GENERAL REAL ESTATE
Housing Whats? Housing *Counselors*
Guest post by Virginia Leary; she and I were trading emails, and I asked her for a guest post and she quickly obliged. Thank you! Housing Whats? Housing Counselors. Are you considering buying a home because your rent is higher than your…
ALBEMARLE
Bike Lanes and Train Tracks?
Walking and bicycling are good - for the body, for the soul, for the community, and the environment and real estate property values. Yes, my lens is somewhat self-selecting, but the trends amongst home buyers and renters is to be closer to walking and biking…
MONTHLY NOTES ARCHIVES
October’s Monthly Note | Empathy, the Market, & the Nest County Fair
This month, a quick Charlottesville area real estate market update, the need for empathy amongst humans, blog roundup, a testament to the Nest team for the Nest County Fair, and what I'm reading. Two clicks here, and the note is yours.
ALBEMARLE
Albemarle County High School Academy Open Houses
Albemarle County Schools offer academies at each of the high schools. Any County student is eligible to apply, but if you live outside the district, you are responsible for your own transportation. I don't often write this type of story, but this is one of…
ALBEMARLE
Charlottesville Tomorrow – Moving Courts and Such
October has been a busy, busy month for the fine folks at Charlottesville Tomorrow; these are but a few of their stories most relevant to those who live in, near, or are thinking about moving to Charlottesville or Albemarle. Albemarle may be moving their courts out of…
GENERAL REAL ESTATE
Macro Economic Real Estate Trends – Talk by Lawrence Yun with NAR
https://twitter.com/JimDuncan/status/786570455532576769 Last week's presentation by Dr. Yun, Chief Economist from the National Association of Realtors was an interesting one, as always. He has a high-level economist's view that is tremendously useful - not necessarily from a "what's happening in the Charlottesville real estate market" perspective,…
ALBEMARLE
Life in Albemarle County
A lifetime ago, I spent a semester in London. Our flat was within earshot of the changing of the guard. If I believed in having regrets, I'd regret never making time to see the changing of the guard, but I do recall closing the window…
ALBEMARLE
3rd Quarter 2016 Charlottesville Real Estate Market Report
If you're buying a home in the Charlottesville area right now, this can be a challenging market - some pockets remain extremely competitive (mainly the City of Charlottesville and close-in urban ring markets) - and for other pockets, days on market are up a bit and…
MARKET STATISTICS
Crozet Real Estate Market Update Video – 3rd Quarter 2016
We love doing these videos. Beer + talking about real estate = fun. (for us at least) https://youtu.be/Gs_Iv028O5g
ALBEMARLE
A Few Charlottesville Area Hikes for Kids
October. It's one of the best months in Charlottesville, and certainly one of the best for hiking, biking, being outdoors. A friend emailed - I'd like to start getting my kids more involved in family hikes. They are 8 and 7. Do you have favorite hikes…