We’re proud to announce that Nest has been selected as a finalist for the 2009 Inman News Innovator Awards in the ‘Most Innovative Brokerage or Franchise’ category. The winners will be announced at the Real Estate Connect conference in San Francisco, which is held from August 5-7. Other nominees in the category include: @properties, Better…
At Nest, we’re always looking at better ways to serve our clients and market our properties. As we’ve mentioned before, the real estate world can sometimes get a bit stale…and we spend a lot of time analyzing ‘normal’ real estate practices and dreaming up ideas on how we can make things better. We started with our…
I was running some sales trends on detached home sales in the City of Charlottesville over the weekend and noticed this interesting graph. First of all, this graph shows detached home sales and price per foot in the City of Charlottesville through June 11th of…
Ever heard the phrase ‘numbers don’t lie?’ Well, they don’t…but you sometimes have to look a little deeper to make sure you understand what they are telling you. This past week in the Albemarle County real estate world is a perfect example of that. From 5/24-5/30, 25 homes went under contract in Albemarle County at…
… It usually is. A few years ago, I had a table to sell. I posted it on Craigslist and got 3 offers to purchase. All of them were from out of state buyers wishing to send certified checks. All of them were willing to pay my full price, and then some. I never responded…
We’re starting a Friday tradition: a quick update giving you a weekly snapshot of what’s happening in the local Charlottesville, Albemarle, and Central Virginia real estate market. (more…)