There’s a reason we all choose Central Virginia as our home. Maybe it’s the appeal of the Downtown Mall and our love of the Saturday morning City Market. Maybe it’s the beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Maybe it’s our ties to UVa. Or maybe it’s the down home and laid back feel of this [...]
As we all know, the National Ground Intelligence Center (NGIC) is bringing a lot of jobs to our area – some are estimating 1000…and maybe more. And with those jobs is increased promise that the influx of jobs will help boost the Charlottesville real estate market. Is that a crazy thought? Absolutely not. Real estate [...]
The snow has finally melted (well, most of it) and the Spring Market is in full swing in Charlottesville. We’ve actually been seeing some positive signs in the marketplace, including some good news nationally, some encouraging trend lines, and even a fair amount of multiple offers on well-priced properties. For the first time in about [...]
With the exception of a small few, every homeowner in Charlottesville and throughout the country is looking for positive real estate news. As compared to 2009 – when there wasn’t much – we’re starting to see some good news starting to trickle in…and that’s a good thing. REAL Trends just reported that Long and Foster [...]
I was watching a great video recently featuring real estate guru Steve Harney. Steve is a mastermind in real estate trends…and even more masterful in taking complicated economic data and simplifying it for everyone to understand (including me, the Uva English major). I’ve had the fortune to see him speak twice in the last six [...]
Now let’s take a look at some market statistics for single family detached homes in the City of Charlottesville. In real estate, we talk a lot about ‘Location. Location. Location.’ Typically, property values hold their values more in areas that are located closer to urban and employment centers. Charlottesville is definitely the cultural and economic [...]
At Nest Realty, we always spend time analyzing Charlottesville real estate market statistics to see what has happened, what is happening, and what may happen within our local market. We’ve been taking a look at moving averages and moving medians in our market recently. It’s always telling to look back at these charts and see [...]
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 [...]
Brookwood Single Family Homes While Brookwood is known for its proximity to Downtown Charlottesville, it’s also becoming known in the real estate world for its brisk sales pace. While the majority of sales have been attached homes, there are still single family options available. Detached sales peaked last year with 16 detached closings, after a [...]
Nest Realty was awarded with an HP Realtor Technology Award last week at the National Association of Realtors conference in San Diego. HP honored 5 brokerages across the country that used technology in and out of the office to gain a competitive advantage. Other winners included brokers from California, Ohio, Idaho, and Minnesota. In August, Nest [...]
