Buncombe, Asheville property transfers for May 1-10
Sales filed in Buncombe County for May 1-10:
4 Dundee St., $520,000, Bana Haffar to Black Trim LLC
50 Green Hill Ave., $85,000, Mountain Meadows Rentals LLC to 2020 Builders LLC
21 Johnson Drive, $175,000, Amarx Construction LLC to Domo Construction and Development LLC
0.06 acres on Dundee Street, $520,000, Bana Haffar to Black Trim LLC
120 Olney Road, $777,500, Crawford Living Trust to Philip E Coyle
74 Lakeside Drive, $400,000, Emily W Bangham to Amanda Grace Hartley
8 Trotter Place, $331,500, Donald Ray Kemp and Jason E Kemp to Pia Arrendell
305 Piney Mountain Drive, Unit B4, $286,000, Douglas A Player and Dianne R Player to Gordon E Bajema
14 Pebble Creek Drive, $228,000, Joseph R Quinlan to Gwen H Colley
38 Crestview St., $420,000, Little Bright Spot LLC to William Jackson Talton
85 Peachtree Road, $700,000, 85 Peachtree LLC to Lauren C Graham
12 Whitson Road, $72,500, Thomsland Incorporated to Duck Nest LLC
10 Whitson Road, $72,500, Thomsland Incorporated to Duck Nest LLC
5 Townview Drive, $294,000, Shari Cochran (le) to Amber King
8 Toxaway St., $451,000, Jayme D Jackson and Etiska B Jackson to Jon P Moseley
152 Sulphur Springs Road, $428,000, Kalon Sloan Trust to Emily Glaser
123 Edwin Place, $1,285,000, Ashkat Realty LLC to John Cline
4 Birdhouse Row, $170,000, Little Crow Ventures, LLC to John Micheal Mefford
4 Jan Drive, $505,000, Arthur K Simmons and Annette Simmons to Richard Bowers
38 Mount Clare Ave., $560,000, Charles Theodore Rivkin and Valerie Sue Semer to James Frederick Anheuser
637 Appeldoorn Circle, $260,000, Eric Sootin to Phillip Haynie
109 Thistle Knoll Court, $445,000, Eliberto Lopez-Briones and Melissa Briones to Lindsay Barrasse
6 Park Ave., $448,000, William L Cummings and Mayra S Cummings to Karen L Amendola
120 Braeside Circle, $1,900,000, James C Patrick and Carrie Patrick to Adam Zivony
14 Legend Drive, $1,850,000, MSMM Enterprises LLC to Living Grace Church Asheville Inc
22 Broadview Ave., $365,000, Erin Hunt to Jaime Levine
24 Sunset Drive, $880,000, Julie Levengood and Noel Swartz to Pfister Trust
45 Wild Cherry Road, $1,150,000, Michael Mukunda Pacifici and Sara Sheppard Pacifici to Megan W Shook
65 Allen St., $594,500, Persistent Bee LLC to Nicholas Brandon Vinez
68 Park Ave., $740,000, Ronald L. Godbold to Charles E Malloy
530 Hendersonville Road, $775,000, Bills Properties LLC to Sine Qua Non LLC
11 Crestwood Lane, $3,000, Kenneth N Hamlin and Patricia L Davis Hamlin to Kenneth N Hamlin
0.19 acres on Stoner View Road, $75,000, Full Blume Properties LLC to Northbound Property Group LLC
308 Emma Road, $635,000, Matthew Blake Meadows and Edward Ray Meadows to Kaylin Szymanski Halsell
161 Hudson St., $910,000, Benjamin Letcher Yopp and Tiffany Twitty Yopp to James Bannigan McDade
316 E Sondley Drive, $1,030,000, Mark Joseph Still Revocable Trust to Talli C Roberts-Early
57 Craggy Ave., $451,000, Eric J Velez to Suzanne H Lowe
615 Biltmore Ave., Unit R2, $420,000, Susan M Rogers Revocable Trust and Rebecca J Neal Revocable Trust to Valerie S Semer
12 Weaver Hill Road, $137,000, Helmsman Homes LLC to FTF REO LLC
62 Clarendon Road, $490,000, Kenneth L Larsen and Helen J Larsen to Jacquelyn June Kuhn
9 Ballantree Drive, $745,000, Richard H Dunham and Keith E Marlowe to Callie Pederson
119 Carroll Ave., $232,000, Patricia McCurry (le) to Presandjon LLC
8 Stony Ridge, $893,000, Meridith Miller and Constance J Kaplan to Susan J Cohen
146 Smokey Park Highway, $995,000, John M Zboyovski and Cynthia J Zboyovski to EC Developments II LLC
378 E Sondley Drive, $642,000, C Pamela Danforth to Katelyn Owensby
142 Cedar Forest Trail, $155,000, Katherine L Whitaker to Riverworth Investment Properties LLC
107 Hesperus Lane, $938,000, Sarat Ganga and Ankita Desai to Adam Brown Revocable Trust
52 King St., $530,000, Michael Minaudo to Brian Keith Ketchem
14 Chantilly Drive, $1,300,000, James J Mitchell and Lou E Mitchell to Michael S Feldman
0.45 acres on Smokey Park Highway, $995,000, John M Zboyovski and Cynthia J Zboyovski to EC Developments II LLC
48 Stratford Road, $970,000, George Michael Dewalder to Alexander Blake Krasne
9 Hillview Road, $339,000, Nicholas Banks to Ricardo Rozands
131 Old Charlotte Highway, $180,000, Asheville Board Alcholic Control to 131 OCH LLC
425 Appeldoorn Circle, $244,000, Lance J Holm to John Bushore
88 Ivy Hill Road, $52,000, Royce D Metcalf to Gary Robinson
7 Stuyvesant Road, $5,000,000, Stuyvesant Investments LLC to Michael Jon Emerson
28 Cedarcliff Road, $2,600,000, Angela S Weilbaecher and Derek Weilbaecher to Dorothy Ruth Smith
373 Vanderbilt Road, $2,035,000, Mary G MacQueen Trust Mary G MacQueen (trustee) to Bennett Lewis
309 Golden Sun Road, $408,500, Windsor Built Homes Inc to Mark A Bellows
212 Slade Lane, $408,000, Windsor Built Homes Inc to David Benjamin Lovelace
11 Fay Jones Lane, $650,000, 11 Fay Jones Lane LLC to Kimberly Anne Hey Revocable Trust
6 Gold Leaf Walk Way, $601,000, James A Full and Courtney Cagney Halcomb to Chrisanne Hensley
116 W View Ave., $520,000, Todd C Justice to Renee Leah Tompkins
9 Village Parkway, $446,000, Paige C Ouimette and Anthony C Harpending to Elizabeth B Cloutier
302 Montreat Road, $452,000, Carl T Tayloe and Jane C Tayloe to Melissa Lynne Benedict
3 Whitman Lane, $867,500, Brett Solberg and Ysella Kaseman to Lisa A Bell
115 Scenic View Drive, Unit A, $150,000, Boyd Ayers Revocable Trust to Mark Wayne Cabe
115 Scenic View Drive, $150,000, Boyd Ayers Revocable Trust to Mark Wayne Cabe
120 Stone Drive, $331,000, Nicole E Mong to Sabrina Lazaro
0.11 acres on Stone Drive, $331,000, Nicole E Mong to Sabrina Lazaro
1 Hazelnut Drive, $187,000, Edwin Shelton and Deborah Lynne Shelton to William L Hopkins
413 Morgan Road, $400,000, Annabelle Conaway and Joseph Conaway to Jacob Bryson Edwards
17 White Owl Drive, $300,000, Sharon L Medford to Mark Wallace Reavis
93 Bridgeway Drive, $1,250,000, Samulik Petro to Alexandria L Holder
1.49 acres on Hazelnut Drive, $187,000, Edwin Shelton and Deborah Lynne Shelton to William L Hopkins
19 N Kaufman Stone Way, $815,000, Marsha L. Rich to NKSW Holdings LLC
175 Marathon Lane, $429,500, D R Horton Inc to Yulian Dubik
700 Justice Ridge Road, $300,000, Michael David Brooks (etal) Constance Leigh Brooks Burch (etal) to Hi-Alta Investments LLC
1.33 acres on Justice Ridge Road, $50,000, Lloyd T Brooks and Kristy F Brooks to Hi-Alta Investments LLC
17 Eastview Circle, $425,000, Kimberly Ann Coxe to Andrew Whaley Gemelli
226 Roper St., $392,000, Larry L Stewart and Ruth Lynette Stewart to Kaitlin Shelton
207 Torch Light Way, $630,000, Asheville West LLC to Scott Hyman
1030 Hillside Ridge Road, $110,000, Petro Savchuk and Tetiana Savchuk to Pavlo Savchuk
4 Grey Goose Court, $815,000, Brian Lee Cooper Trust to Christopher John Dielmann
92 Bailey Road, $331,000, ATD Properties LLC to Rachael A Sanford
1002 Coves Pheasant Court, $1,250,000, Dawn K Carlton to Gregory S Shay
39 Sunnie Rae Lane, $615,000, Laurie C Honeycutt and Phillip S Honeycutt to Keneth M Johnson
7 Lockwood Lane, $200,000, Susan Haigler to Cassidy Griffin
40 W Oakview Road, $530,000, David Samuel Harold and Sadie Crystal Ferguson to Chelsea Preston
155 Maple Ridge Road, $2,000, Kenneth W Sams and Brenda K Sams to Brenda Kay Sams
0.16 acres on Maple Ridge Road, $2,000, Kenneth W Sams and Brenda K Sams to Brenda Kay Sams
100 Young Drive, $460,000, Gayle Thomas Penland and Rebecca P Holland to Anja E Lindblad
234 Pisgah View Road, $680,000, Rosa I Reeves to 234 Pisgah View LLC
1003 Charlotte Highway, $1,200,000, Hilda Garbarino Living Trust to Cold Spring Harbor LLC
5 Fairview Hills Drive, $1,200,000, Hilda Garbarino Living Trust to Cold Spring Harbor LLC
17 Fire Fighters Lane, $1,200,000, Hilda Garbarino Living Trust to Cold Spring Harbor LLC
382 Chukar Way, $211,000, The Farm at Cane Creek LLC to Arthur D Jensen
2024 Emmas Grove Road, $732,000, Zachary Van Hart and Rachel Van Hart to Kyle Myers
186 Bethany Church Road, $270,000, Lance H Baker to Shannon Williams Garcia
440 Brush Creek Road, $1,250,000, Thomas M McPherson and Linda-Jane McPherson to Karole Davis
43 Reta Road, $920,000, Neese N Neese Custom Home Builders Inc to Joshuah Steven Mayo
19 Graveyard Road, $485,000, Gabriel E Hayes to Leonardo McKinley Gonzalez
0.5 acres on Number Nine Road, $95,000, Steve D Pegg and Rebecca H Pegg to Thomas and Barbara Howard Living Trust
309 Secretariat Lane, $782,500, John and Linda Stover Joint Trust to David Samuel Harold
2.45 acres on Fairview Forest Drive, $75,000, Reid William Griffin to Christopher Knox Herndon
2 acres on Fairview Forest Drive, $75,000, Reid William Griffin to Christopher Knox Herndon
196 Miller Road, $150,000, Kim K Stepp and Ronald K Stepp to Balken Holdings LLC
253 Tipton Hill Road, $380,000, Lucille Low Trust to Winston R Crowder
234 Fletcher Martin Road, $244,000, Aaia RML LLC to Christopher E Jones
148 Pinecrest Drive, $420,000, Ann Brooks to Lauren Passero
30 Badger Trail, $185,000, Andrew Bryce Hedrick and Sarah Ashley Case to Leigh M Boehmer
2020 New Stock Road, $469,000, Catherine Claire Bresette to Lawrence J Contillo
20 Drive Way, $150,000, Hilda Ball to Betty B Silver
45 Wilderness Drive, $568,000, Devikirn Patstone to Ann Brittany Thayer
6 Double Brook Drive, $588,500, Patrick Ryan Dinicolas to Victoria Hensley
25 Red Oak Lane, $390,000, Steven Richard Whittington and Shirley C Whittington to Mary Jane Johnson
1.47 acres on Robinson Cove Road, $29,500, Landon Grindstaff and Karen Grindstaff to Leicester Holdings LLC
0.97 acres on Selby Drive, $25,000, Joaquin E Esguerra to Matthew D Price
0.91 acres on Quiet Woods Drive, $96,500, Richard A Quinn and Rankin Alan Quinn to Build Better Construction LLC
6 Strawberry Lane, $626,000, Margaret Wiener and Nathaniel Hensley to Hamlit LLC
27 Dogwood Drive, $575,000, Willibald Butter Trust Elvira W Butter Trust to Nancy Avitabile
1.3 acres on Clarks Chapel Road, $20,000, Roger D Hutchins and Max Hutchins to Max V Hutchins
115 Jasper Lane, $705,000, David L Grosscup and Cheryl M Grosscup to Daniel C Kwit
11 Kennedy Road, $125,000, Matthew Freeman to Ashkat Realty LLC
0.35 acres on Lamplighter Lane, $50,000, Erin McDonnell to Magee Real Estate Holdings LLC
764 New Stock Road, $290,000, Roger W Cordell and Catherine H Cordell to Moon Mountain Investments LLC
154 Charland Forest Road, $405,000, Luke R Holgate to Ann Marie Carollo
152 Charland Forest Road, $405,000, Luke R Holgate to Ann Marie Carollo
1 Parkway Loop Road, $495,000, Kathleen T Jones and Christopher D Peterson to Janet Waters
238 Grandiflora Path, $118,000, Scott Anthony Reader and Anne-Marie Reader to Sviatoslav Raikov
2.07 acres on Mountain Breeze Trail, $35,000, Eric Peterson and Erinn Betz to Parker Blanchard
5 Olde Cottage Lane, $3,500, Emilie Taylor Malajati to Emilie Taylor Malajati
23 Cedarwood Trl Unit B, $495,000, Norman M Zarr and Dana L Zarr to John Peter Harris
72 Cliffview Drive, $625,000, Douglas H Williams Revocable Liv Tr Patricia P Willaims Revoc Living Tr to Joseph Wayne Turman
1.67 acres on Riceville Road, $250,000, Albert W Foster and Elizabeth O Foster to Will Chapman
2142 Riceville Road, $1,400,000, Joseph P Dendy and Betty Bren Dendy to Harry D Porter
0.94 acres on Riceville Road, $110,000, Matthew Kern and Kirsten Kern to Robert Andrew Swoap
10 Cozy Cottage Way, $515,000, Lobster Fund LLC to Emily A Long
1 Sterling Run Drive, $1,135,000, Tara Kilgore to Ileana Hernandez Acosta
12 Fieldcrest Road, $148,000, Jennifer Tillotson Dufour and Shaun Tillotson to Chelsea Barney
5 Olde Covington Way, $435,000, Guilherme Baiao and Fernanda Baiao to Haley Dove
33 Loop Road, $1,750,000, Jdld33llc to 35 Loop LLC
57 Mountain Site Lane, $460,000, Charles Alvin Spaeth and Deidre Lynn Spaeth to Matthew Seth Johnson
144 Laurel Road, $485,000, Galen Walter and Jessica Candace Walter to Roger L Ledford
620 Blue Mist Way, $20,000, Giving Center to Swamp Lily Properties LLC
3328 Sweeten Creek Road, $187,500, Joyce R Warren and Stuart L Reems to Brandon Reems
434 Big Hill Drive, $821,500, Big Hills Construction LLC to William N Devore
28 Woodtrail Way, $3,495,000, Jennifer L Steigerwalt to Rod Beeler
40 Bear Flower Trail, $570,000, Michael D Marsh and Mary Marsh to Wayne Swanton
127 Creekside Valley Lane, $165,000, Avery's Creek LLC to Gravity Construction Group LLC
125 Starwood Valley Trail, $160,000, Avery's Creek LLC to Gravity Construction Group LLC
59 Starwood Valley Trail, $160,000, Avery's Creek LLC to Gravity Construction Group LLC
129 Creekside Valley Lane, $175,000, Avery's Creek LLC to Gravity Construction Group LLC
117 Lower Christ School Road, $530,000, Jenry Villafranca to Karen C Gleason
41 Virginia Commons Drive, $301,500, D R Horton Inc to Micah Hayes
28 Starwood Valley Trail, $200,000, Avery's Creek LLC to Gravity Construction Group LLC
446 Old Buckeye Cove Road, $150,000, Mildred Parks Ogletree Revocable Trust to 2020 Builders LLC
444 Old Buckeye Cove Road, $150,000, Mildred Parks Ogletree Revocable Trust to 2020 Builders LLC
110 Watch Knob Lane, $435,000, Swangit Kaur to Bayli E Robinson
19 Smokey Mountain Drive, $530,000, John Owen and Melanie Jane Owen to Mitchell E Mull
202 Alexander Ave., $460,000, Michael Cloninger to Clifton P Day
7.54 acres on Lytle Cove Road, $78,000, Mary W Houston to Elizabeth Ann Dujmovic
136 Dellwood Ave., $1,000, Wyona H Bridges to Wyona Howie Bridges
16 Tree Frog Hollow, $40,000, Charles Shelton to Brett Carter
19 Oakwood Road, $2,500, Rickey D Towe and Lisa M Towe to Rickey D Towe
26 Whitetail Drive, $711,000, Thomas Michael Balestrieri and Joyce Fortis Balestrieri to Ryan Berger
149 Sugg Trail, $1,920,000, Pleasant Grove of WNC LLC to DR Horton Inc
145 Sugg Trail, $1,920,000, Pleasant Grove of WNC LLC to DR Horton Inc
208 Driscoll Way, $1,920,000, Pleasant Grove of WNC LLC to DR Horton Inc
139 Sugg Trail, $1,920,000, Pleasant Grove of WNC LLC to DR Horton Inc
206 Driscoll Way, $1,920,000, Pleasant Grove of WNC LLC to DR Horton Inc
135 Sugg Trail, $1,920,000, Pleasant Grove of WNC LLC to DR Horton Inc
207 Driscoll Way, $1,920,000, Pleasant Grove of WNC LLC to DR Horton Inc
205 Driscoll Way, $1,920,000, Pleasant Grove of WNC LLC to DR Horton Inc
202 Driscoll Way, $1,920,000, Pleasant Grove of WNC LLC to DR Horton Inc
204 Driscoll Way, $1,920,000, Pleasant Grove of WNC LLC to DR Horton Inc
133 Sugg Trail, $1,920,000, Pleasant Grove of WNC LLC to DR Horton Inc
109 Sugg Trail, $1,920,000, Pleasant Grove of WNC LLC to DR Horton Inc
103 Sugg Trail, $1,920,000, Pleasant Grove of WNC LLC to DR Horton Inc
209 Driscoll Way, $1,920,000, Pleasant Grove of WNC LLC to DR Horton Inc
107 Sugg Trail, $1,920,000, Pleasant Grove of WNC LLC to DR Horton Inc
147 Sugg Trail, $1,920,000, Pleasant Grove of WNC LLC to DR Horton Inc
137 Sugg Trail, $1,920,000, Pleasant Grove of WNC LLC to DR Horton Inc
203 Driscoll Way, $1,920,000, Pleasant Grove of WNC LLC to DR Horton Inc
39 Mountain Meadow Circle, $525,000, Richard J Reece and Bonnie W Reece to Martha Anne Litton
143 Sugg Trail, $1,920,000, Pleasant Grove of WNC LLC to DR Horton Inc
105 Sugg Trail, $1,920,000, Pleasant Grove of WNC LLC to DR Horton Inc
30 Phipps St., $318,500, Katherine Wilson to Travis M Edwards
80 Lees Creek Road, $2,000, Barbara Bell Lemon and Edward Alfred Lemon to Barbara Bell Lemon
15 Red Leaf Road, $275,000, Brandon Hawkins and Amanda Hawkins to Jacob Bowron
11 Pondberry Court, $1,225,000, Jeremy Goldstein to Disc Investors LLC
1.64 acres on High Top Mountain Road, $145,000, Brian Holbrook and Annette Holbrook Revocable Trust to Taylor Arnold Jackson
48 White Rose Lane, $525,000, Katelyn Owensby and Dylan Owensby to Holly J Plouff
108 High Top Mountain Road, $145,000, Brian Holbrook and Annette Holbrook Revocable Trust to Taylor Arnold Jackson
105 Sunny Ridge Drive, $960,000, Thomas R Scotese and Angel E Marrero to Howard J Lubel Revocable Trust
71 Villa Nova Drive, $2,450,000, Reinhold Family Trust to Claude Knight
79 Walnut Springs Drive, $380,000, Madison Simmons Homes And Communities LLC to Elizabeth Marshall Thorsted
150 Northbend Drive, $505,000, Riverside Woodfin Development LLC to Kristine Losapio
0.68 acres on Flynn Branch Road, $35,000, Blaine Lowery to Patrick Keif
Source: Buncombe County Tax Lookup, tax.buncombecounty.org
Compiled by Carole Terrell
This article originally appeared on Asheville Citizen Times: Buncombe County and Asheville property transfers for May 1-10
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It's not an obstacle to transcendence—it's the condition for it. The most powerful learning signal in your brain? When something violates your expectations. My friend calls this 'anticappointment,' a favorite neologism of his. Neuroscience refers to this prediction error as the moment your brain stops coasting and starts recalibrating. It's why punchlines land. Why plot twists thrill. Why disruptive creative works. When AI delivers content perfectly calibrated to what it knows we like, it flattens novelty, we get what we expect—and that's the problem. Nothing stretches. Nothing stirs. Friction is what creates those jolts of surprise. And surprise is what teaches. Without friction, the brain stays asleep. Berkeley anthropologist Alexei Yurchak, in his book Everything Was Forever, Until It Was No More, coined the term hypernormalization. He describes a society where systems are so optimized and hollow that people continue to believe in them, even though they know they no longer hold meaning. Yurchak studied late-Soviet life, where official narratives felt eternal and artificial at once. Citizens went through the motions—work, slogans, routine—long after anyone believed the story. The result wasn't a revolution. It was a slow, soul-deep detachment from reality. Today's version? You scroll through infinite, polished content with the faint sense that none of it was made for you. Brand messages, influencer posts, AI-generated ads—all optimized to fit your feed, not your mind. It functions. But it doesn't stick. You know this feeling. It's nostalgia for something you didn't quite live. Familiarity with nothing specific. The eerie sense that even the intimate has become templated. That's the danger of a frictionless world: it erodes not just creativity, but belief, connection, and identity, not through rupture, but through rehearsal. We're not witnessing liberation. We're watching reality bleed out by degrees. Friction is what interrupts the loop. It's the glitch that reminds you something is off, and makes you care enough to ask why. Friction is the last honest metric. It's what reveals taste. It's what reveals care. It's the difference between something you scroll past and something that stops you. In a world where every brand has access to the same generative tools, the only real differentiator left is discernment, and discernment doesn't scale. It struggles. It questions. It hesitates before hitting publish. This is not about resisting AI. It's about resisting amnesia. It's about building systems—and stories—that let humans stay in the loop long enough to feel what they're making. Friction doesn't just slow us down. It reminds us we still have a choice. When content is optimized to our past behavior, when ads are generated before we know we need them, when every message is invisible in its targeting but intimate in its tone—are we still consenting to what we consume? Consent isn't a checkbox. It's the ability to pause, to question, to say yes with awareness—or no with clarity. But in a frictionless system, consent erodes, not by force, but by design. We don't opt in—we drift in. We don't choose—we scroll. We don't author—we adapt. Friction is what lets us feel that drift. It's the tug that says, this wasn't mine until I made it mine. Without it, influence becomes indistinguishable from control. This isn't just a philosophical distinction. It's an economic one. It's a forecast. Everything on the left can be automated. Everything on the right can't be faked. And that's the opportunity. If you're in marketing, brand, or creative work, this isn't the time to panic. It's time to get precise. Here's how to make yourself irreplaceable inside systems designed to erase you: These aren't productivity hacks. They're AI survival strategies for authorship in an age of automation.
