Buncombe, Asheville property transfers 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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