Positive trends are abound in the most recent installment of our quarterly market report for Charlottesville. As a quick overview, sales in Q3 were up 10.6%. While median prices continued to slide a bit in just about every segment of the market, sales numbers crept upwards. It’s amazing that – almost without fail –…
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Meet the Agent: Kelly Ceppa
Time sure does fly. It’s hard to believe, but we’ve already featured 10 fabulous Nest agents in our weekly “Meet the Agent” series! We kick off October (!) with a great interview with Nester Kelly Ceppa. Read on to learn how her own home purchase inspired a career change, how first-time homebuyers are some of…
Introducing Nest Mobile
We’re excited and proud to announce the launch of Nest Mobile: the mobile-optimized version of our Nest Realty website. We’ve been working and planning this for a while, and it’s exciting to have it come to fruition. Over the last few years, web traffic on mobile devices has increased dramatically. In fact, mobile traffic…
Meet the Agent: Amy Webb
Join us today in wishing featured agent Amy Webb a VERY happy birthday!! Read this week’s Q&A session below to learn how this birthday gal has been with Nest since nearly the very beginning of our firm and why she is a self professed “technology geek.” From all of us at Nest, we hope you…
Charlottesville Real Estate Market Report: August 2012
Overall August 2012 sales were flat for the Charlottesville MSA with 231 sales as compared to 233 in August 2011. However, the three-year sales trend continues to be positive. We’re seeing consumer confidence continue to be steady-to-strong. Even with the upcoming election, buyers and sellers seem to be more influenced by the historically low interest…
Meet the Agent: Bob Headrick
Nest agent Bob Headrick was kind enough to set aside some time last week to answer our Meet the Agent Q&A. He’s a former technology executive so he’s got some great insight into, well, technology, but also on what skills he leverages from his previous career to help his clients find the perfect property. Nest…
Applying for our first mortgage: Special guest Q&A
Now that your credit score is in line, it’s time to apply for a mortgage loan. The process is a bit daunting, but with the right partner it can be as painless as possible. We welcome back to the Nest Report our mortgage banking expert Whit Douglas of Corridor Mortgage. In the Q&A below he…
Meet the Agent: Karen Ball
This week in Meet the Agent we chat with Karen Ball, who was recently voted by the readers of C-Ville Weekly as one of the best Realtors in Charlottesville! Read on to find out how she started her real estate career very early as well as why she joined the Nest team. Nest Realty: How did…
Live Where You Love: Charlottesville’s Entrepreneurial Economy
As Charlottesville real estate experts, we’re often asked: Where do people work in Charlottesville? It’s not an easy question to answer. While there are jobs in Charlottesville, there aren’t gobs and gobs of ‘large’ employers. Sure, we have the obvious ones: UVa, Martha Jefferson, Albemarle County, City of Charlottesville, State Farm, etc, etc. In fact,…
Financing Country Property
A buyer looking at a lovely home on 75 acres near Charlottesville may be thinking that the timing is perfect. Prices have fallen over the last few years making properties like this much more affordable. Inventories are flush so there is a lot to choose from and ready, willing and able buyers are treated like…