Sellers’ Anchors to Higher Prices
Sellers naturally think a lot of their houses -- it's their home, where they've made memories, raised kids and/or pets (or themselves). The hard part is telling a seller client that their product is not worth what they thought it was, whether I'm representing the…
Moving to Charlottesville/Albemarle/Central Virginia for a Climate Safe Haven?
Charlottesville isn't safe from climate change, but I'd argue that some of the data says we're safer. I was in a meeting this week at Nest, with about 30-40 agents, and we talked about Zillow's new display of climate risk, and I mentioned that this…
October 2024 Monthly Note – Helene, Home Values, Charlottesville Market update
Archives of my monthly notes; this is the Jim's Note for October, 2024, and read all of my monthly notes at Substack, or here at RealCentralVA. You can subscribe to them here; I try to write each note as if I am writing to only you.…
Politics, Demographics, What is Life Like in Charlottesville?
I get questions. I received this email this week, and promised an answer. I figured I'd answer on the blog as well; I believe if one person asks a question, then others likely have similar questions. I've edited the question a bit to make it…
Evaluating Climate Risk in 2024 and 2025 in Charlottesville
We're in a new world, and climate change is real. More of my clients are mentioning climate as a reason to move to Charlottesville. The major real estate search portals are showing climate risk, typically from First Street, which calls itself "The Standard for Climate…