Congratulations to Nest Realty’s Jim Duncan for being named to Inman News’ list of ‘Real Estate’s 50 Most Influential Online’ last week. According to Inman News: This list of individuals selected for this report includes real estate agents and brokers, technologists, economists, enthusiasts and analysts. They are luminaries in the online world of real estate [...]
Inventory levels seem to be coming down…though ever-so-slightly. Howver, the end of the year typically has fewer homes for sale in Charlottesville and Albemarle County because sellers opt to take their homes off the market and re-list them in Q1 the following year. Here’s the quick rundown, though:
5. Carrsbrook Carrsbrook homes offer spacious home sites, traditional architecture and easy access to schools and Route 29 shopping. This established neighborhood features an nice array of Brick Ranchers and Colonials, mainly built throughout the 1960s and 1970s. With home sites typically ranging from .5 to 1.5 acres, Carrsbrook real estate continues to be a [...]
Looking for some great Holiday Lights this year? Let Charlottesville’s most innovative real estate brokerage save you a little bit of time. Our Realtors done some legwork by scouting out some of the best neighborhoods in the Charlottesville area for Holiday Lights. We’ll spotlight a few ‘Best Of’ lists over the next several days, but we’ll get [...]
We’re honored to have been named the #3 ‘ Favorite Real Estate Company by Albemarle Family. It’s pretty exciting to be in our first full year and get this type of unsolicited recognition. And as Jim Duncan notes on his RealCentralVA blog: 1 and 2 were Roy Wheeler and Real Estate III respectively. Frankly, I’m [...]
This chart, from the National Association of Realtors’ 2009 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, affirms Nest Realty Groups’ priorities. 
Real Estate Agent : Higher Standards Our agents… • Have a minimum of three years, full-time experience as a Realtor • Work full-time as a Realtor • Have earned their Broker’s License • Are actively involved in the local Realtor Association • Absolutely, positively do not practice dual agency
Website : (Nest’s) site is better in terms of design, usability and brand coherence than almost all big broker sites.
… Jim Duncan is one of the founding partners of Nest, Associate Broker and is a Charlottesville Realtor who writes at RealCentralVA , RealCrozetVA and AgentGenius .
The Charlottesville homes and neighborhoods that have been hit the hardest over the last few years are arguably higher priced homes. The homebuyer tax credits were implemented to stimulate sales in lower to middle price points, but there hasn’t been much done to stimulate higher priced homes. On top of that, many sellers who are [...]
