April 2023 Monthly Note
This month: This month: A new number in the market, Fighting Clients, Emotions in the market, and HOAs. I publish the best stuff I write (or at least work the most on, aside from offers and Contracts) in my monthly note. Archives of my subscription-only monthly…
March 2023 Note – Deer and the Small Town, Asking Clients Questions, Silence, and Value of Work
This month: the deer and the small town, asking questions of clients, silence and minimalism, and the value of showing work. I publish the best stuff I write (or at least work the most on, aside from offers and Contracts) in my monthly note. Archives…
A Comment on Charlottesville’s Real Estate Market
All too often, the Charlottesville Reddit community has a good discussion. The following comment is posted with permission; it came from a discussion predicated on the perception that the asking price was too high of a recent Charlottesville listing. As ever, many of the commenters…
Nest’s Sweating the Details – Again
It's good to be back. We've relaunched Nest's Sweat the Details podcast. Episode 61 - We're Back! (transcript after the break) Episode 62 - The Perfect Inventory Storm (more…)
Artificial Housing Inventory in Charlottesville
I'm guilty of this, too. For houses that come on the market in Charlottesville and the Charlottesville area, what I'm seeing is this Home is listed as a Coming Soon on Monday/Tuesday so that we Realtors can tee up our buyers. House is activated on…
Reddit AMA
Last week, at the suggestion of a client, and with permission of the moderators, I did a Charlottesville Reddit Ask Me Anything (AMA), similar to the Richmond real estate AMA. It was fun, exhausting, hopefully informative, and I learned a lot. I also know that…
Rezoning for Density in Charlottesville (City)
Question - Will the zoning rewrite positively or negatively affect the Charlottesville real estate market? Answer: Yes. Longer answer: the answer depends on the buyer, the situation, the location, the neighborhood and neighbors, infrastructure, financing, and time. I'm still figuring out the what the City…
Quick Inventory Thoughts – Charlottesville + Albemarle – March 2023
Watching the latest update from Altos, I thought I'd put the "fewer houses + steady buyers = weird market" into Charlottesville and Albemarle context. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jo6_AYTyFjE Looking at resale (not new construction) Charlottesville From 1 January to 5 March 2022* 98 homes were listed. Average price…
February 2023 Monthly Note | Market, Assessments, Dusty ChatGPT
This month: This month: the market, assessments, ChatGPT inevitability, dusty renovations, and a deer story. Questions? Please ask! I publish the best stuff I write (or at least work the most on, aside from offers and Contracts) in my monthly note. Archives of my subscription-only monthly…
