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Month: July 2012

ALBEMARLE

29 North? Where’s That? Said the Customers of Wegmans in Charlottesville

29 North? Where's That? Might be a question residents of the 5th Street Extended/Old Lynchburg area say in a few years after Wegman's and Costco have established themselves. Homes for sale near Wegmans and Costco. I do wonder - what transportation improvements will be made…

ALBEMARLE

Best Buy Ramp to Cost More than They Thought

As originally reported at Charlottesville Tomorrow: The Best Buy ramp improvement project is going to cost more than expected.  It will cost $7.3 million, $2.5 million more than first thought. Shocking. Background and more about the Western Bypass and the Best Buy ramp.

ALBEMARLE

No Chloramines in Charlottesville – Albemarle Water

The citizens spoke and the public officials listened. Chloramines will no longer be considered and carbon filtration will be studied. Good. The Charlottesville media were on top of their games last night as they tweeted the meeting and the public comments, most using the #Chloramines…

ALBEMARLE

Charlottesville Tomorrow Launches New Website

Charlottesville Tomorrow is one of the very few websites that I send consistently to those who are moving within the Charlottesville area and to those who are relocating to the Charlottesville area. They launched their new site, moving away from Typepad, on Friday. Check out…

GREEN

5 Takeaways from “Green Real estate” Training

I spent last Wednesday and Thursday in Northern Virginia in Earth Advantage training, learning more about green homes, green real estate, their respective relevance in the market and how best to help and advise my clients regarding such. Below the "fold" is a Storify I…

GENERAL REAL ESTATE

A few of My Favorite Hikes around Charlottesville

Hiking in Charlottesville and Central Virginia is one of the biggest "selling points" for those choosing to move to or stay in the Charlottesville area. Even if you don't hike; the mountains, the air, the trails, the parks contribute to the exceptional quality of life…

CHARLOTTESVILLE

Mmmm- Fried Chicken in Charlottesville

C-Ville does great round up of the best fried chicken in Charlottesville. I hate to admit this publicly (and to myself) -  I've never had fried chicken at Michie Tavern.

ALBEMARLE

First Half 2012 – Charlottesville MSA Real Estate Market Report

So … the the first half of 2012 is over. Everyone is looking for signs of recovery in the Charlottesville - Albemarle real estate market - in large part because they want/need the answer to one of these questions: 1 - Can I sell my…

ALBEMARLE

Stonefield Harming Meadow Creek?

Stonefield wasn't supposed to open the drain, but they did. And they don't intend to fix it. “If this was all in Charlottesville, we would just put a stop-work order on the project,” Tolbert said.   Edens has appealed the violation to the City Council.…

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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.