Search by Tag: Western North Carolina

2009-07-02 | Bryson City Bicycles will hold its Grand Opening Celebration July 4th in Bryson City, NC. The Grand Opening features Kona bikes, Marin bikes, and Eastern BMX bikes, with a storewide 5% off on all items except bikes.

2008-08-16 | Are Western North Carolina Mountain Developers Violating the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act?

2008-06-01 | Property Report: Western North Carolina Mountain Land is Hazardous

2008-05-12 | Landslides are a Well-Kept State Secret

2008-03-30 | Is it safe to build in Laurelmor? This Ginn Resort Property, a 6,000 plus acre mountain residential/resort community, was approved in 2006 before its location could be mapped for landslides.

2008-03-17 | Mountain Development and Safe Slope Standards

2008-03-07 | The Cliffs at High Carolina...Are Safe Slopes a Concern?

2008-01-17 | The Risks of Buying Homes and Land in Western North Carolina. Real estate in Western North Carolina is offered as safe and secure property, but in reality the region's mountain slope acreage is dangerous and financially risky.

2008-01-05 | Western North Carolina Realtors Fail to Disclose Material Risk. It is not in the news and most people have forgotten that landslides devastated Western North Carolina in September 2004, lives were lost and homes and roads were pushed down mountain slopes.

2007-12-04 | State Delays Regulation over Development of Western North Carolina's Hazardous Mountain Slopes. In January 2007 a public safety bill was drafted in the North Carolina General Assembly to address dangerous building practices.

2007-11-17 | A Professional Assessment of Landslides in Western North Carolina. Landslides in the counties of Western North Carolina are frequent, but not publicized, geologic events.

2007-11-10 | Western North Carolina Landslides, an Expensive Reality. So you have fallen in love with our beautiful mountains, and you're ready to buy your Western North Carolina dream home. How do you choose? The answer is: carefully.

2007-11-05 | Western North Carolina Landslide Advisory. On May 21, 2007 three Landslide Advisory/WNCSOS.com billboards were posted in Asheville to warn residents and prospective buyers that unstable slopes are common natural perils in Western North Carolina

2007-10-24 | The Hunters Crossing Landslide...It's Still Moving. After the massive 15 county slope failures of September 2004, the North Carolina Geological Survey began a landslide mapping program for the western region of the state.

2007-10-21 | The Financial Risks of Buying Land in Western North Carolina. A California landslide devastated a La Jolla neighborhood in early October 2007...the Peeks Creek landslide in Western North Carolina claimed lives and homes in September 2004.

2007-10-13 | [i] In September 2004 the western counties of North Carolina were in a state of emergency...the President issued 2 federal disaster declarations and provided $72 million in aid [/i]