Should I get Three Competitive Market Analyses?
Transcription:Hey Jim Duncan, Nest Realty and RealCentralVA.com here in Charlottesville, Virginia. The question is: if I'm getting ready to put my house on the market, is it a good idea to get three different competitive market analyses from three different realtors and then choose the…
New Charlottesville MLS Market Reports
Our MLS, Solid Earth, has just released some new statistical reports. They're pretty darn great. Unfortunately, they are for the entire MLS - not just Charlottesville, Albemarle, Fluvanna, Greene, Lousia and Nelson. As far as I can tell - this is the Moving Median Price…
Five Years of Real Estate Blogging
First, thank you for reading. I've learned more than I could have ever expected or hoped for. Thank you for your comments and emails over the years. I've been a Realtor for just over eight years, a real estate broker for nearly a month, and…
Strategic Defaults – Wrap up from last weekend
Part 4 of - see bottom for links to each post in the series. I think we're going to see more and more of these so-called strategic defaults in the Charlottesville area. How many? It's hard to tell. I hate being a cop-out, but I'll…
Biscuit Run is Sold to State to Become State Park
Update 31 December 2009: Charlottesville Tomorrow reports that the purchase price was $9.8 million dollars. If nothing else, this transaction proves that government does have the ability to move expediently and efficiently. Read the whole story. In short, Residents in neighborhoods that surround Biscuit Run…
Homebuyer Tax Credit in 2010 – Who’s Eligible?
Part 3 of - see bottom for links to each post in the series. I've made no secret about my opinion that there should not be a tax credit for purchasing homes - or cars or any other cherry-picked segment of the American economy. But…
Quick Charlottesville real estate market update – End of 2009
Part of a series derived from the Wake-up Call on WNRN on 27 December. The more I analyze the Charlottesville regional real estate market, the more I am concluding that 2004-2008 are nearly irrelevant to the 2010 real estate market. Everything is different today. Just…
Radio this Weekend – WNRN Sunday Morning Wakeup
We'll be discussing year-end statistics about the Charlottesville region's real estate market, prognostications for 2010, real estate and technology trends that consumers need to pay attention to and probably quite a bit more. Here is my working list ... The first-time homebuyer and "move-up" buyer…
Amtrak Line More Trafficked than Expected
The new Amtrak train between Lynchburg and Washington had twice as many passengers as expected during its first month of operation in October ... Charlottesville also had a strong increase in ridership. More than 8,500 people got on or off the two trains in Charlottesville…
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…