COVID-19 has quickly changed how people buy homes in the Charlottesville area. Here are a few ways that we’ve already seen these changes.
Pandemic Innovations/Changes – Loss of Day One Buyers – First in a Series
COVID-19 and Charlottesville’s Real Estate Market – #3
A client asked me – what do you think about this (real estate situation we find ourselves in).
I told her – three months ago, I would have had an easy, quick answer to this. Now? I think we’re going to be ok, and here’s why.
Naked Moments Running Lessons | Monthly Note Archives | March 2020
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Real Estate Closings in the Charlottesville Area in the time of COVID-19
Chip Royer with Royer Caramanis has been keeping a lot of Charlottesville's real estate community informed with frequent updates about the state of real estate closings in this time of COVID-19. I asked him if he would share some of that knowledge with me for me to publish, as I know a lot of you may be asking some of these questions. He graciously obliged....
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 (now, until at least 30 April 2020) national social distancing initiative, I suspect we're going to see these remain quiet....
There are No “Little” Real Estate Deals
There are no "little" real estate deals. This is one of my favorite stories, that I originally wrote about in 2007. I was negotiating on a "little" condo, representing the buyer. The other agent, another high producing Charlottesville agent, and I were going back and forth over $200 here, $300 there. At one point he said, "let's get through this little one, Jim, and on...
Thoughts on COVID-19 and Charlottesville’s Real Estate Market
"Any opinion on how you think all that is going on with this virus will affect the market would be appreciated." I don't know. But we're going to be ok, eventually. First, though. SupportCville.com - an active resource of ways locals can help and get help. The Coronavirus will affect our market, but it's too early in the crisis to know exactly how. I'm used...