ASHEVILLE – For Buncombe County’s luxury homes, 2023 was a big year.
Some homes broke records with one selling for nearly $10 million — setting an all-time county record — while others sold well-above their appraised price.
One estate, Deerhaven Gardens, hit the private real-estate market listing at $34 million — later reducing its price to $25 million.
As for Buncombe County’s top sales in 2023, a group of 10 luxury estates jointly sold for over $57 million in 2023.
However, between the 2021 reappraisal year and more recent appraisals, these homes are only collectively valued around $30 million.
Here are the top homes that sold in 2023, according to Canopy MLS, along with their most recent county tax appraisals:
29 Hemlock Road
With a record-breaking $9.6 million sale, the home at 29 Hemlock Road was not only the most expensive sale in 2023, it’s the most expensive home sale in Buncombe County history.
When it sold in March, the Citizen Times covered the Biltmore Forest sale, where the 9,000-square-foot mansion is located next to a golf course and country club. The home was purchased by a Colorado-couple and was listed by Marilyn Wright and Sandi AuBuchon of Premier Sotheby’s International Realty.