One hundred acres. It sounds wonderful. Plenty of room to play. You could stand right in the middle of it and scream your head off and no one would hear. All you see from your front porch are rolling hills dotted with fat black cows or perhaps well mannered rows of corn or soybeans. It’s…
As a flat topped ten year old in Newport Rhode Island, the first time I threw a wiggling nightcrawler underneath a bobber into a reservoir, I was smitten with fishing. The thrill of watching that bobber plunge underwater and the pride in bringing home a stringer of yellow perch to my mom inspired a life-…
It crossed my mind when transporting horses to Scottsdale, AZ years ago that if we got stranded in that beautiful desert we would be in desperate straits quickly with thirst and starvation eminent for man and beast. Conversely, here, in this part of Virginia, a loose horse could happily wander into any field and fatten itself…
We’re going to step out of our regular standards of procedure here and ask if you could do a big favor for us – we promise it will only take 1 minute… I wanted to ask for your support with a contest we’ve entered. Chase Bank and Living Social are giving 12 small businesses…
After a somewhat disappointing March and April, the Charlottesville real estate market bounced back pretty well in May. We were beginning to wonder if the unseasonably warm weather had just pushed up the spring market a bit…but strong sales activity in May seems to have squashed that belief. You can check out the full Charlottesville…
After 3 years in our current office, we’ve officially outgrown our Nest in Charlottesville. Check out the sneak peak of our new space below. We’re in the final stages of designing the coolest real estate office around – it’ll be a great place for our team to work and a fun place for our clients…
The City of Charlottesville real estate market continues to lead the way in home sales in our local real estate market. After suffering through months of slow sales and falling prices, the City is making a strong comeback. Overall, April 2012 sales and real estate numbers were unspectacular: the overall market saw sales relatively flat.…
Piedmont Realty and Construction has just released their 2nd edition of their ‘Groundbreaking’ magazine. It’s a sharp piece that outlines some of the innovations that Piedmont is making and also talks about Piedmont’s Charlottesville neighborhoods. Open publication – Free publishing – More builder Piedmont has recently broken ground on a few new neighborhoods, including Dunlora…
We’re hoping the numbers don’t lie. Why? Because the numbers are telling us some very positive things about the state of the Charlottesville real estate market. We’ve just released our Q1 2012 Nest Report and it seems that the local real estate market is trying its hardest to turn around. Here’s a few quick stats:…
Though the overall three-year sales trend line continues to be downward, we’re starting to see the Charlottesville real estate market pick up some steam. Overall, February sales were up almost 15% from 2011 (140 vs. 122). In addition to sales being up, total inventory levels and Months of Inventory were both down. We’ve been saying for while…