“Safety” Is Relative When Evaluating Where to Live
It’s all relative. One of the top criteria my clients (and most buyers/people) is safety/crime/neighborhood quality. And I never assume. I had a client years ago who had a (mostly hyperbolic) opinion on the safety of where they wanted to live, “so long as we’re…
Brief Charlottesville Real Estate Market Update – Looking at October 2015 Year to Date
Stability in the Charlottesville - Albemarle real estate market (for the most part) continues ... A snip from this month's Note: I'm a bit all over the board this month, as I'm looking at a few broad and a few specific data points. Short story…
Taking Time to Appreciate Where we Live
It's easy to keep your head down and not appreciate that Charlottesville - Albemarle are among the most beautiful places in the country. Especially in October. Live where you Love. (more…)
I Might Move to Charlottesville – What Should I see on my Exploratory Visit?
I need to budget time in my day to walk through here. A photo posted by Jim Duncan (@jimduncan) on Sep 8, 2015 at 5:58am PDT What should we visit to see if Charlottesville is the city for us? Charlottesville is a great place to…
Radio Fun – Politics, Fair Housing, Market Update & More
Local politics, Deschutes Brewery, Charlottesville real estate market update, new mortgage regulations, fair housing, new construction — just a few of the topics we covered in just under an hour of live radio. (more…)
Charlottesville Real Estate Radio – 25 October 2015
Matt Hodges and I will be talking real estate and mortgages to Charlottesville's newest radio station, 94.7 this Sunday (25 October, 2015) at 11am. As always, I'll do a recap by Monday of the show topics we actually get to. We've done this on WNRN once or twice a…
Crozet’s 3rd Quarter Market Update
I've been wanting to do this sort of thing for years. I love real estate and love talking about real estate. While my business is focused on the City of Charlottesville, Albemarle County, and the Central Virginia region, I live in Crozet, Virginia, just outside Charlottesville. A friend…
Who Are the Players in a Real Estate Transaction?
Who are the Players? I have written about the value in assembling the A-Team and I’ve detailed those who touch your loan. I’ve advocated vigorously for using local lenders (here are two). But Who are the players involved in the transaction/real estate experience? Your Agent The person you hire to represent your best…
Albemarle County’s Rivanna District 2015 Election – These Matter
Local elections matter. 5,186 people voted in 2011; that's not many people. The three candidates for the Rivanna District have had the audio and video from their interviews posted. Charlottesville Tomorrow is holding their Rivanna District Candidate forum on 10 September at 6pm. If you're interested…
Vacancies on the Charlottesville Downtown Mall
I was walking on the Downtown Mall this morning, and took note of the seemingly large number of vacancies, and thought of this post by Smart Cville. This is a great visualization of the vacancies on the Downtown Mall over the past few years. I…