Greene County Real Estate Market Update – August 30 2011
What does this mean? It means simply that the Greene County real estate market - and Greene County itself - is becoming more self-sufficient and independent of Charlottesville-Albemarle (CharlAlbemarle). People are choosing to buy and live in Greene County and don't have to commute into…
Charlottesville MSA Real Estate Market Update – August 2011 – How This Matters to You
Pending Contracts in the Charlottesville MSA are UP, year over year. But if you're looking to buy a home in the Charlottesville area or if you're trying to or thinking about selling, this number doesn't matter to you one bit. What matters is - what…
Charlottesville MSA Median Prices 2000 through 2011
Bear with me ... I'm trying to make sense of the market. It seems that we're back (broadly) at 2004 - 2005 housing prices in Charlottesville. However, keep in mind that a single family home in the Meadowbrook Hills area of the City of Charlottesville…
Greene County Townhome Inventory to increase by 500+
When Greene County gets its 500+ townhomes, it will increase the number of attached housing in that county by many orders of magnitude. Townhomes and townhome neighborhoods in Northern Albemarle - Hollymead, Forest Lakes, Abington Place, Riverwood - to name a few, will be impacted…
Greene County Schools’ Growth
From the Greene County Superintendent's blog: Greene County Public School's student population has grown by nearly 2% in 2010-2011. That is the second highest enrollment increase by percentage in our region. Harrisonburg City grew by an astounding 4.59%, but we outpaced Albemarle, Charlottesville, Louisa, Madison,…
What a Difference Four Years Make
In June 2005, I wrote: Tuesday dozens of people showed up for the groundbreaking of Greene County's first active adult community. The community will have more than 500 lots and will include a 16,000 sq. ft. clubhouse. Project mangers believe the community will be an…
Where to Search for Rentals in Charlottesville
Courtesy of the C-Ville blog citing a newsletter from the Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors - All those home builders banking on selling houses to new National Ground Intelligence Center (NGIC) employees may be in for a rude awakening. An estimate from the Charlottesville Area…
Better to Beg Forgiveness Than Ask Permission
That seems to be the case in today's news concerning one component of the NGIC/Military Base expansion underway. Reports Charlottesville Tomorrow ... (bolding mine) Two weeks ago, Wood asked the County to allow him to change the layout of two four-story office buildings in the…
2nd Quarter Market Update for Charlottesville Region
Very little has changed since last month's comprehensive market analysis, published just over a month ago. First, a quick look back at my responses to the calls of "bottom" over the past eighteen months. (photo courtesy) - The market is a bit like the axiom…
One of the differences between Albemarle and Greene Counties
I almost titled this post, "ARB? We don't need no stinkin' ARB!" But thought better of it. Albemarle County has an Architectural Review Board that micromanages minutiae. Greene County does not. Both Wal-Mart and Lowe's said they will begin building their new stores there in…