ALBEMARLE
The Charlottesville Real Estate Market Update – In 8 Minutes or Less
Thanks to Coy Barefoot for having me on his excellent Charlottesville - Right Now! show this afternoon. I tried to provide clear, quick analysis of the good, bad and possibly ugly in the Charlottesville real estate market - positivity framed with market realities and some context.…
DUAL AGENCY
HB 1907 – Agency in Virginia, Disclosures and More
HB 1907 is a big bill; I've talked about it before, discussed how and why single agent dual agency is bad; when we founded Nest we made a policy against single agent dual agency .... No Dual Agency. To my knowledge, we are the only…
MARKETING
What’s That Fuzzy-Looking Thing? Addition to Nest’s Signs – Trying Something New
Y'all know I love Nest's signs. It's been a while since we've played with the design, other than refinements here and there. With all the technology in the world, homebuyers still drive through neighborhoods looking for homes. Thus: Real estate signs matter. Mobile is huge.…
OFF-TOPIC
The Onion Speaks – About Real Estate Signs
I Wasn't Going To Buy This House Until I Saw The Realtor's Headshot On The Sign Have you seen our signs? (more…)
ALBEMARLE
Nest’s Growth is Good
We're growing quality, not necessarily quantity. CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (Feb. 8, 2010) – Charlottesville-based Nest Realty Group today announced its acquisition of Summit Realty Company. The move combines two of Charlottesville's most successful real estate firms and expands the 1-year-old Nest Realty team to 14 full-time…
SIDEBLOG
Nest Realty Introduces Tom’s Garden
We at Nest talk about sustainability and local food; now we are enabling others actually do something about this. From the Nest Report: Introducing Tom's Garden. While Central Virginia is in the deep freeze at the moment, some of us are dreaming of Springtime, or…
MARKETING
Print Media is …
In 2006, I was a few years early in my prediction. There's a place for print media, and advertising homes for sale in Charlottesville ain't it. Branding a brand - or brokerage - consistently in print gives readers the impression (and illusion as the case…
GENERAL REAL ESTATE
Translate RealCentralVA
Thanks to our overlords at Google, you can now translate RealCentralVA into any one of 51 languages. I have been working with a fair number of international buyers this year. While everyone so far has spoken English as well as if not better than native…
SIDEBLOG
Nest Realty Wins Most Innovative Brokerage Award
More to come ... A bit more at Nest's blog.