Is the Crozet real estate market slowing? Maybe, for some pockets. https://youtu.be/GJno9YTfc8k We are releasing our Annual Nest Report shortly; if you'd like a copy, please email Jim or Greg. Transcript Jim: Hey. I'm Jim Duncan with Nest Realty (434-242-7140). Greg: And I'm Read More
January 2019 Monthly Note | Stories, Offers, HOAs, the Charlottesville Market
Here we go. Another year begins of representing clients, helping to grow Nest Realty, and producing the best, most relevant, and interesting content possible that I can. This Month's Note
- Charlottesville area market update/thoughts on 2019's market, incorporating some of my thoughts here.
- Hiring professional HOA management (it's a good thing)
- Never 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?
Short Read MoreHumanity, Offers, and a Wrap | December 2018’s Note
Archives of my subscription-only monthly notes. The blog is more searchable. Interested in not waiting a few months to read it? Subscribe here. For these posts, I don’t do much formatting/changing as I’m more concerned about simply having the content here forever (because I own the blog, and I don’t own Read More
RealPodVA – Debating New Years’ Resolutions & Goals
We're back in the RealPodVA saddle. Dave, Bart, and I talked about goals, the merit of new years resolutions, seeking perfection, trusting your craft, and the arbitrariness of new years. Also, I appreciate the (paid) service provided by Rev.com; four hours turnaround time for the transcription is nice. Read More
A Year of Monthly Notes – 2018
As I tend to say, some of my best stuff is delivered in my monthly note. Subscribe here. The audience for these notes is the real estate consumer, current and past clients, and I write what interests me, makes me curious, and this tends to translate well for the readers. I send the notes out once a month, usually by the 2nd week of the month. They are subscription-only, but post them here a couple weeks after publishing, as I own this site, the content, and this is far more Read More
Conventional Loan Limits Jump in 2019; Good for Real Estate or Difficult for Consumers’ Budget?
From Matt Hodges with Presidential Mortgage. (Bolding is mine) This is a story from Matt discussing things buyers need to be doing as they prepare to buy a home. The Federal Housing Finance Authority (FHFA) raised the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (collectively conventional loans) loan limit to $484,350 on Read More