Lifestyle

For luxury sellers, the old habit of “just offer the usual percentage” no longer feels good enough. Recent industry rule changes, driven by high-profile antitrust litigation and settlement agreements, have made buyer-agent compensation more separate from seller-agent compensation. Buyers and their agents now have to be clearer about who pays whom, and sellers have more room to decide what they will, and will not, offer.

Explore Brigadoon, a gated 55+ townhome community in Candler, NC, with single-level homes, attached garages, a clubhouse, pool and convenient access to Asheville.

Buying land and building your own home can be exciting—but many buyers start in the wrong place.

For many seniors, the home is more than a place to live. It holds decades of memories, family milestones and often a significant portion of their financial wealth. But as retirement continues, an important question may arise: Does this home still support the life you want—or has maintaining it begun to limit your choices?

Father's day is a special time to honor and appreciate dad! Check out some ideas on what to get for him, and learn where it came from

Did you know how easy it is to grow veggies on your deck? I glued roller wheels to the bottom of pots, and bought some organic plants....

​​My all-time favorite season is fall. There is just something about the anticipated tastes of apple, cinnamon, pumpkin, and caramel that causes my mouth salivate at the hint of their scents. I adore the embrace of a warm and snuggly sweater. Brisk air dancing through my hair during a mid-day walk brings delightful sights of autumn leaves swirling amidst my feet. Abundant shades of orange, red, brown, and yellow speckle and splash streets and mountainsides. ​​What if you co

Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country. More than 100 years after the first Labor Day observance, there is still some doubt as to who first proposed the holiday for workers. Some records show that Peter J. McGuire, general

One of the most wonderful things about owning a home, rather than renting, is the ability to plant bulbs and perennials and watch them...