Have you checked out this month’s Abode Magazine? Charlottesville builder Latitude 38 is featured in a great 6 page article spotlighting their building techniques, designs, and style. If you haven’t seen a Latitude 38 home, you need to. They’re smart, efficient, sleek…and very well-built. Their home in Riverbluff is under construction and will be [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
