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Albemarle
Nest’s 2015 Mid-Year Market Report
Download the Charlottesville Mid-Year Report; ask questions, get educated. In this report, we cover the City of Charlottesville (sales are up, days on market down), Albemarle County (same), Greene, Nelson, Louisa and Fluvanna. We’re seeing mostly positive trends across the board.
Broadly, we’re looking at continued signs of stability.
I’m digging into the more minute data for Albemarle and Charlottesville in this month’s monthly note. A primer:
I think I’m always going to have tempered optimism. The crash has forever jaded me. Across the Charlottesville MSA, we have increased contracts, increased median prices, decreased days on market … but I can also point to the foreclosure I showed last week, or the short sale I didn’t show the week before, or the house that should have sold six weeks ago that is still oddly languishing on the market.
For many, the Charlottesville real estate market is doing well to better.
Albemarle County assessments increased again in 2026. Want to challenge your assessment? Here's the form. Curious about FAQs about Albemarle County assessments, here's the FAQ. Think your assessment is too high or too low? Ask me; I'm happy to give a quick thought or two.…
When will homes come on the market in Charlottesville and Albemarle in 2026? The Charlottesville real estate cycle has bee fairly consistent over the years. In 2023, I wrote a similar story to this one. The biggest two changes between 2023 and 2026* are: interest…
Developers think and plan long-term. Generally. An example. Many years ago, I represented sellers of a piece up land up 29 North. It was a relatively small piece of land, and we received an offer pretty quickly for asking price. About twenty years later, all…
No woodstoves in your neighborhood? Woodstoves. No woodstove (including free-standing and fireplace insert) shall be installed, maintained or used on any Lot. Read the HOA packages, folks. My clients found this when they read the HOA docs. There's often some interesting things in homeowner association…
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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.
