So what’s out there?
These links will die (no longer available) soon, so here’s a dropbox link with results of the search.
- Looking for homes in Charlottesville and Albemarle
- With at least 2 bedrooms
- At least 2 bathrooms
- 10-ish miles from my office near Charlottesville’s Downtown Mall
- Under $400K
- At least 1,000
37 active listings (no longer available) and 138 under contract, as of 4pm-ish on 16 May 2021.
That’s not a great ratio for people looking to buy in Charlottesville or Albemarle, or frankly, for our society or community.
I don’t know the solution, but there has to be one.
I do find good insight in the Charlottesville Land Use twitter thread that I’ve put together.
Questions?
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