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1st Quarter 2019 Nest Realty Report – Are We in the Eye?

Every year I've practiced real estate has been interesting. This one is no different. Download the 1st Quarter 2019 Nest Report Download What's the Charlottesville Real Estate Market Doing?

Houses are selling
Houses closer to stuff seem to be going under contract more swiftly Read More

1st Quarter Charlottesville Real Estate Market Report – Here’s the Turn

The market is turning. And I'll be writing about this in depth in the coming monthly note (subscribe here). Your micro-market matters more than top-level reports. That said, I think the Charlottesville area real estate market is turning.

Sellers - take note; price and prepare accordingly, with great advice.
Buyers - be aware, and choose wisely, with great representation.

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Charlottesville & Albemarle Assessments – Another Increase in 2019

Assessments are up, again. They've been going up for about a decade.
Read this for more context on market value & assessments.
Real estate assessments do not necessarily equate market value
Increasing assessments are financially painful for a lot of people.
Great discussion thread at Read More

End of 2018 Charlottesville Area Market Report

The Charlottesville Area Realtors' 2018 Market Report is out Market data PDFs galore, but what's it mean to you?

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Growing Rio Road and Biscuit Run

Two big Albemarle County news items with respect to the use of the land, and local human settlement patterns, trails and traffic. Albemarle County’s blueprint for a walkable, urban destination at the Rio Road and U.S. 29 intersection has been approved. This is going to massively change the nature of Rio and 29, and if the vision comes to fruition, I suspect many residents will 1) stay closer to Rio/29 for the things they need and/or 2) Never need to go Read More

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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