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Scooters in Charlottesville

Get ready for scooters, Charlottesville. Because they are coming. For some reason, I can imagine a gaggle of scooters heading into Woolen Mills. What are they? To my eye, they are souped-up motorized versions of those razor scooters kids ride. But really. Scooters have become enormously popular, and we're going to see them on Charlottesville city streets soon. Might as well accept them, and seek to leverage them to try to reduce car traffic, and encourage more walking to scooters rather than driving. And maybe even more walking to Read More

4 Things About Voting in Albemarle and Charlottesville on 6 November 2018

You might have heard. 6 November there's an election.

Make sure you know where you're supposed to vote.
Check the sample ballot before you go in.
1. Here's the Charlottesville City sample ballot
2. Here's the Albemarle County sample ballot
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As the Charlottesville Market Turns – 2018 Edition

It's going to be an interesting 2019. I noted in July of this year, (twice) Q: Is the Charlottesville Real Estate Market Turning? A: I don’t know. Yet. I’ve been saying for months that a turn may be coming, and Read More

Vacant Homes for Sale in the Charlottesville Area – 2018 edition

Update 10 September Looking at the 2017 market (a very active market) for some context:

In Charlottesville + Albemarle, 2,379 homes sold via the MLS.
- 485 of those were new construction
- 1,894 were resales
  - 737 of the 1,894 - 39% - were marked as vacant. Now I'm more curious - was the vacancy rate so high because sellers were so confident that they could sell?

No answers yet, but curious. Funny thing about practicing real estate, Read More

Process of Buying a Home is a Deliberate Process

Choosing the right home, neighborhood, part of Charlottesville or Albemarle area can be hard, time-consuming, and challenging. As I tell my clients, "you're making a decision that will affect the rest of your lives (and your kids' too, if you have them). My advice: take your time. So far this year, I have represented three or four buyers who started the search process between three and five years ago. Time and patience are key. For example I have clients who planned to move to the Charlottesville area from a larger, transient area to be in Read More

Is the Charlottesville Real Estate Market Turning?

Q: Is the Charlottesville Real Estate Market Turning? A: I don't know. Yet. I've been saying for months that a turn may be coming, and noted it in the July monthly note. And, I've been saying for years that I'll tell you in 18 months what today's market is actually doing. Hindsight is key; reading current indicators is critical.

Mid-2018 Crozet Real Estate Market Update

I live in Crozet; it's easy and natural to focus on that micro-market. https://youtu.be/jeVedaR0Ess The first half of 2018 is behind us, and we talked about resales vs new construction, home prices, where in Crozet homes are selling, what happened with home inventory over the past few years. Note that this is a longer video than typical; we covered a lot. Thanks to the Rooftop for letting us use their ... Rooftop. (Greg and I are getting accustomed to doing these videos together ... we will get better) Transcript Read More