Charlottesville’s 2013 Comprehensive Plan Adopted
Charlottesville Tomorrow reports that the City of Charlottesville has adopted their comprehensive plan. The most substantial revisions were made to the city's housing chapter. To help the city meet its goal of having 15 percent of housing units classified as “affordable” by 2025, an emphasis…
Nest Realty in the Inc 5000
You may have seen the news yesterday that we at Nest were named one of the fastest growing private companies in Charlottesville.Our rankings in Inc Magazines Annual Inc 5000 show: • Overall, Nest Realty ranked 884th with 504% growth over the past three years •…
Checking Cell Coverage in Charlottesville – Open Signal
Last year I noted cell coverage in Charlottesville. In 2006, the best cell provider in Charlottesville was Alltel. Times have changed. Those moving to Charlottesville are often surprised that we don't have 100% cell coverage in the entire region, much less LTE/4G. When showing rural…
Cash & FHA Transactions in Charlottesville MSA – Local Analysis Matters
The headline at Zero Hedge is a stunner. A Stunning 60% Of All Home Purchases Are "Cash Only" - A 200% Jump In Five Years Naturally, I wondered what the numbers might look like for the Charlottesville area. Being curious, I thought I'd look at…
Top Things to do in Charlottesville
Jennifer put together an insightful list of her favorite things to do in Charlottesville. From hiking to music, it's a great list. (more…)
Hollymead HOA Missing $73k
Buyers: Always study the homeowners association package. I'm not sure you'd be able to discern embezzlement, but at least you'd have done your due diligence. It seems Hollymead is joining the Glenmore (2010) and Mill Creek (2010) homeowners' associations in the "we've had money stolen…
Paying More for Walkable Homes in Charlottesville?
That's the theory put forth by the Piedmont Environmental Council and reported on at Bacon's Rebellion. The conclusions apparently found in their study of 120 homes aren't a surprise to readers of RealCentralVA (see links at the end of this post), but I wanted to…
August’s Note – Disrupting Real Estate and More
I'm finalizing this month's note and in doing so am realizing just how fast 2013 is flying by. Last month I talked about the market, the #1 question homebuyers should ask themselves, a life shift and a few other topics (and the note was very…
Costco Going to Stonefield?
I'd heard about this a few months ago but now it's looking mighty real - the Newsplex reports that Costco may be going into Stonefield. The ARB must approve a final site plan and architecture before construction can begin. The Stonefield developer said he…
Can Native Species provide “Real Estate” Curb Appeal?
Interesting. “Curb appeal is a concept introduced by real estate agents,” Tallamy told the 30th annual Cullowhee Native Plant Conference in Cullowhee, N.C., in July. “In the real estate view, curb appeal seems to be a full view of the front of the house, which…