http://www.beverly-hanks.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:05:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As you wind into downtown Waynesville’s shop-lined streets, you’ll be greeted with virtually everything you’re looking for, including a wonderful day of strolling and welcoming, smiling faces. Stop for an outdoor lunch at The Patio or just pop in for a bottle of wine and scrumptious assortment of meats, cheeses ... http://www.beverly-hanks.com/blog/a-trip-into-waynesville/ One of the best things about the area we live in is the multitude of options for people to do that are free, fun, and outdoors. This is the latest and greatest addition: Splasheville in downtown Asheville, a fountain built to be played in right in city/county plaza. My family ... http://www.beverly-hanks.com/blog/beat-the-heat-this-summer-in-asheville%e2%80%99s-splasheville/ From American Style Magazine: Readers flew “the Land of the Sky” into the top spot in the Small Cities category for the first time this year. A walk along the streets of Asheville will prove why it deserves this honor, from the Art Deco buildings seen all over ... http://www.beverly-hanks.com/blog/top-25-small-citiesasheville-tops-the-lists/ Click to read the full article at wncfinancingblog.com http://www.beverly-hanks.com/blog/foreclosure-activity-slows-for-the-first-time-in-several-years/ Mission Manna is a faith-based organization based in Western North Carolina that provides medical care for malnourished children and continuing health care education for adults in and around the Haitian town of Montrouis. Mission Manna's current efforts are focused in three main areas: Curbing Malnutrition Dispensary Construction Medical Missionary Trips Please visit us at: www.missionmanna.org ... http://www.beverly-hanks.com/blog/mission-manna-benefit-may-25th/ What a difference a year makes! This time last year we had just finished one of the toughest quarters our industry had faced in nearly a decade. While the closing numbers on the attached page indicate an increase in closed sales of 5.8%, it is the written business (pending sales) ... http://www.beverly-hanks.com/blog/beverly-hanks-2010-1st-quarter-market-report-published/ Here's how ABC News describes Asheville: "The city on the edge of the Appalachian Mountains features a funky and eclectic downtown, more than 30 art galleries, a large culinary scene and one of the most spectacular estates ever constructed in this country. " We welcome the First Family to our Area! Read the ... http://www.beverly-hanks.com/blog/beverly-hanks-welcomes-president-obama-to-asheville-north-carolina/ CAMPBELL, CA (April 12, 2010) According to a new Move, Inc., survey released today, interest in real estate as an investment has more than tripled in the past year. In fact, 17.2 percent of potential home buyers today say they plan to purchase a home in the near future ... http://www.beverly-hanks.com/blog/investor-interest-in-real-estate-triples-in-12-months/ A good informational read from the Keeping Current Matters Blog: "If you are considering whether or not to purchase a home in the near future, let us discuss why this might be the optimal time to do so. There are five excellent reasons to buy a home now instead ... http://www.beverly-hanks.com/blog/5-good-reasons-to-buy-that-home-now/ Sarge's Animal Rescue Foundation is a non-profit organization that works to save Haywood County's adoptable pets. Their mission is to take adoptable pets from the shelter and give them the loving care they need until their forever family adopts them. Sarge's is able to take these pets to foster animal parents who ... http://www.beverly-hanks.com/blog/beverly-hanks-waynesville-supports-rescued-animals-through-adoption-day/