Asheville Real Estate Blog

On May 13, 2010, The Bourke Group participated in Red Day with Keller Williams. 

Pam Welborn spent her morning at The Steadfast House, a place that transforms lives by providing a safe place with food and care.  Pam, along with other Keller Williams’ volunteers, worked in the yard (mowing, trim work, plant flowers), did general cleaning inside the building, painted, and served lunch. 

Pam joined Carol Bourke and Wesley Bourke who were volunteering at the Murray Hill Park, one of Asheville’s newest parks in South Asheville.  There KW volunteers worked on the landscaping - planting trees and flowers and adding mulch to the flower beds. 

Carol and Wesley then headed over to the Animal Compassion Network where they spent time walking the dogs who are awaiting new owners.  Animal Compassion Network (ACN) is Western North Carolina’s largest non-profit, safe-for-life animal welfare organization.

To see other areas where Keller Williams volunteered, please visit Asheville Red Day.

Today - May 13, 2010 - is Keller Williams Realty R.E.D. Day!

R - Renew    E - Energize    D - Donate

The Bourke Group along with other members of Keller Williams Professionals Realty will be out giving back to our Asheville community. 

This is a Keller Williams Realty service initiative dedicated to improving our local communities.  Keller Williams associates in the US and Canada will be donating their time on May 13th to renew and energize aspects of their local communities. Because of her constant commitment to the culture of our company, this day has been dedicated in honor of our Vice Chairman, Mo Anderson.

Click here for the Asheville Area Project List. 

The Bourke Group is proud to be a part of this initiative and to learn more, please visit: www.RedDayAsheville.com.

-Carol Bourke, Broker

This coming weekend, April 10th and 11th, is National Realtor Open House weekend! 

Several of our homes will be available for tours this Sunday, April 11th, from 2:00pm to 4:00pm for buyers to come take a look!

Here are The Bourke Group homes where open houses are being held on Sunday, April 11th:

North: Grove Park
11 Westall Ave, Asheville, NC 28804
$237,000  MLS 442551, 2 br / 1.5 ba 

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South- 608 Caribou Road, Asheville, NC 28803
$137,000  MLS 437204, 2 br / 1 ba - For an acceptable offer, seller will pay at closing up to $2,000.00 towards buyer closing costs.

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Leicester: Breton Ridge - 294 Breton Ridge Road Leicester, NC  28748
$275,000  MLS 446178, 3 br / 2.5 ba

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Arden: Saint Andrews - 903 Weston Road, Arden, NC 28704
$499,500 MLS 439596, 5 br / 4.5 ba

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East: Covewood- 13 Covewood Road Asheville, NC  28805
$495,000 MLS 455547, 4 br / 3 ba  

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Please call us if you have any questions or if you would like to schedule to see the home prior to Sunday.  828-771-2333

Thanks!
Pam Welborn, Listing Consultant

I recently read an article written by Jeremy Conaway that speaks to the values and beliefs of Keller Williams Realty and the great success that the company continues to achieve. 

“…But then the reality of the news hit home and the crowd went wild. In 2009, Keller Williams passed RE/MAX by virtue of agent count and became the third largest real estate franchisor in the country.”  

Click here to read the entire article that was written for and is scheduled to appear in RealTrends Magazine.

Thank you, Jeremy, for your kinds words and for sharing our model with your readers.  The values upheld by Keller Williams is a large part of why I joined the company, and these values guide my business on a daily basis. 

- Steve Bourke, Group Leader

I proudly support Asheville’s Google Fiber Initiative.  This project will help stimulate business and economic growth for our area.  This would allow Asheville to continue to grow on controlled basis. Having Google in Asheville would also provide advanced technology for our area and make our area more competitive in attracting new businesses.  Of course, this project would increase the customer base for Google, and Google would benefit from selecting Asheville as well.  The area is an attractive place to live with outdoor activities, great restaurants, four seasons, night life, and more - not to mention to great talent pool we already have locally that would also benefit from this project.

With the greater Asheville area applying to be that partner with Google, here is how you can help:

• Nominate Asheville:  This is the most important and easiest step.              
• Ask your friends to nominate Asheville.
• Put a badge on your website to show your support for bringing Google fiber to town.  
• Publicly endorse Asheville’s effort to attract Google fiber.
• Write about why you want Google fiber in Asheville using your web site or blog.

To read more about the project and track the latest news, click Google Ashevillefor more details and benefits for Asheville. 

Submission Deadline: Google will make the initial selection of cities to be examined more closely after the deadline for submissions has passed on March 26, 2010 - so be sure to nominate today!

After further evaluation, a final selection will be made and work will commence shortly thereafter.

-Steve Bourke, Group Leader