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Category Archives: 29 North

29 North Real Estate News & Analysis from Nest Realty Group in Charlottesville

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 [...]

Q4 Nest Report Covered by the Local Charlottesville News

The Nest Realty Q4 Nest Report was picked up yesterday by two local news stations.  If you haven’t read our report, check out these quick snippets…and then touch base with your favorite Nest Realty agent to get a little more of a recap. Overall, we’re using the two words: CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM.  For the first time [...]

Charlottesville Real Estate Market Update: Q4 2011

We apologize for the slight delay with this Q4 report.  Fortunately, it’s been a very busy last couple of weeks at Nest.  Between a lot of activity in the Charlottesville real estate market, adding a few more fantastic agents to our team, and a few other exciting projects in the works, this took a little [...]

Live Where You Love: Northern Albemarle

Our next video in Nest Realty’s Live Where You Love series takes us to Northern Albemarle and 29 North.  Over the last 20 years, Northern Albemarle has seen explosive growth with commercial, retail, and residential development.  Convenience and proximity to services play a major role in people’s decisions to live in this part of Albemarle [...]

Charlottesville’s Real Estate Market Snapshot: November 2011

Overall, the November 2011real estate market in Charlottesville performed about as we expected.  Overall, total year-over-year sales were down (from 174 to 150). Median sales prices in the Charlottesville MSA were also down…by about 3% from November 2010. There was some positive news, though: the three-year total sales trend is now slightly positive…meaning that sales in [...]

Charlottesville Area Real Estate Market Report: Q2 2011

At the halfway point of 2011, we’re about where we thought we’d be.  As has been the case for the last several quarters, total year-over-year sales are down in most categories and median sold prices are only down slightly. Let’s jump into why sales are down.  We can sum it up pretty easily: 2010 Homebuyer’s [...]

Charlottesville Real Estate Market Report: May 2011

So, first things first. I apologize for the delay in posting here. It’s been a very, very busy spring at Nest Realty…spring market, new office, new marketing initiatives, updates to our web site…but no excuses. We’ll be better about keeping you informed moving forward. And that brings us to this month’s installment of the Nest [...]