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…
Prepping to Buy a House in Charlottesville
Transcription: Hey, Jim Duncan with RealCentralVA.com and Nest Realty Group here in Charlottesville, Virgina. It is the first week of December, 2009 and that means one thing to me at least. It means that people are starting to think about buying and/or selling homes in…
Thanks Albemarle Family Readers
The readers of Albemarle Family magazine (truly one of the best resources for families in the Charlottesville and Albemarle area) voted recently in all sorts of categories. Their inaugural "Winning Picks for Family-Friendly Fun and Services" selections covered virtually every segment of the Charlottesville/Albemarle area…
Friday Chart – Price Changes in Charlottesville MSA – 12-4-2009
Continuing my mostly-regularly scheduled Friday Chart series where we look at a snippet of data of the Charlottesville real estate market ... This week we're looking at price changes in the Charlottesville MSA* - not necessarily price reductions, but price changes. There is no way…
Vineyards in Albemarle are Good – Right?
It seems that well enough may not be left alone; Cathy Harding reports in this week's C-Ville: Recent discussions between the Albemarle County Planning Department and county wineries raise questions about exactly what comprises normal activity at a winery—and even, to a degree, what constitutes…
What’s Your Neighborhood’s Friendliness Score?
Transcription Hey, Jim Duncan with RealCentralVA.com and Nest Realty Group here in Charlottesville, Virginia thinking about the various ways that my buyer clients assess neighborhoods. I provide data on the value of the homes in the neighborhoods what the recent solds and actives are, etc.…
DP and Charlottesville Tomorrow begin Four-Part Series on Traffic and Growth
One of the primary reasons my clients move to the Charlottesville region* is because, relatively, our traffic is insignificant compared to what they are used to. But for how long? Part One started yesterday in the Daily Progress. The difficulty in balancing growth pressures and…
Curbside Recycling Goes Big in Charlottesville and Albemarle
It's amazing to look at how fast the recycling economy has moved in the past eighteen months. First, Albemarle County had no curbside recycling, while the City offered it as part of property taxes. Then, we had (and still have) at least one curbside recycling…