe
you want to get closer to thegrandkids?
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I mean, there's so many reasons.
Maybe you had the loss of aloved one, I mean maybe your
family's growing.
Again, there's so many reasonswhy people are buying and
selling and majority of the timeit has nothing to do with the
interest rates, it has nothingto do with the market.
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It's life happens.
Therefore real estate happens.
And I can assure you realestate is happening.
Life is still happening.
We are and we're havingconversations every single day
with our clients and whetherit's their personal home,
whether it's our clientsthinking strategically about
their investment real estate orwhat they're thinking ahead with
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managing, what they're managingor they want to downsize Again,
there's so many reasons why ourclients are selling and we have
tax strategies, working withtax professionals, working with
attorneys, working with ourfinancial advisors we have an
entire team.
When you're working withattorneys, working with our
financial advisors, we have anentire team.
When you're working with us, wecan bring to the table an
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entire team that can help younavigate through what's right
for you and we can bringperspective and we can bring
clarity.
Just because you have aconversation with us doesn't
mean you're going to be buyingor selling or anything.
It's just providing clarity soyou can make a decision for
what's right for you.
And we'd love to interview forthe job.
You can call us directly at828-393-0134,.
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828-393-0134.
We are so enthusiastic aboutworking with our clients.
We've had the privilege in mycareer of helping over 1,500
families throughout my career inselling real estate.
We're so grateful.
Whether it's your home, aninvestment property, land,
commercial, I mean we can helpand we'd love to interview for
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the job.
Find us online atrealestatebygregcom.
You can see our new listings.
We had a number of listings gounder contract over the past few
days, had a number of listingsgo under contract over the past
few days.
I mean even over the 4th ofJuly weekend.
I mean the market's moving andwe'd love to help you, if that
makes sense.
We have a short break coming up,but you're listening to the
George Real Estate Group liveradio broadcast here in the
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queue every Monday morning andwe have a lot more to cover when
we come back.
So stay tuned in.
We'll be right back.
Good morning and welcome back.
You're listening to the GeorgiaReal Estate Group live radio
broadcast here on the queueevery Monday morning and if
you're just tuning in for thefirst time, we've been doing
this show for a number of years.
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We podcast all of our radioshows.
We've had the privilege ofsharing about what's going on in
the real estate market, alsojust having conversations about
life.
We love those conversations too, and over the years we have
different guests on the show.
We have a lot of nonprofits.
We've had local business ownersand whether it's people in the
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industry or financial advisorsor attorneys or home inspectors
or appraisers, and we lovehaving the conversation to bring
positive news and informationso you can just have some more
information to understand themarket.
And the market is moving.
I mean the market.
You know, in the last 12 monthsthere's been, you know, 1,515
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single family homes sold in thelast 12 months.
I mean 126.
And, like I mentioned earlier,there's been a slight increase
in number of homes sold thisyear versus the number of homes
sold year-to-date this yearversus the number of homes sold
last year.
So I mean the market is healthy.
The sky is not falling, thedays on market are increasing,
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so we see a little bit more, youknow, longer times in the
market.
But on the other side of thecoin, if the home is priced
correctly, it's moving.
We're not, you know, we're notseeing.
You know you can sell a homequickly, and not that it's about
selling quickly, but the goalis to sell it for a fair amount
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of money, for what the marketwill bear.
The market will always talkback as to the number of homes.
The market will always talkback to you.
If you're getting offers,getting showings, the market
will always talk back to you.
And that's where working with aprofessional to guide and to
provide information so you candecide how you want to position
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your home on the market.
And just having clarity andhaving the resources and then
the things that we do that weknow help move homes the
professional photography, theprofessional marketing, the
exposure that we provide for ourclients and our listings.
And no amount of marketing willsell a home if it's overpriced
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and ultimately the market willtalk back.
But the market's still moving.
The number of homes selling hasbeen.
There's been a slight increasein the number of homes that have
sold this year, year to date,versus last year, and so, again,
it's healthy.
It's a healthy market thatwe're in.
And, again, if you're curiousabout your specific home, your
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unique situation, if you'recurious what are your options,
or you're curious I mean we havethe resources and experience to
provide you information thenyou can decide what's right for
you in regards to the economy,to the market and making a plan
for you to do that.
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And we'd love to interview forthe job.
Give us a call 828-393-0134,828-393-0134.
We'd love to have theconversation I was reminded over
the weekend of.
This is so interesting.
I sometimes can go down theserabbit holes, but I love quotes
and I love I do love the Stoicphilosophers approaches.
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And Marcus Aurelius was a Romanempire and regarded one of the
most important Stoicphilosophers and regarded one of
the most important Stokephilosophers.
But he actually has a lot ofquotes that you may not realize.
This is like 600 BC if I'mgetting my dates correct, but
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this is amazing.
You might have heard thesequotes and maybe didn't realize
they came from Marcus Aurelius.
He wrote a book calledMeditations which was actually
not meant to be publicized.
They were actually his privatejournal, written in Greek and
reminding him how to livevirtuously.
But he was actually adopted byEmperor Antonius Pius and Marcus
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actually became heir to thethrone.
But he ruled during a turbulenttime marked by wars and a
devastating plague.
But he wrote this journalcalled Meditations and remains
one of the greatest works ofStoic philosophy and practical
wisdom.
But this is so interesting.
This is one of his most famousquotes you have power over your
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mind, not outside events.
Realize this and you'll findstrength.
Another one the happiness ofyour life depends on the quality
of your thoughts.
I'm just going to share withyou some of these quotes.
I think they're worthconsidering.
When you arise in the morning,think of what a precious
privilege it is to be alive, tobreathe, to think, to enjoy and
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to love.
If it is not right, do not doit.
If it is not true, do not sayit.
Waste no more time arguing whata good man should be.
Be one.
Everything we hear is anopinion, not a fact.
Everything we see is aperspective, not the truth.
And then the best revenge is tobe unlike Kim, who performed
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the injury and then another one.
Accept the things which fatebinds to you.
Love the people with whom fatebrings together, but do so with
all your heart.
So he was often called thephilosopher king, and it was a
rare example of a ruler whoearnestly tried to live by
wisdom, self-constraint andreason.
And he reminds us, even inpositions of great power, a
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person can strive for humility,virtue and calm acceptance of
life's hardships.
And so his meditations arestill read worldwide and have
helped people navigate modernstress with ancient wisdom.
And then one more thing.
This is so interesting that oneof his other ideas was the
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obstacle is the way, and he, hisexact quote that inspired the
phrase, is the impediment toaction advances action.
What stands in the way becomesthe way, and so a lot of you
know the when you face anobstacle, you don't just endure
it, you use it.
And then hardship, resilienceand setbacks can actually fuel
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progress if you respond with theright mindset and the challenge
itself becomes the path forward.
And so sometimes at the heart ofwhat he's saying is obstacles
are not just roadblocks to yourgoal, they create the new path,
not just roadblocks to your goal, they create the new path.
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And then, when we facechallenges, they force you to
adapt, to grow, to innovate andbuild resilience.
And so when something blocksyour plan, it becomes the plan.
So again, we get to decide howwe react to things.
We get to decide how to respondto things.
React to things, we get todecide how to respond to things.
And again, the growth.
And when you don't haveopportunities for challenges I
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mean it's just like liftingweights.
You know the weight is theobstacle that builds the muscle,
and so it just challenges canforce you to think creatively.
They test your patience andagain even strengthen your will.
And again you're evenstrengthening your will.
And again, hard times refine you.
They don't ruin you, but it'sthis mindset.
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So maybe it's a career setback,maybe you didn't get the job
and that pushes you towardssomething better or makes you
develop new skills.
Maybe you're facing healthproblems.
Illness can humble you, it candeepen your gratitude and even
push you to change habits.
And then, in business failures,many breakthroughs are born
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through mistakes and they createnew opportunities.
And, of course, we cannotcontrol what life throws at us,
but we can control what we dowith it.
So again, it's just areflection, and I will say this
in regards to real estate thereal estate market is ever
changing.
The real estate market isevolving.
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It's just changing.
It is what it is.
People ask well, is it a greatmarket?
The market's the market.
It's.
What do you want to do with itand how do you want to navigate
through it?
There is a way to navigatethrough a changing market,
especially with real estate.
What do you want your life tolook like?
How does real estate impactwhat your life looks like?
But maybe you've came to apoint where it's just too much
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to maintain, and we find thisfrequently.
Yes, pricing your homecorrectly is so important, but
it's not the price that is themost important thing.
You got to decide what yourlife looks like and is your home
serving you the way you wantyour home to serve you?
And again, it's not.
The money certainly isimportant, but it's not
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everything.
What's the bigger picture?
Does it allow you to sellingyour home, allow you to move on
to the next stage of life?
Does getting that next homeallow you to move on Again?
There's so many reasons whypeople are buying or selling and
it can be a very challengingmoment.
But having a professional,having a real estate agent that
can walk you through and giveyou choices, give you options,
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you are in control, you don'thave to do anything.
But we find, when we provideclarity and provide information
for our clients to navigatethrough the buying and selling
process, it helps our clientshave choices and there is a way
forward in navigating throughwhatever market it is.
The interest rates are theinterest rates, the economy is
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the economy.
But we know that even thoughthe market's shifting, even
though days on market'sincreasing, we've had the
ability and we continue to sellhomes.
We've actually helped morepeople this year year to date,
our team has than we did lastyear.
I mean, we're growing, we'rehelping more people and so we'd
love and be honored to interviewfor the job.
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We're helping more people andso we'd love and be honored to
interview for the job.
You can call us directly at828-393-0134, 828-393-0134.
We would love to have theconversation.
30%, by the way, 30% of oursales in Henderson County are
purchased with cash and decidingwhen it makes sense to pay cash
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, when it makes sense to get amortgage.
But if you can qualify for, ifyou're not paying cash and you
can qualify for a home withtoday's interest rates, I mean,
here's the thing well-qualifiedbuyers have access to financing,
which is opening more doors forpeople ready to make a move.
Here's the thing the strictrequirements.
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If you thought there werestrict requirements, it's really
basic.
They're going to look at thelast two years of your tax
returns, make sure you haveincome.
They have guidelines to thedebt you have versus the debt
you're looking to acquire.
They call it the debt to incomeratio.
They're going to make sure thatyou qualify for without.
They're not going to andthey're not doing risky lending
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practices.
It's not what they did back in2008 that led to the housing
crash.
The thing is, banks are offeringcredit to more people in an
effort to boost activity in thehousing market.
It's you know they do have.
I mean it's.
If you have a option for a VAloan, you can actually get 100%
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financing.
We have clients that have theability to put down payments and
pay cash, but sometimes,strategically, they're taking
out a mortgage.
It really depends on yourunique situation and, again,
what makes the most sense foryou.
There's also USDA loans, whichis 100% financing.
I mean, you know they haveeased.
There's been a slight easementin the lending standards, but
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certainly much tighter than whatthey were back in the day.
But you know the mortgagecredit availability index this
is according to the MortgageBankers Association it's been
going up.
It shows how easy or hard it isfor people to get a mortgage
and so the mortgage creditavailability has been rising.
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So, again, if you're thinkingabout buying or selling, again
there is access to mortgages,there is access to loans and
again, that's anotherconversation the partnership
that we have with wonderfullenders and whether it's your
personal home you're looking tobuy, whether you're looking to
buy a second home or aninvestment property or
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commercial property or land, wehave great recommendations.
In addition to that, onceyou're under contract, working
with our home inspectors and ourattorneys and our appraisers
and surveyors and pestinspections, septic inspection
and our contractors, ourhandymen, we have an incredible
team that we put together, thatwe've been doing this.
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This is my 20th year with mybroker's license.
We'd love to help you navigatethrough, whatever it is, your
unique situation, your uniquehome.
Give us a call.
828-393-0134, 828-393-0134.
We love serving our communitythrough real estate.
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If you thought about a careerin real estate or maybe you
already have your license andlooking for a different approach
, we'd love to have theconversation.
Call us today.
828-393-0134, 828-393-0134.
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real estate.
We are so enthusiastic abouthelping our clients and we love
it.
We love having theconversations.
Don't hesitate to give us acall 828-393-0134.
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Thank you so much for tuning inthis Monday morning.
We love being here every Mondaymorning sharing with you about
the real estate market.
The average single-family homeprice is in the high 530s.
We're averaging some 126single-family homes a month
selling.
It's a great time.
The market's still moving.
Be careful when you listen tothe news.
But again, we'd love to helpyou.
Give us a call.
Call 828-393-0134.
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Have a great day, have a greatweek and we'll see you next
Monday.
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morning, if you're tuning in forthe first time ever.
The George Real Estate Group islocated in Flat Rock, right
next to the Flat Rock Bakery.
Hubba Hubba BBQ, campfire Grill, the Wrinkled Egg, hubba Lou,
the Breakfast Spot all thosegreat local and independent
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restaurants and businesses theGeorge Real Estate Group's local
and independent as well.
I actually had a friend thatwas there on the well, I think
it was on the 4th of July at thebarbecue place Hubba Lou or,
excuse me, hubba Hubba and theyjust were commenting.
They were like I can't believeyour office is here.
They said I'd have a hard timebeing around all these
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restaurants all the time.
And we certainly are gratefulfor our neighbors there and the
amount of people that are comingin and visiting the area and
checking out the area and thenenjoying those great spots.
I mean, we're located there onRainbow Row.
We're in the blue buildingoverlooking the barbecue
restaurant.
It's a great place and I joke,it's a dangerous place for an
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office.
But again, if you're in thearea, stop by.
If you've not made the tripover to Flat Rock, stop by and
say hello at our office.
But also enjoy some amazingofferings and food, whether it's
the breakfast or the bakeryitems or the barbecue, and then
Campfire Grill has great dinneroptions as well.
All those great restaurants andbusinesses we're grateful to be
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part of.
We serve all of Western NorthCarolina and upstate South
Carolina.
We have an incredible group ofagents, we have incredible staff
, and if you're thinking ofbuying, selling or investing, or
even selling your investmentproperties or considering what
to do with your real estate,rental properties or portfolio,
we'd love to have theconversation.
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There's no pressure, there's nocost, there's no obligation.
Give us a call 828-393-0134,828-393-0134.
Find us online atrealestatebygregcom.
Also, follow us on social media.
We post all of our open housesand new listings and celebrate
our successes and our clients'successes there, on Facebook and
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You can follow us on yourfavorite podcast platform.
We will jump into what's goingon in the market.
We will jump into what's goingon in the market.
Before we do that, a friend ofmine, dear friend of mine at
Narnia Studios, barbara Hughes,has their 29th annual Chalk it
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Up.
Which Chalk it Up began withtheir three children drawing in
front of their mother's storedowntown.
It's actually blossomed intoone of the most beloved and
endearing events that our townhas to offer.
It's a unique way to experiencebeautiful downtown
Hendersonville.
So every summer and you canfind this on their website,
narniastudioscom every summer,150 artists of all ages draw for
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prizes and fun in this greatcontest designed to promote
Hendersonville as a city with aheart for art, chalk it Up.
This coming weekend, the 12th.
The 12th is the Chalk it Upevent and you can, and it's a
sidewalk chalk art contest.
It's judged.
They have a number ofcategories.
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They have the you know the age,different, different age
categories and then they have aprofessional category.
Um, and again, it's a firstcome, first serve basis.
Uh, and they do remind no dogs.
Uh, during the event, um, forthe chalk it up annual, 29th
annual chalk it up.
Isn't that amazing?
Again, wonderful.
I mean, downtown Hendersonvillehas so much to offer and this
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is just one of the amazingthings going on there.
And again, the commitment andthe number of small businesses
there that make downtown what itis.
You know, again, this event,the Chalk it Up, and then also
upcoming is the Apple Festivaland we'll be having some
conversations and interviewsregarding the Apple Festival
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coming up.
And we'll be having someconversations and interviews
regarding the Apple Festivalcoming up.
So many people come to our areabecause of the quality of life,
the outdoor living, thebeautiful downtown, the four
distinct seasons.
I mean people in this area Isay this all the time, I'm a
little biased and I love wherewe live, I love traveling and I
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love coming home and I lovewhere we live.
I love traveling and I lovecoming home and I love where we
live and I love this is where Iraise my family, my children.
My children are growing up here, the incredible school system.
But so many people come herefor different reasons.
Prior to having my real estatebroker's license this is my 20th
year with my North Carolinabroker's license I was involved
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in the camp industry and thecamp industry here is massive.
I mean, there's over 50 campshere in the three-county area.
There was an economic report ofthe camps I think the economic
report might be 20 years old nowor 15 plus years and it was
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some $300 million annually.
The economic impact but theimpact of camps, it's certainly
not the, it's the economics onepiece, but the impact that camp
has on families and children andthen people that go to camp and
then they end up coming here tothe area to live, you know,
because of the incredibleexperience they had at camp.
And with that again I wanted tojust say my condolences to all
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those that face just the tragedyand loss there in Kerrville,
texas.
Actually, prior to my realestate career, I was working
with the summer camps and I hada chance to visit and call upon.
I was working with summer camps.
We we had a technology groupthat I was part of where we were
.
This is before.
This is like the dawn of ofhigh speed internet and the
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internet and digital photographyand camp and camps were
embracing technology, which it'scamps now again being such a
place where kids can gounplugged.
But even before that, campswere very much a technology-free
and they still are an area forcampers.
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But it's interesting, we werehelping camps with their
technology at the beginning thisis before Facebook and social
media and at the beginning ofdigital photography, where I was
involved in this technologygroup that was helping camps
navigate through technology andoffering services, and so I had
the opportunity to work herelocally but we worked in service
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camps all over the UnitedStates and this is in the early
2000s and I had an opportunityto go visit a number of the
camps in that Kerrville area andI know my path had crossed Camp
Mystic and Heart of the Hillsand had a chance to visit those
camps in the early 2000s andjust want to send our thoughts
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and prayers to the campcommunity.
That area there is, I think, oneof the only other areas like
Western North Carolina that hasa high concentration of camps in
an area there.
But just again our thoughts andprayers to the families and
everyone there that lost so muchover the weekend Just tragic
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and our condolences for thosethat faced so much with the
flooding of the Guadalupe Riverthere in Texas.
It's a lot to process and tocomprehend and again are
thankful for those that arehelping with the recovery
efforts and navigating throughthat.
But just an incredible story,heartbreaking story and just
wanted to acknowledge that.
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But the camping community, sucha powerful community making a
difference in kids' lives andchanging kids' lives and helping
pour into kids and making adifference.
Our camp community here is sostrong and grateful that my
daughter is experiencing camp aswell.
But people that have been goingto camp here and continue to go
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, and there are generations nowthat keep coming back to camp.
Camp makes a difference and sowe're grateful for our camp
community.
But I want to offer ourthoughts and prayers to those
facing what they're facing.
After this weekend down inTexas.
You might wonder what's going onin the real estate industry and
the real estate market.
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We continue to see a steadydemand, the demand here, locally
.
I mean we're averaging some 126single-family homes a month
selling in Henderson County.
That doesn't include condos andland and townhomes or
commercial.
The market is moving.
Is it what it was a few yearsago?
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No, but it's still a healthypace.
The market's still healthy andwe have some 636 active
single-family homes on themarket in Henderson County.
We're averaging 126 a monthselling and we've had a handful
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more homes sell this year thanlast year and days on market's
increasing.
But the market is still moving.
There is a price that willcause a home to sell.
We are still at a high price.
The average single-family homeprice in Henderson County over
the last 12 months is at $538.
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In Buncombe County that numberis in the mid-600s.
In Transylvania County theaverage price over the last 12
months is in the 700s.
So the market is still movingand there's a lot of news out
there that again the sky'sfalling, that no one's buying a
home and that's just not true.
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According to the NationalAssociation of Realtors, they're
on track to sell.
The United States this year ison track to sell 4.03 million
homes.
I mean that is 11,000 homes perday selling.
That's 460 homes selling perhour in the United States.
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That's roughly eight homesevery minute selling in the
United States.
Roughly eight homes everyminute selling in the United
States.
In the time it takes just toshare that information, there's
going to be eight homes thatwill sell.
So I mean every single minutebuyers are making moves, sellers
are closing deals and if you'reholding off selling your house
because you think buyers aren'tout there, let me reassure you.
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There are buyers still lookingto buy.
So the market is balancing out.
I mean we still technically arein a seller's market when you
look at the supply and demand.
But a six-month supply isconsidered a balanced market.
More than six months is abuyer's market.
We've not tipped into that yet,but I mean there is always an
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ebb and flow.
But really the last few yearsit's been I would call it maybe
even more of a hyper seller'smarket where we had a two to
three months supply of homes.
Now we're close to four to fivemonths supply of homes.
It's still technically aseller's market and that's why
we see days on marketsincreasing.
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But just to give you a snapshot,just in the last seven days in
Henderson County 52 new listings, 64 price adjustments.
There was 34 homes go undercontract and, interestingly
enough, 34 homes sold in thelast seven days and again, you
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know that's the beginning of themonth.
A lot of times you'll see homes.
A lot of people try to.
You know, for whatever reasonthey schedule homes to sell at
the end of the month or close atthe end of the month.
But the market is still movingand we will dive more into that.
You know, as we later in theshow as to some more statistics
about what's going on in themarket.
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But the market is moving.
Interest rates are the interestrates.
The economy is the economy.
Life happens, therefore realestate happens.
And as you're thinking aboutyour own personal, your home,
you're thinking about do I wantto downsize or upsize?
Maybe you want to move into amulti-generational home, maybe
you want to get closer to thegrandkids?
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I mean, there's so many reasons.
Maybe you had the loss of aloved one, I mean maybe your
family's growing.
Again, there's so many reasonswhy people are buying and
selling and majority of the timeit has nothing to do with the
interest rates, it has nothingto do with the market.
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It's life happens.
Therefore real estate happens.
And I can assure you realestate is happening.
Life is still happening.
We are and we're havingconversations every single day
with our clients and whetherit's their personal home,
whether it's our clientsthinking strategically about
their investment real estate orwhat they're thinking ahead with
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managing, what they're managingor they want to downsize Again,
there's so many reasons why ourclients are selling and we have
tax strategies, working withtax professionals, working with
attorneys, working with ourfinancial advisors we have an
entire team.
When you're working withattorneys, working with our
financial advisors, we have anentire team.
When you're working with us, wecan bring to the table an
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entire team that can help younavigate through what's right
for you and we can bringperspective and we can bring
clarity.
Just because you have aconversation with us doesn't
mean you're going to be buyingor selling or anything.
It's just providing clarity soyou can make a decision for
what's right for you.
And we'd love to interview forthe job.
You can call us directly at828-393-0134,.
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828-393-0134.
We are so enthusiastic aboutworking with our clients.
We've had the privilege in mycareer of helping over 1,500
families throughout my career inselling real estate.
We're so grateful.
Whether it's your home, aninvestment property, land,
commercial, I mean we can helpand we'd love to interview for
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the job.
Find us online atrealestatebygregcom.
You can see our new listings.
We had a number of listings gounder contract over the past few
days, had a number of listingsgo under contract over the past
few days.
I mean even over the 4th ofJuly weekend.
I mean the market's moving andwe'd love to help you, if that
makes sense.
We have a short break coming up,but you're listening to the
George Real Estate Group liveradio broadcast here in the
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queue every Monday morning andwe have a lot more to cover when
we come back.
So stay tuned in.
We'll be right back.
Good morning and welcome back.
You're listening to the GeorgiaReal Estate Group live radio
broadcast here on the queueevery Monday morning and if
you're just tuning in for thefirst time, we've been doing
this show for a number of years.
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We podcast all of our radioshows.
We've had the privilege ofsharing about what's going on in
the real estate market, alsojust having conversations about
life.
We love those conversations too, and over the years we have
different guests on the show.
We have a lot of nonprofits.
We've had local business ownersand whether it's people in the
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industry or financial advisorsor attorneys or home inspectors
or appraisers, and we lovehaving the conversation to bring
positive news and informationso you can just have some more
information to understand themarket.
And the market is moving.
I mean the market.
You know, in the last 12 monthsthere's been, you know, 1,515
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single family homes sold in thelast 12 months.
I mean 126.
And, like I mentioned earlier,there's been a slight increase
in number of homes sold thisyear versus the number of homes
sold year-to-date this yearversus the number of homes sold
last year.
So I mean the market is healthy.
The sky is not falling, thedays on market are increasing,
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so we see a little bit more, youknow, longer times in the
market.
But on the other side of thecoin, if the home is priced
correctly, it's moving.
We're not, you know, we're notseeing.
You know you can sell a homequickly, and not that it's about
selling quickly, but the goalis to sell it for a fair amount
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of money, for what the marketwill bear.
The market will always talkback as to the number of homes.
The market will always talkback to you.
If you're getting offers,getting showings, the market
will always talk back to you.
And that's where working with aprofessional to guide and to
provide information so you candecide how you want to position
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your home on the market.
And just having clarity andhaving the resources and then
the things that we do that weknow help move homes the
professional photography, theprofessional marketing, the
exposure that we provide for ourclients and our listings.
And no amount of marketing willsell a home if it's overpriced
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and ultimately the market willtalk back.
But the market's still moving.
The number of homes selling hasbeen.
There's been a slight increasein the number of homes that have
sold this year, year to date,versus last year, and so, again,
it's healthy.
It's a healthy market thatwe're in.
And, again, if you're curiousabout your specific home, your
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unique situation, if you'recurious what are your options,
or you're curious I mean we havethe resources and experience to
provide you information thenyou can decide what's right for
you in regards to the economy,to the market and making a plan
for you to do that.
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And we'd love to interview forthe job.
Give us a call 828-393-0134,828-393-0134.
We'd love to have theconversation I was reminded over
the weekend of.
This is so interesting.
I sometimes can go down theserabbit holes, but I love quotes
and I love I do love the Stoicphilosophers approaches.
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And Marcus Aurelius was a Romanempire and regarded one of the
most important Stoicphilosophers and regarded one of
the most important Stokephilosophers.
But he actually has a lot ofquotes that you may not realize.
This is like 600 BC if I'mgetting my dates correct, but
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this is amazing.
You might have heard thesequotes and maybe didn't realize
they came from Marcus Aurelius.
He wrote a book calledMeditations which was actually
not meant to be publicized.
They were actually his privatejournal, written in Greek and
reminding him how to livevirtuously.
But he was actually adopted byEmperor Antonius Pius and Marcus
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actually became heir to thethrone.
But he ruled during a turbulenttime marked by wars and a
devastating plague.
But he wrote this journalcalled Meditations and remains
one of the greatest works ofStoic philosophy and practical
wisdom.
But this is so interesting.
This is one of his most famousquotes you have power over your
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mind, not outside events.
Realize this and you'll findstrength.
Another one the happiness ofyour life depends on the quality
of your thoughts.
I'm just going to share withyou some of these quotes.
I think they're worthconsidering.
When you arise in the morning,think of what a precious
privilege it is to be alive, tobreathe, to think, to enjoy and
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to love.
If it is not right, do not doit.
If it is not true, do not sayit.
Waste no more time arguing whata good man should be.
Be one.
Everything we hear is anopinion, not a fact.
Everything we see is aperspective, not the truth.
And then the best revenge is tobe unlike Kim, who performed
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the injury and then another one.
Accept the things which fatebinds to you.
Love the people with whom fatebrings together, but do so with
all your heart.
So he was often called thephilosopher king, and it was a
rare example of a ruler whoearnestly tried to live by
wisdom, self-constraint andreason.
And he reminds us, even inpositions of great power, a
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person can strive for humility,virtue and calm acceptance of
life's hardships.
And so his meditations arestill read worldwide and have
helped people navigate modernstress with ancient wisdom.
And then one more thing.
This is so interesting that oneof his other ideas was the
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obstacle is the way, and he, hisexact quote that inspired the
phrase, is the impediment toaction advances action.
What stands in the way becomesthe way, and so a lot of you
know the when you face anobstacle, you don't just endure
it, you use it.
And then hardship, resilienceand setbacks can actually fuel
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progress if you respond with theright mindset and the challenge
itself becomes the path forward.
And so sometimes at the heart ofwhat he's saying is obstacles
are not just roadblocks to yourgoal, they create the new path,
not just roadblocks to your goal, they create the new path.
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And then, when we facechallenges, they force you to
adapt, to grow, to innovate andbuild resilience.
And so when something blocksyour plan, it becomes the plan.
So again, we get to decide howwe react to things.
We get to decide how to respondto things.
React to things, we get todecide how to respond to things.
And again, the growth.
And when you don't haveopportunities for challenges I
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mean it's just like liftingweights.
You know the weight is theobstacle that builds the muscle,
and so it just challenges canforce you to think creatively.
They test your patience andagain even strengthen your will.
And again you're evenstrengthening your will.
And again, hard times refine you.
They don't ruin you, but it'sthis mindset.
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So maybe it's a career setback,maybe you didn't get the job
and that pushes you towardssomething better or makes you
develop new skills.
Maybe you're facing healthproblems.
Illness can humble you, it candeepen your gratitude and even
push you to change habits.
And then, in business failures,many breakthroughs are born
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through mistakes and they createnew opportunities.
And, of course, we cannotcontrol what life throws at us,
but we can control what we dowith it.
So again, it's just areflection, and I will say this
in regards to real estate thereal estate market is ever
changing.
The real estate market isevolving.
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It's just changing.
It is what it is.
People ask well, is it a greatmarket?
The market's the market.
It's.
What do you want to do with itand how do you want to navigate
through it?
There is a way to navigatethrough a changing market,
especially with real estate.
What do you want your life tolook like?
How does real estate impactwhat your life looks like?
But maybe you've came to apoint where it's just too much
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to maintain, and we find thisfrequently.
Yes, pricing your homecorrectly is so important, but
it's not the price that is themost important thing.
You got to decide what yourlife looks like and is your home
serving you the way you wantyour home to serve you?
And again, it's not.
The money certainly isimportant, but it's not
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everything.
What's the bigger picture?
Does it allow you to sellingyour home, allow you to move on
to the next stage of life?
Does getting that next homeallow you to move on Again?
There's so many reasons whypeople are buying or selling and
it can be a very challengingmoment.
But having a professional,having a real estate agent that
can walk you through and giveyou choices, give you options,
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you are in control, you don'thave to do anything.
But we find, when we provideclarity and provide information
for our clients to navigatethrough the buying and selling
process, it helps our clientshave choices and there is a way
forward in navigating throughwhatever market it is.
The interest rates are theinterest rates, the economy is
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the economy.
But we know that even thoughthe market's shifting, even
though days on market'sincreasing, we've had the
ability and we continue to sellhomes.
We've actually helped morepeople this year year to date,
our team has than we did lastyear.
I mean, we're growing, we'rehelping more people and so we'd
love and be honored to interviewfor the job.
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We're helping more people andso we'd love and be honored to
interview for the job.
You can call us directly at828-393-0134, 828-393-0134.
We would love to have theconversation.
30%, by the way, 30% of oursales in Henderson County are
purchased with cash and decidingwhen it makes sense to pay cash
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, when it makes sense to get amortgage.
But if you can qualify for, ifyou're not paying cash and you
can qualify for a home withtoday's interest rates, I mean,
here's the thing well-qualifiedbuyers have access to financing,
which is opening more doors forpeople ready to make a move.
Here's the thing the strictrequirements.
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If you thought there werestrict requirements, it's really
basic.
They're going to look at thelast two years of your tax
returns, make sure you haveincome.
They have guidelines to thedebt you have versus the debt
you're looking to acquire.
They call it the debt to incomeratio.
They're going to make sure thatyou qualify for without.
They're not going to andthey're not doing risky lending
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practices.
It's not what they did back in2008 that led to the housing
crash.
The thing is, banks are offeringcredit to more people in an
effort to boost activity in thehousing market.
It's you know they do have.
I mean it's.
If you have a option for a VAloan, you can actually get 100%
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financing.
We have clients that have theability to put down payments and
pay cash, but sometimes,strategically, they're taking
out a mortgage.
It really depends on yourunique situation and, again,
what makes the most sense foryou.
There's also USDA loans, whichis 100% financing.
I mean, you know they haveeased.
There's been a slight easementin the lending standards, but
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certainly much tighter than whatthey were back in the day.
But you know the mortgagecredit availability index this
is according to the MortgageBankers Association it's been
going up.
It shows how easy or hard it isfor people to get a mortgage
and so the mortgage creditavailability has been rising.
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So, again, if you're thinkingabout buying or selling, again
there is access to mortgages,there is access to loans and
again, that's anotherconversation the partnership
that we have with wonderfullenders and whether it's your
personal home you're looking tobuy, whether you're looking to
buy a second home or aninvestment property or
(28:11):
commercial property or land, wehave great recommendations.
In addition to that, onceyou're under contract, working
with our home inspectors and ourattorneys and our appraisers
and surveyors and pestinspections, septic inspection
and our contractors, ourhandymen, we have an incredible
team that we put together, thatwe've been doing this.
(28:32):
This is my 20th year with mybroker's license.
We'd love to help you navigatethrough, whatever it is, your
unique situation, your uniquehome.
Give us a call.
828-393-0134, 828-393-0134.
We love serving our communitythrough real estate.
(28:52):
If you thought about a careerin real estate or maybe you
already have your license andlooking for a different approach
, we'd love to have theconversation.
Call us today.
828-393-0134, 828-393-0134.
We podcast all of our radioshows.
You can find this on yourfavorite podcast platform.
You can follow us on socialmedia.
(29:14):
You can see our new listings oropen houses.
We celebrate our successesthere.
But again, we're so grateful toserve the community through
real estate.
We are so enthusiastic abouthelping our clients and we love
it.
We love having theconversations.
Don't hesitate to give us acall 828-393-0134.
(29:35):
Thank you so much for tuning inthis Monday morning.
We love being here every Mondaymorning sharing with you about
the real estate market.
The average single-family homeprice is in the high 530s.
We're averaging some 126single-family homes a month
selling.
It's a great time.
The market's still moving.
Be careful when you listen tothe news.
But again, we'd love to helpyou.
Give us a call.
Call 828-393-0134.
(29:58):
Have a great day, have a greatweek and we'll see you next
Monday.
Thinking about estate planningfor your real estate.
Without a smart approach, theproperty you leave behind could
become an unwelcome burden foryour kids.
Many children simply don't wantto co-manage an inherited house
or deal with the tenants.
Fortunately, you can preventthat with the right plan.
(30:19):
The George Real Estate Groupspecializes in tax-efficient
strategies like 1031 exchangesand Delaware Statutory Trust to
simplify inheritance and incomeplanning.
A 1031 exchange can defer yourcapital gain taxes now and help
your kids avoid a big tax billlater, and a DST lets you
continue earning rental incomewithout landlord headache.
(30:40):
Plus, it can be split amongyour children, making
inheritance easier.
Planning ahead is one of thekindest gifts you can give your
family.
Let us help you secure yourlegacy.
Call the George Real EstateGroup at 828-393-0134 today.
You've worked hard to buildyour legacy.
Now let us help you protect itfor your loved ones.
Speaker 2 (31:02):
The George Real Estate Group has the experience
of selling over 1,200 propertiesand serving over 1,200 families
with their real estate needs inHenderson County and throughout
western North Carolina needs inHenderson County and throughout
western North Carolina.
The George Real Estate Group islocated in Flat Rock, north
Carolina, near Hendersonville inHenderson County.
(31:23):
You can find them online atrealestatebygregcom.
The George Real Estate Groupcan be reached at 828-393-0134
or stop by their office at 2720Greenville Highway, flat Rock,
north Carolina.
Tune in live each week onMonday mornings at 9.05 on WTZQ
(31:46):
FM 95.3 and 1600 AM or streamonline at WTZQcom.
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