Radon Testing and Storms

Be mindful when doing radon tests. I got the following email from Robert Foster of Trebor Home Inspections, and am posting with his permission. The Virginia Radon Coordinator sent out the following As hurricane Florence bears down on the mid-Atlantic region, this message serves as a reminder that you should NOT conduct short term radon testing during major storm events. Several hours of abnormally low…

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Vacant Homes for Sale in the Charlottesville Area – 2018 edition

Update 10 September Looking at the 2017 market (a very active market) for some context: In Charlottesville + Albemarle, 2,379 homes sold via the MLS. 485 of those were new construction 1,894 were resales 737 of the 1,894 - 39% - were marked as vacant. Now I'm more curious - was the vacancy rate so high because sellers were so confident that they could sell?...

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Moving Close to Family

Family Matters Grandkids bring in the grandparents. More now than at any other point in my career, I’m representing parents who are moving closer to the kids and grandkids. 20 minutes. Or so. That’s the threshold that most of my clients use (in part thanks to my advice); they want to be 20 minutes or less from kids/grandkids. Under 20 minutes is the perfect time…

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10,000 Closings at Nest + Nest County Fair

10,000. That’s a big number When we started Nest almost 10 years ago, there were but a few of us in a small office in Downtown Charlottesville. We’re a bit bigger now, with 11 offices, and more coming.  We are grateful for each and every person who has chosen to work with us, and look forward to the next 10,000.   Nest County Fair The next…

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