Monthly Note – January 2017
This note is a good one, I think. Some might say it's interesting. Advising caution, radio, a tip to evaluate and remember houses when you see many in a day, quick market update, unrepresented sellers, the blogs and what I'm reading. Two clicks here and…
Charlottesville Real Estate Radio with Matt & Jim (and Rick)
Show notes to come; I wanted to put up the podcast of today's show. We got to some of the notes I prepared, but not all, and touched on quite a few more topics. I think my favorite part may be in the last 10…
Fairhill Neighborhood in Crozet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glcCdP6bVM4 We're nearing the release to the market of the Fairhill neighborhood in Crozet (mailing address is Charlottesville, schools and feel are Crozet), and this video shows what an amazing property it is. Drones are useful things, and I think there is no better way to introduce this…
Low Housing Inventory in the City of Charlottesville
I was searching the Charlottesville MLS for a client today and was struck by the remarkable dearth of single family home inventory. Don't just take my word for it. This was my look through the MLS. Dammit. Going to be a hard spring in Charlottesville.…
Sharing the Home Buying Experience
tl;dr: People search for homes with other people. Zillow Group's Consumer Housing Trends 2016 Report makes good reading, and I'm often tempted to print out all 159 pages. One interesting point in Zillow's report that confirms a societal sharing trend - 86% of buyers "co-shop." …
Video: Previewing the 2017 Crozet Real Estate Market
Beer and real estate. or Real estate and beer. Any way you look at it, it's fun. David and I met at PRN last week and talked about the 2016 Crozet real estate market, and speculated a bit about the 2017 market. New construction, land sales,…
Albemarle’s Courts and Buses
Two stories of note regarding the Charlottesville City + Albemarle County relationship Albemarle moves forward with study of courts relocation (December 2016) The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors voted Wednesday to hire a consultant to assist with a study on moving the county courthouses or the county’s main…
Preparing for the Spring Real Estate Market in Charlottesville
The 2017 market in the Charlottesville area is going to be an interesting one. They all are. The Charlottesville real estate market is going to be much less calm than the waters depicted above. Will this property hold value? I received that question by email (and…
Being a Citizen Takes Effort. And Sacrifice
"Only one person spoke during the public hearing and he said he was uncertain about the future roadways." One person spoke. Surely, more than one person is affected or cared. 2017 is a good year to get involved, locally. Pack the meetings ... even when…