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Monthly Archives: February 2012

Live Where You Love: Old Trail Village in Crozet

We’re starting to release our next group of Charlottesville real estate videos in our Live Where You Love series.  To this point, we’ve focused mainly on areas like Ivy, Crozet, Nelson County, and Northern Albemarle.  Those videos gave a broad overview on different areas in and around Charlottesville, but didn’t look at specific neighborhoods.  When [...]

2011 Annual Nest Report: The Charlottesville Real Estate Review

So, we’ve had a lot of great feedback from our market reports over the past few years.  We started with a very simple report a few years back and have been improving it ever since.  About a year ago, we began posting monthly market report charts on our web site.  But a few months ago, [...]

Charlottesville Real Estate Market Recap: January 2012

Regional sales in January were down ever-so-slightly: from 139 in 2011 to 132 in 2012. This is still a bit of a hangover from a relatively slow late Fall selling season. However, as you will see by the three-year trend line, total sales are still trending downward just a tad. Our consensus at Nest over the past few [...]

3125 Turnberry Circle in Forest Lakes on NBC’s Today Show

Nest Associates Amy Webb and Deborah Rutter had their listing at 3125 Turnberry Circle featured by Barbara Corcoran on The Today Show this morning.  In fact, Barbara Corcoran called the kitchen ‘delicious’!  Gotta love it! Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Fore more listings in Forest Lakes or around the Charlottesville [...]

Charlottesville Home Showings and Contracts Written Are Up

Some positive news continues for the Charlottesville and Albemarle real estate market. The January Nest Report is coming out and there are continued signs that buyer activity is on the rise. The Nest Realty lockbox report – basically telling us how many times area lockboxes were opened – shows that lockbox openings year-to-date are up [...]

More Discussion on Charlottesville’s Avon Center

NBC29 news did a piece on Thursday on Charlottesville’s Avon Center retail development.  You can check it out here. No one has made an official announcement yet on the specifics or the timeframe of development.  The big unknown is the expansion/construction of the Bent Creek Parkway, which will connect 5th Street to Avon Street and [...]

Fry’s Spring Charmer

  The Hook did recap of Deborah Rutter and Amy Webb‘s listing at 100 Troost Court in Charlottesville’s Fry’s Spring neighborhood. Check it out here. And a quick quote: With both the sunroom and a greenhouse situated along the front elevation, the house is noticeably short on curb appeal. However, prospective buyers might remember the adage [...]

Live Where You Love: Virginia’s Booming Wine and Beer Industry

  The growth of the beer and wine industry in Charlottesville, Albemarle, and Nelson County over the last few years has been amazing. Local vineyards and breweries are flourishing and this region is becoming known for not only its variety, but its quality. And these businesses are not only reaching out to and appealing to [...]

Troubles at Wintergreen

While many folks throughout Central Virginia are enjoying this mild winter, Wintergreen Resort seems to be cursing it.  After a 2009 winter that brought record snowfall to the entire state of Virginia, 2011 marks the second straight winter of warm temperatures and basically no snowfall.  Combine the weather with an economy that is only now [...]

Is More Development Coming Along 5th Street in Charlottesville?

Over the past few years, Crozet and Northern Albemarle have been the big development spots in Albemarle County.  Neighborhoods like Old Trail and Belvedere have blossomed and have created opportunities close by.  But it looks like 5th Street could be one of Charlottesville’s development centers in the coming months. Here’s a few examples of what’s [...]