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Month: July 2018

GENERAL REAL ESTATE

RealPodVA – Market Updates, 3D Printed Homes

Another fun podcast with Bart and Dave. A short one, too - about 18 minutes. Topics Market updates, micro-markets, choosing the right lot when you buy, and considering resale 3D printed homes, how they are likely to change the real estate market, new construction, change…

Is the Charlottesville Real Estate Market Turning?

ALBEMARLE

Is the Charlottesville Real Estate Market Turning?

Q: Is the Charlottesville Real Estate Market Turning? A: I don't know. Yet.   I've been saying for months that a turn may be coming, and noted it in the July monthly note. And, I've been saying for years that I'll tell you in 18 months…

ALBEMARLE

Mid-2018 Crozet Real Estate Market Update

I live in Crozet; it's easy and natural to focus on that micro-market. https://youtu.be/jeVedaR0Ess The first half of 2018 is behind us, and we talked about resales vs new construction, home prices, where in Crozet homes are selling, what happened with home inventory over the…

July 2018 Monthly Note – As the Market Turns

MONTHLY NOTES ARCHIVES

July 2018 Monthly Note – As the Market Turns

  Join the dozens, and subscribe to my Monthly Note, written primarily for real estate consumers, clients, voyeurs of the Charlottesville area real estate market. Subscribe here; one email a month. No more. Promise. In this month's note As the Market Turns Brief market update…

RealPodVA – ARMs and Panicking about the Future

PODCAST

RealPodVA – ARMs and Panicking about the Future

Latest RealPodVA is up. This was a fun one. Talking about market data for the Charlottesville MSA, ARMs, the future of the real estate market. Thoughts, comments, insights, suggestioncous welcomed. Truly. ARMs Big Short The Future Market Update The damage acronyms do to America Cost of…

2nd Quarter 2018 Charlottesville Area Market Report

MARKET STATISTICS

2nd Quarter 2018 Charlottesville Area Market Report

tl;dr on the current state of the Charlottesville market Quite a few houses in select pockets of the market are moving quickly Example: Since 1 January 2018, in Charlottesville + Albemarle, 1,296 not-new-construction homes went under contract (no way of telling how many of those contracts fell apart;…

BUYERS

Reddit Questions about Moving to Charlottesville

Once again, Reddit provides a good writing prompt. I find that if I spend a great deal of time answer one person's questions, others may find the answers and conversation useful as well. I'm going to answer a few of your questions (I'm Jim; I'm…

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