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Archives for January 2014

Why Are Charlottesville Home Prices So Much More Expensive than Where I’m From?

I hear this a lot. "Why are homes in Charlottesville so much more expensive than where I'm moving from? I hate to say this, but the answer starts with because. And expensive is relative -  it depends on where you're coming from. But yes, we tend to have higher housing costs than many other parts of the state and country. But we also offer a remarkable location - close to hiking and mountains, a short drive or train ride to DC, Read More

January 31, 2014 2 Comments

Wegmans Finally Coming to Charlottesville

Wegmans will be pushing dirt in March. The plan will go the to Albemarle County Architectural Review Board (never a non-daunting task) on Monday, Chris Stover at the Newsplex reports. I've had clients tell me that they wanted to move to the south side of Charlottesville specifically because a Wegmans grocery store was coming Read More

January 29, 2014 1 Comment

What Does this Picture Say to You?

This is a common thing to see in homes of a certain age in Charlottesville and Albemarle and beyond. What does it say or mean to you? Read More

January 27, 2014 5 Comments

Albemarle County Real Estate Assessments are Out (2014)

I figured the assessments would be released yesterday; I was trying to research a property for a client and the Albemarle County GIS site was down. It's up now. If you're curious what real estate assessments mean, this is a good description from a couple years ago. Assessments are not a reflection of Read More

January 27, 2014 2 Comments

Talking About Charlottesville Real Estate – 26 January 2014

We covered an awful lot in an hour. I'll update this post with edited show notes. In the meantime, you can listen to the podcast at the Charlottesville Podcasting Network. Read More

January 26, 2014 Leave a Comment

Who Wants to Hear an Hour of Real Estate Radio? – 26 January 2014

If you're thinking about buying or selling in the Charlottesville area or curious or interested in the Charlottesville (and regional/national) real estate market, you might find some value in listening to this Sunday's WNRN Wake-Up Call. Matt Hodges and I will discuss the current state of the Charlottesville area real estate market, mortgages, tips for buyers and sellers, etc. We've done this every year for the past six years and every year each time has produced Read More

January 23, 2014 Leave a Comment

An Easy Way to Track if Your Foundation is Moving

Home inspections. I love them. I love being there with my clients, asking the leading questions that I know they should ask, crawling through crawlspaces (yes, I do that), climbing across trusses in attics (I do that, too) and listening. I like to listen to the questions from the buyers and the explanations from the home inspectors; I learn something almost every time. Recently I had such a learning opportunity, and I asked Robert Foster with Trebor Home Inspections to answer it Read More

January 22, 2014 Leave a Comment

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