This is not a post about Zillow vs the MLS. This is a post asking one question: Why is VDOT not marketing the homes they have for sale through the MLS? They are listed “for sale by owner” on Zillow.
That’s it. That’s the question. Is this truly exposing the homes to the fair market?
When the Western Bypass died, the Virginia Department of Transportation had to sell the homes they had purchased.
Here’s one of the homes VDOT has for sale; there are quite a few more for sale that were in the path of the planned/proposed Western Bypass.
If you’re interested, these are the homes VDOT have for sale; go to District 7 (the Culpeper district).
I’m really curious – why choose to not expose the properties that VDOT has for sale to the widest possible market?
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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.
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