Albemarle County Real Estate Assessments are Live
See the updated Albemarle County real estate assessments yourself. I've done a random sampling and although I've been told that Albemarle County assessments are down ~3%, I've seen drops ranging from 1% to nearly 20%. This stuff matters, not simply because the assessed values affect…
Hotel-a-Palooza in CharlAlbemarle
C-Ville reports on the coming boom of hotels in Charlottesville-Albemarle. In light of the Cavalier Inn's reprieve, (from 2009) ... When the Board of Visitors first approved the Arts Gateway to the University of Virginia in 2007, the project—an estimated $118 million plan that would…
Charlottesville Really is a Great Place to Live
No we didn't make another list (that I'm aware of), but this weekend my family went to a town in another state for my older daughter's soccer tournament. The contrasts between that town and ours are remarkable - ours is green, vibrant, thriving, with contrasts…
Best Buy Ramp Still Delayed
Charlottesville Tomorrow reports that the Best Buy ramp project is still delayed. Is anyone surprised that the advice VDOT is offering is this? "Rich suggested that acceptance might be the best response to distant construction dates." This seems par for the course in the Charlottesville…
There is No “New Normal” in the Real Estate Market
"Normal" is "now". - Human settlement patterns (where people are living and working) - Gas prices - Expectation of permanence/transience - Interest rates - Property tax rates - Monetary supply - The internet's availability and impact Those are just a few of the ways that…
Determining Broadband Availability in the Charlottesville MSA
For many of my clients, particularly those who work at home, internet is a more important service that water or electricity. The internet is mission- and life- critical for many people A reader asks - Hi, Jim: I'm amazed and annoyed that most listings do…
How to Sell a House in 21 Days
I started to write this post in early November, soon after my clients and I ratified the contract on their house and right about when the story was published on the Newsplex. I almost didn't do the Newsplex story.* (see the end of this post…
The Meadowcreek Parkway is Opening Today
After 40+ years, the Meadowcreek Parkway is going to open today. Few things typify the relationship between the County of Albemarle and the City of Charlottesville as does this long-delayed, out-dated, partially-finished road as does the Meadowcreek Parkway. (more…)
7 Years of Blogging about the Charlottesville Real Estate Market
It's been a long time since I started writing about the Charlottesville real estate market. This site has become my pensieve; it is easier to google my site for information than it is to remember what I'm trying to say (and this site has links,…
Real Estate Assessments in the Charlottesville area – Still Declining?
Real estate assessments matter to market value insofar as they impact the psychological perception of value.Do Real Estate Assessments Matter? What do real estate assessments mean? From a visitor: … tidbit of info. - Nelson Co. assesses real estate every 5 years. I just received…