April 12, 2011 – 10:04 pm
So, you’ve probably heard by now that Donald Trump is now an Albemarle County property owner. Last week, he purchased the Kluge Estate Winery and Vineyard at auction. Or maybe we should say he bought the winery and vineyard formerly known as Kluge. You can bet the Kluge name will last about as long as [...]
December 7, 2010 – 4:32 pm
Check out our December 2010 Charlottesville Real Estate Market Snapshot. Overall, sales dipped again (down 32%) in November 2010 from November 2009. This marks the 5th straight month of year-over-year sales declines. Surprisingly enough, although total sales were down 32%, the total volume of transactions was down much less (about 15%). Several large purchases pushed [...]
By Jonathan Kauffmann
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Posted in Albemarle County, Charlottesville, Fluvanna County, Greene County, Louisa County, Market Reports, Nelson County, News
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Also tagged 22901, Charlottesville real estate, Downtown Crozet, jonathan kauffmann, Market Reports
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November 18, 2010 – 4:48 pm
We’ve been hinting about it for a few weeks (and working on it for a few months), but we went live yesterday with our BETA version of our Nest Market Reports section. Since we launched our site, we’ve been posting market reports on our blog, The Nest Report. However, this is something a little different. [...]
By Jonathan Kauffmann
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Posted in Albemarle County, Clients, Fluvanna County, Greene County, Louisa County, Market Reports, Nelson County, Nest Belief System, News
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Also tagged jonathan kauffmann, Market Reports, nest realty group
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November 8, 2010 – 10:12 pm
Let me first throw out the disclaimer that we are desperately searching for good news in the Charlottesville area real estate market. At Nest, we’ve earned the reputation of being honest: there’s no sugarcoating in our conversations with clients. But we’d be lying if we weren’t using our magnifying glasses just a little to see [...]
By Jonathan Kauffmann
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Posted in 29 North, Barracks, Charlottesville, Crozet, Earlysville, Fluvanna County, Greene County, Ivy, Keswick/East, Louisa County, Market Reports, Nelson County, Rio, Southside
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Also tagged Charlottesville, Charlottesville real estate, jonathan kauffmann, Market Reports
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October 12, 2010 – 10:19 pm
We all know that real estate is local. Taking national stats and trends and trying to apply them to our Charlottesville real estate market isn’t always relevant. Along the same lines, stats and trends in our overall local market don’t always translate to smaller sub-categories and market niches. For example, if you’re selling a $400,000 [...]
October 11, 2010 – 10:42 pm
Unfortunately, the theme seems to be ongoing. September 2010 real estate sales in the Charlottesville area market were down from last September. After 9 straight months of increased year-over-year sales, this marks the 3rd straight that we’ve seen a y-o-y decline in total sales. So, let’s take a quick look at September to see what [...]
September 9, 2010 – 9:38 pm
As just about every segment of the Charlottesville real estate market seems to be slipping each month, there aren’t many bright spots. Sales in Albemarle County in August were off about 45% from last August Charlottesville City sales were off about 20% from last August Sales in the Charlottesville MSA were off about 30% from [...]
September 1, 2010 – 9:33 am
So, we’ve had a lot of negative real estate news recently. Over the last month, we’ve looked at dismal home sales in Charlottesville, Albemarle and Central Virginia in July. Last week, we got the NAR report on July home sales. And now, as we turn the calendar to September, we see the home sales continue [...]
By Jonathan Kauffmann
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Posted in Albemarle County, Charlottesville, Crozet, Fluvanna County, Greene County, Ivy, Louisa County, Market Reports, Nelson County
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Also tagged Charlottesville real estate, jonathan kauffmann, Market Reports
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August 21, 2010 – 12:01 pm
Located just off of Polo Grounds Road on Route 29, Montgomery Ridge features single family homes on lots ranging from .5 to 1 acre. This secluded neighborhood of 53 home sites has both homes and lots still available. Montgomery Ridge homes are just minutes away from the Hollymead Town Center, Route 29 Shopping, NGIC, GE, [...]
August 20, 2010 – 12:31 pm
Zillow reported that homeowner confidence fell in the 2nd Quarter. Here’s a quick recap of their findings: – 33 percent believed home values in their local housing market had not yet reached a bottom, while 38 percent believed they had already reached a bottom. – 28 percent of homeowners said home values in their local real [...]