Charlottesville’s Real Estate Blog since 2005.

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

About Jim

Sunday morning wake-up call

I am going to be on WNRN’s Sunday Morning wake-up call this Sunday, 21 May at 1100. Listen live or go to church or UVA’s graduation … and then listen to the podcast (archived: 2015) (or subscribe to their feed).

Listen for an honest dialogue on the local real estate market. Call with questions or comments.

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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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Testimonials Matter

Testimonials Matter

I despise self-promotion. But, the Nest team make it easier to do so, so I did a four-part series on Instagram with some of my clients' testimonials. This is the part where I say ... if you have a question about the Charlottesville real estate market,…

Three Things I’d Have Done Differently in My Real Estate Career

Three Things I’d Have Done Differently in My Real Estate Career

Three things I would do differently if I were starting my career over? Maintain my client database better. Asked for client reviews/testimonials. And saved them on the blog. Hired an assistant earlier The consistently exemplary and amazing team at Nest Marketing have put together templates…

A Positive Review

A Positive Review

I rarely post about myself, but this review on Zillow struck me because it's 1) awesome and 2) so insightful about the real estate process. Sometimes, I do what I do well. Thank you. (read the whole thing) "As a homebuyer you don't *need* to…

Previewing a Bio Video

This is likely to be one of the more consistent videos I'm going to send to clients for the next two years ... Thoughts welcomed. https://youtu.be/1Ws1z-NJVKg

Interested in Learning More?

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