There Are (real estate) Deals To be Had in Charlottesville
Updated 2019. I updated this post as I no longer have the IDX plugin, the plugin that displayed listings. Seriously. I know of a house in Crozet (foreclosure) that sold for under $150 and will be coming on the market - flipped - in…
Foreclosures in Charlottesville Increasing – As Expected
We'll get through this. Following up on the Charlottesville Bubble Blog's noting that foreclosures in the Charlottesville MSA are up: (more…)
Who Knew E*Trade Owned Homes?
Apparently E*Trade own 225 Bedford Park Road in Foxchase in Crozet (technically Charlottesville, but really Crozet). As far as I know, this is the first foreclosure in Foxchase and is an indication that foreclosures are not isolated to any particular price point. I think this…
Foreclosures, FHA and Tax Credit Timelines and a Look at 2010
Huge thanks to the Charlottesville Podcasting Network for producing this podcast. I was on Coy Barefoot's Charlottesville-Right Now! last week and we briefly discussed the Charlottesville real estate market. I anticipated 20 minutes on air, prepped as if I would be on air for three…
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…
Foreclosure in Crozet – And a Heck of a Price
I don't write about specific listings that often, but this is a pretty remarkable price - and price reduction - on a single family home in Crozet. While it is located right on Jarman's Gap Road, it is a home that offers a lot of…
Deal of the Day – 6 Kiowa Lane
6 Kiowa Lane, Lake Monticello. (bolding mine - asking price is $132,000 - purchased for $203k in April 2007) Bank foreclosure-assessed for 217,600-an excellent buy! call for addenda-Bank of America Prequalification required on all offers. Free appraisal and credit report if buyer finances through Bank…
How To Buy a Bank-Owned Home
We're seeing more short sales and foreclosures in the Charlottesville real estate market, so I figured I'd share this little educational video with you. Thanks to my friend Kris Berg for sharing.
Mark Your Calenders – Credit and Bankruptcy Lunch and Learn
In a real sign of the time, Piedmont Housing Alliance is offering this seminar - Wednesday, 14 January 200911:30 to 1 pm111 Monticello Ave, Suite 104 Open to the public - Free - (and bring your own lunch) · How long will the bankruptcy stay…
Charlottesville Foreclosures Study sheds Light on a Surprisingly Hidden Market
Download the study (pdf) here. First things first, a huge and generous thanks to everybody in Prof. Nisha Botchwey's class at the University of Virginia School of Architecture for their efforts, and the results of said efforts. By their producing the report from which my…