30+ Tips for First-Time Homebuyers
This week I had the opportunity to talk to a small group of first time homebuyers. In preparing, I asked social media, "What one piece of advice would you give a first-time homebuyer?" The answers - from clients (recent and not), friends, and good real…
Costco Coming to Charlottesville, Bringing Traffic With It
Who woulda thunk that dropping 150,000 square feet of retail would bring traffic with it? The Stonefield shopping center is challenging at best to navigate - from Trader Joe's to Pasture, for example, and is remarkably so for a pedestrian (I haven't yet tried to…
Friday Reading – 7 May 2014
Nice soccer fields, Albemarle County. A solution has to exist to create more fields in Albemarle. I'm not yet sure what those are. The employment situation is … complicated. “Everybody says they want your opinion, but no one's really listening.” The 29 Corridor conversation in…
Evolving West Main Street
West Main Street is changing. If you haven't driven down it recently, you might want to do so soon, for no reason other than when all the new apartment buildings are built, driving on West Main in a car may be darn near impossible. This…
Rivanna Village – 400 More Homes Coming – Near Glenmore
What they've done here is pretty cool. 400 more homes coming to that section of 250 East will be interesting. "The plan also features about 32 acres of open space and linear parks, a mixed-use village center and single-family homes." This is a prime example…
May 2014 Monthly Note – Puzzles, the Market & Buyers’ Questions
This month's note will be published by the end of the week. Promise. The above is my working, preliminary outline for my Monthly Note - some of the best stuff I write that I don't publish on blogs ... and don't have the archives publicly…
What do Buyers (Moving to or In) Charlottesville Read?
In last month's Monthly Note I asked - What do you read? One of the best responses was this: What do I read? The sites I've used as we've considered where to move include the local newspapers and related sites -- just to get an…
1st Quarter 2014 Nest Report – Sales Down, Fundamentals Stronger
Have a few minutes? Curious about what happened in 2014's first quarter in the Charlottesville real estate market? Spend a few minutes reading our 1st Quarter 2014 Nest Report. My suggestion? Read, digest, and then ask questions about how the market data and report pertain…