The 46th annual Blue Ridge Homebuilders Association Parade of Homes is being held September 26th and 27th and October 3rd and 4th from noon to 5 pm each day. This year, there are 30 houses located in Charlottesville, Crozet, Ivy, Keswick, Rio, Fluvanna, Greene, and Louisa. For a list of the open houses in the Parade,…
Nest Realty is one of the hosts for Charlottesville’s First Fridays on Friday, October 2nd from 5-8 pm. For First Fridays, art galleries, boutiques, and other local businesses open their doors for art lovers to come in and view local art. At Nest, we’ll be spotlighting 2 local artists this month: – Amy Varner has created…
Whether you live in Charlottesville or Albemarle County…or are thinking about visiting soon, this is a great list of fun activities in the Charlottesville area, courtesy of the UVa magazine online. There’s a reason (or 16) why Fall in Charlottesville is the best time of year…
I’ve been catching a little flak for too much focus on Charlottesville real estate statistics and neighborhood market reports. Having lived here for almost 15 years, I sometimes take some of the great area events for granted. So, let’s talk about some fun Fall events in the Charlottesville and Albemarle area: If you’ve never been…
Glenmore is a private, gated, residential community located in Keswick, just minutes east of Charlottesville. Glenmore’s planned community offers residents the ultimate in privacy with more than 500 acres dedicated to common greenway landscaping. In addition, Glenmore homes offers its residents a host of lifestyle amenities which include private year-round Country Club activities and clubhouse…
Conveniently located slightly east of Charlottesville in the Pantops region of Albemarle County, Fontana homes offer breathtaking mountain views and easy access to major shopping and employment centers like Peter Jefferson Place, State Farm Insurance, and the new Martha Jefferson Hospital. A variety of builders, including Southland Homes, Barry Meade Homes, and Hauser Homes, built the…
Established in 1997, Cory Farm is a 67 home neighborhood located in Crozet. Cory Farm homes are 8 miles from the Blue Ridge Parkway and Skyline Drive, yet within walking distance to a variety of shops and restaurants including the Shoppes at Clover Lawn and the Crozet Harris Teeter. As a relatively small subdivision, Cory…
I’ve been thinking alot about our first full year in business and it’s been quite a ride. We all know the statistics of new business survival: 50% of new businesses fail within the first year. Not only has Nest avoided the dreaded ‘F’ word, we’ve managed to thrive. And not only have we managed to…
From Joe Barnes at Bundoran Farm: Virginia Public Radio aired a featured story on Bundoran Farm last night and this morning. Sandy Hausman, Charlottesville’s Bureau Chief, highlights how Bundoran Farm is a new different kind of development that integrates homes with farms while preserving the views. In her piece, she mentions how our efforts…
Check out this week’s issue of The Hook. Nest Realty is featured in the cover story titled, “Survival of the Fittest: Adapting, Evolving, and Thriving in A Rough Housing Market Feathering their own Nest now When times were good in the real estate market, there was arguably no better…