Charlottesville Real Estate Market – Quick Look in Mid-June 2020
Can/should you buy a house in Charlottesville? Can/should you sell your house in Charlottesville? Those are the questions. But what are the answers? This is from my subscription-only monthly note, one email a month, which I eventually will publish here, but I'm opting to put…
1st Quarter 2020 Market Report; Four Things Could Happen to Charlottesville Market
I'm putting these market reports here because in a few years, they're going to be important to review. Maybe not important, but important that they lives somewhere in perpetuity that's not my hard drive. For buyers and sellers making decisions in today's COVID-19 market, these…
Thoughts on COVID-19 and Charlottesville’s Real Estate Market – #2
I think I'll keep writing these weekly updates, if for no reason other than to show some pictures from bike rides around Charlottesville. Today's picture is from a Sunday ride, late morning, on streets that normally are quite active. In the face of the ongoing…
Bike Lanes in Charlottesville
Oops. We should be able to do better when planning developments on main corridors of traffic in the City of Charlottesville. Simple. With so many large developments continuing on West Main Street in Charlottesville, one would think that they'd do better.
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 ReportDownload What's the Charlottesville Real Estate Market Doing? Houses are sellingHouses closer to stuff seem to be going under contract more swiftly than more rural…
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…
Best Way to Learn Charlottesville – On a Bicycle
It's the time of year in Charlottesville when I'm able to ride my bicycle to meetings around the City. Anything under 2 miles (which is often the case), and I try to ride the bicycle I keep at Nest Charlottesville. Notably, bicycle time is often…
Goodbye, Charlottesville Ice Park
The Charlottesville Ice Park/Main Street Arena was fundamentally important for many, and others, was an important "thing" that contributed to what made Downtown Charlottesville, "Downtown Charlottesville." It was finally not raining in Charlottesville, so I was able to ride over and get a closer look…
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…
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? Greater Charlottesville Area Albemarle County City of Charlottesville Short takeaways Top-level data is relevant from a public perception/trending perspective, but notsomuch from a "what should I offer?"…