North Carolina premier Neighborhoods: when opportunity knocks, let us help you answer the door.(Special Advertising Section)

When it comes to finding a place to live, North Carolina has much to offer with its diverse and beautiful landscape. Your search for a special home may take you to the mountains, the ocean or through the rolling hills of North Carolina's Piedmont.

The discriminating buyer, regardless of price constraints, can also select from many on-site recreation options. Planned communities offer varied choices including horseback riding, golfing, hiking, tennis and boating.

Those who select premier homes in the mountains enjoy grand vistas of magnificent beauty as well as skiing, hiking and mountain golf. Elegant homes are secluded in forested areas or on ridges with …