Buy or Rent in Charlottesville Right Now? (During COVID-19)
I was wondering what you thought of the Charlottesville city real estate inventory (and prices) this season. And whether it will improve later this summer. We are first time buyers but I have rented in Charlottesville for a long time, typically near the Downtown Mall.…
Charlottesville Real Estate Market – Quick Look in Mid-June 2020
Can/should you buy a house in Charlottesville? Can/should you sell your house in Charlottesville? Those are the questions. But what are the answers? This is from my subscription-only monthly note, one email a month, which I eventually will publish here, but I'm opting to put…
Curious Questions about the Charlottesville Real Estate Market
Curiosity about the Charlottesville area real estate market, via Twitter. Cville folks - what are you curious about re: the Charlottesville real estate market right now? First in a series. Second, looking at 29 North Buildout. Third - Commercial real estate I stole the idea/question…
Sweat the Details Podcast – Privacy, Security, Facial Recognition
For some reason, I rarely post about Nest Realty's podcast, Sweat the Details, but I think I'm going to start posting more. The one we did last week is one that is timely, relevant, sort of about real estate, and definitely about society's need to…
Late Night Negotiations – It’s a Team (real estate) Sport
"Realtors Work" Years ago, there was an ad campaign titled, "Realtors Work;" because people needed to be reminded that ... Realtors ... Work? I thought it stupid then, and still do. Of course productive Realtors work. Twice in the past few weeks, I've been talking to…
Showing Houses & Closings During COVID-19 Time
Finding references to “the way it used to be” as irrelevant; this is normal now. A few notes taken when showing houses during COVID-19 time As the buyer agent, I need to be explicit to the client about not touching things without gloves. I need…
A Good Partnership – Nest + @properties
I doubt many of our clients saw the news. We didn't seek this out, and we are ecstatic with where we are. We started Nest in 2009, a small tiny brokerage in Charlottesville, Virginia. Just three of us, then six, then a few more. In…