Buying a house in 2011 – What Advice do you have now?
Help Jeannine get educated on how to buy a house ... Never one to put off day dreaming today about something that won't be reality until tomorrow, I've already started to casually glance at real estate listings. I used to have some house characteristics in…
Walkability – More than a Fad
Or ... Walkscore gets some love. There's real demand, I tell ya. "We found that walkability had a statistically significant, positive impact on housing values in 13 of the 15 markets we examined, said Cortright. "For the typical metropolitan area, each additional point of Walk…
How NOT to use social media – Particularly when it’s my name
If you're a LinkedIn contact of mine, please know that I had nothing to do with the recent solicitation spam sent out. The offender has apologized to me and others, but this is a prime example of how not to use social media. As I…
Albemarle’s Blogging Board of Supervisor Member
Everyone welcome Ann Mallek, Crozet's representative on the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors, to the world of blogging!
Charlottesville Area Year-End Market Report
I'm still in New York for the Inman Connect conference, but wanted to post the Charlottesville Area Association's year-end real estate market report. More analysis to come, as well as the forthcoming Nest Report. Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors Market Report 2009 Delve in, ask…
Should I get Three Competitive Market Analyses?
Transcription:Hey Jim Duncan, Nest Realty and RealCentralVA.com here in Charlottesville, Virginia. The question is: if I'm getting ready to put my house on the market, is it a good idea to get three different competitive market analyses from three different realtors and then choose the…
Bus, Bike and Walk around Charlottesville
Want to get around Charlottesville on bus, bike or foot? There's an app for that. Find Public Transit Apps Near You on City-Go-Round.org Find apps in your city: The usual suspects, Google and Walkscore are there ... But ... Charlottesville City Transit Service and JAUNT…
The Virginia General Assembly is Upon Us
And no one is safe. Session starts on the 13th of January. Believe it or not, politics affect the Charlottesville regional real estate market. From the Dillon Rule to Transfer of Development Rights legislation, to whether people can use cell/smart phones while driving. The General…
Choosing Where to Live – What’s Important?
Hint: The house is secondary, and why when working with buyers, we start with areas before houses ... Good story at the Wall Street Journal Juggle blog: A recent survey tackled the question of what bonds us to the places we live, and its findings…
Process of Buying a Home in Charlottesville
Transcription: Hey, Jim Duncan with Nest Realty and RealCentralVA here thinking about the process of buying a home in Charlottesville. It's really simple when you condense it this way and it's actually much more complex, but for our purposes, here's how it goes: first I…