Dealing with Home Buyers’ New Psychology
It's not really "new" ... the Charlottesville area has been considered a buyers' market for a couple years now. What may be new is the occasionally extreme nature of the buyers and that they are now accustomed to and comfortable with the "new" normal -…
Pricing a Home to Sell in Charlottesville
Update - 26 July 2021; once again, youtube has stripped the coding that embedded this video many years ago. Darn it. Too simplified? (more…)
Prepping to Sell a House in Charlottesville
Here are some stories for sellers to to read to prepare for the selling and marketing process.. Transcription: Hey, Jim Duncan here with RealCentralVA.com and NestRealtyGroup.com . It's Winter, the first week of December here in Charlottesville and I'm starting to get the e-mails and…
Showing Homes in Charlottesville
I've been showing a lot of houses lately. A lot of houses. (and writing an offer here and there as well). This past weekend was a "Chamber of Commerce" weekend - beautiful weather, not much traffic, lots of houses to see ... These are a…
Sellers, Don’t Have Stinky Houses
Sellers - try to avoid pungent odors (unless you've baked chocolate chip cookies - I love cookies) - smells matter. Transcription: Hey, Jim Duncan with Nest Realty and RealCentralVA.com here. I've been showing a lot of houses in Charlottesville recently and one thing I've noticed…
More and Better Pictures, Please
I received this note last week: "Jim, Can I just complain about the horrible photos on the Cville MLS? There is a listing with 25 photos and 11 of them are of the kitchen. This house has 3 bedrooms, and there are NO photos of…
Times have Changed – Telling a Story
PR has changed; so has real estate marketing. A simple sign in the yard, an ad in the weekly paper ... none of this is new to buyers, but it seems to take time to make its way to the full Print advertising doesn't work…
Hinting at Nest’s Announcement
There is a challenge, regarding the pending announcement from Nest. I mentioned it on Twitter: Nest is about to make a huge announcement. A *really* huge announcement. Stay tuned. And it is a big one. But ... Here's the challenge: We need to define how…
Innovation, Emulation and Flattery
We expect to be copied - on our signs, on how we market, on how we work with clients - and that, in and of itself, is a good thing. Will others do it better? I'd like to think that no one else can do…