PHOTOS: Asheville mountain estate with $24M asking price

ASHEVILLE — A mountainside estate in Asheville is up for sale, now carrying an asking price of $24 million. That makes it one of the most expensive homes on the market in North Carolina, second only to a $49.99 million estate in the mountain town of Highlands.

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The owners — retired entrepreneurs Marcus Katz and wife Pearl — initially started looking to sell their 5.13-acre estate last year. They were asking $34 million for the property, called Deerhaven Gardens. The Katzes have since enlisted the help of real estate brokerage Premier Sotheby’s International Realty.