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Clear, Honest Market Analysis. For People, Not Realtors.

Due to the fact that we just put another property on the market in Crozet. A
great house in Cory Farm. Anybody interested? We are going to test the Realtors
again by putting it in today with no showings until Saturday morning. How many
want to bet that we’ll get at least one call wanting us to be dishonest, make an
exception for them?

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Jim Duncan has been helping buyers and sellers in Charlottesville’s neighborhoods for 25 years. Get local insight born of experience.

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Revisiting the “0 to 5 Buyer is Gone” Post – 15 years later

Revisiting the “0 to 5 Buyer is Gone” Post – 15 years later

Revisiting the “0-5 Buyer Is Gone” Theory We’re in a different market now. Some of the people who bought between 2021 and 2024 are trying to sell — and the ones who bought new construction, now competing against new construction, are having a hard time.…

A Charlottesville e-bike Success Story

A Charlottesville e-bike Success Story

I have an e-bike. I love my e-bike. I ride it to meetings all over the City of Charlottesville instead of driving my car. e-bikes are great. A friend got an e-bike. He loves his e-bike. He has a different perspective, and I asked him…

Flipping the Switch, Part 3: ADUs, Zoning, and the Practical Guide

Flipping the Switch, Part 3: ADUs, Zoning, and the Practical Guide

Flipping the Switch, Part 3: ADUs, Zoning, and the Practical Guide Part 1 covered the data. Part 2 covered the design. This week: the regulatory landscape, the ADU reality check, and the practical checklist. The ADU Conversation Has Changed When I wrote about this in…

Happy Homeownership Day (on a bicycle)

Happy Homeownership Day (on a bicycle)

A good day starts with a bike ride. A better day starts with a bike ride to meet clients for a final walkthrough of their first home. Smile, happiness, projects to be undertaken, projects to be planned, lives to be lived. It's a good day.…

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Jim Duncan has been helping buyers and sellers in Charlottesville’s neighborhoods for 25 years. Get local insight born of experience.