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…
3rd Quarter 2015 Nest Market Report – Stable is Good
All told, the Charlottesville - Albemarle real estate market is doing fairly well. Closed transactions, 3rd Quarter to 3rd Quarter, are mostly flat. Download the report here. Key takeaways: Quality inventory remains consistently lower than we'd like to see Median sales prices are mostly flat (no big…
Updating RealCentralVA’s Logo
I’m going to have to order new t-shirts. Who wants one? Many years ago, July 2007 if the filename dating is accurate, RealCentralVA.com got a logo. And it was sweet, and a defining moment for my little blog. I figured after nearly 10 years, it…
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…
Look Up. You Might Just Learn Your New Neighborhood
I can't tell you how many times I look in the back seat while showing houses and one of my clients has his or her head buried in a phone, checking whatever it is that's more important than what's in front of them. Look up.…
TRID Impact on Charlottesville Real Estate Closings
Q: What is TRID? A: The TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure A: (Longer): Truth In Lending Act - Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act Even Longer Answer: The ways in which buyers and sellers close on houses is about to change. For new buyers, nothing will change (because there's…
Talking about Real Estate over Coffee (in Crozet)
A colleague and I are going to be doing an experiment in the coming weeks and months in Crozet. David and I are going to be talking about real estate - in person, in coffee shops, in Crozet. The 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month, one…