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How We Work

Our Team

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Ashton Peters

Top Listing Agent Q1 2026, Q3 & Q4 2025, March 2025, june 2024, july 2022

Ashton combines her design and technology know-how with elevated marketing and expert market insight.

Originally from South Florida, I also lived in Savannah, GA and Austin, TX before settling in Asheville 10 years ago. My background is in technology and design — I hold a B.F.A. in Industrial Design with a minor in Interaction Design from the Savannah College of Art and Design. For over a decade, I worked as a creative in the tech industry, across small startups and a global design and innovation firm as a user experience designer for web, mobile, and conceptual product design. Those years shaped how I think strategically, communicate clearly, and collaborate effectively — skills that now define how I operate as a real estate agent. Recognized multiple times as a Top Listing Agent, I create thoughtful, data-driven plans that pair market insight with design sensibility. Clear communication, consistent follow-up, and effective collaboration with both clients and agents are at the core of my approach.

Ashton holds the GRI designation from the National Association of Realtors®, joining the top 9% of producers in the residential real estate industry across Western North Carolina.

Top Listing Agent Q1 2026

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Lauren Butcher

Lauren brings over 22 years of experience helping buyers, sellers, and investors in WNC.

Lauren is a dedicated real estate professional with deep roots in the Western NC community, a legacy dating back to the 1940s. A graduate of UNC Asheville, Lauren has been a licensed Broker since 2003. As a buyer's agent, she expertly guides first-time homebuyers, homesteaders, large land parcel seekers, and luxury mountain home buyers. Her clients value her light-hearted, down-to-earth personality and clear communication. As a listing agent, Lauren takes pride in telling the story of a property — highlighting what makes each home unique and ensuring it resonates with prospective buyers. Her deep local knowledge and background as a local business owner give her invaluable insight into the area's market dynamics. She is passionate about vegetable and herb gardening, ceramic arts, and preserving the unique landscape and culture of Appalachia. Whether you're buying or selling, her genuine commitment to Western NC makes her the ideal guide for your real estate journey.

Strategy, Expertise, & Trust

  • Market Insight & Clear Strategy

    We craft individualized strategies for buyers and sellers, making every step purposeful and clear. For sellers, we're upfront about pricing and marketing, thoughtfully using proven methods and sound market insight to capture the highest price the market will support. For buyers, we guide you through every step with clarity and confidence.

  • Design-Driven Marketing

    We believe presentation is strategy. We create elegant, effective marketing across print and digital platforms, collaborating with top stagers, photographers, drone operators, and videographers to produce compelling visual media. Every detail is designed to showcase your home at its absolute finest — a sophisticated, story-driven presentation that captures buyers' attention and achieves the highest possible sale.

  • 25+ Years of Experience

    Ashton brings 10+ years in tech and creative design, offering a fresh perspective on marketing and a sharp focus on property analytics. Lauren is a longtime Ashevillian with over 22 years of WNC real estate experience, deep local knowledge, and a creative eye for marketing. Together, we combine strategic insight with genuine community roots.

  • Trust & Collaboration

    At the heart of everything we do is a genuine commitment to you. We operate with professionalism, clarity, and integrity, guiding you through every step with care and intention, and building relationships that last well beyond the closing table.

WHAT THEY’RE SAYING

  • Our team of Lauren and Ashton went above and beyond for us during our home buying process.

    As first time homebuyers, transparency and honesty were a big priority to us. Ashton and Lauren gave us their honest thoughts and suggestions the entire process. They were always easy to communicate with and made sure that at least one of them could be at everything they needed to be every step of the way. They were extremely helpful with negotiating our offer and getting the best deal on our home. There were a few things that needed work and they were able to help us negotiate credits and get a fair price for the home we were purchasing. During the due diligence process they were always on top of everything, making sure we were on schedule to close and guiding us through each step of the home buying journey. Ashton and Lauren are a dream team and were so great to work with. Always friendly and easy to reach whenever we needed them. I would recommend them 100% to anyone looking to purchase a home in or around Asheville.

    — Norren D.

  • Ashton is an awe inspiring super star among the sea of WNC realtors.

    Her deep knowledge of the are a, and incredible technology experience with online marketing are a winning tactical combination th at can not be beat. Ashton Peters, has been my best broker experience since selling and buying many homes across the U.S. I can not imagine a better broker than Ashton with her business partner Lauren.

    — Scott P. and Lorraine H., Grand Highlands Seller Client

  • Exemplary service! Before AND after the sale, our real estate team of Ashton Peters and Lauren Butcher astonished us with their expertise, professionalism and competence in marketing and selling our home.

    It has developed into a wonderful friendship. Long before anything went live on their site, many hours were spent getting to know our home in fine detail and creating plans to highlight its best features; long-range views, quality construction and amazing neighborhood. In addition, statistics and information were constantly gathered and shared with visitors and agents whose clients visited our website. Lauren and Ashton kept us constantly in the loop. No detail was missed. Of course, as soon as we headed out on a long vacation (out of the country), a cash offer was made and the deal was all handled and movers engaged without us having to interrupt our trip! Ashton and Lauren assisted the movers and everything was packed and sent along to storage in our new location in a new town. Even the storage room packing was orchestrated so we could get to all the necessary things we would need, as we would be living in a temporary place while our new home is completed. We couldn’t have asked for a more flawless scenario. These ladies are an AMAZING team and we highly recommend using their services!


    — Kevin L. and Kris K.

  • I came to Ashton with a big ask: find me a house and find it quick. 

    I had two weeks to find a house and be under contract. I knew it wouldn’t be easy but she was confident we could make it happen. She wasted no time in getting started and had several showings lined up that day.  I was blown away by her commitment to make this happen for me.  She was always available for anything I needed whether it was questions about the buying process or wanting to see a new property.  We were often in homes within hours of them being listed which was exactly what needed to happen in this market.  She was also constantly following up on previous properties to keep me updated on price changes or availability.  Ashton also has such creative vision for a home’s potential and helped me to see possibilities that I would not have considered otherwise. Through her dedication and sheer hustle we were able to find my home within my timeline!  The negotiation process proved to be the trickiest part of it all but she effortlessly managed the emotions of all involved and kept both sides happy.  Overall I would absolutely work with Ashton again and feel that anyone who gets the opportunity to do so is in excellent hands.

    — Robert S.

  • Lauren & Ashton truly went above and beyond for my wife and I during our recent home purchase in Asheville.

    During our search, we had initially found a property we really liked, but then when the home inspection came back, there were red flags all over the place. Lauren and Ashton guided us during these negotiations, which ultimately resulted in our withdrawing our offer, due to the seller not disclosing prior water damage. We were so grateful to have them on our side during this process and ultimately Lauren and Ashton helped us to close on a much better property in Asheville. Their commitment to excellence showed through during every step of our home buying process. I would highly recommend working with them on your next real estate transaction, as my wife and I were both extremely pleased with their professionalism and local area knowledge of Asheville, NC.

    — Ryan L.

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