There’s been a lot of talk over the past few years about real estate ‘going green.’ From insulation to recycled materials to rain barrels, there seems to be a new earth-friendly (or ‘green’) material/method/pitch around every other day. Back during the epic real estate market of 2005-2007, Green-built homes were the next big thing. Builders…
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…
The EPA released a study this past week that looked at the green house gas emissions and the effect of efficient / green homes and green vehicles in our lives. They also studied the same information but compared in-town living to suburban life. In the study, they found that location more than anything else contributes…
After a slow Fall, the year has gotten off to a decent start. Sales in January were up year-over-year as compared to the last 2 years and 2011 represented the most January sales since 2008. In fact, every Area – with the exception of Fluvanna County – was up over January 2010. Along those same lines, Months…
We have just completed another community video, one which we are very proud of. Nest has been very honored to represent the developers in this fantastic project. There are lots available for custom construction, as well as some new construction that has been completed and another project under construction. While we are big proponents of…
The 2010 Central Virginia real estate market was the tale of two halves. The first half was pretty good: sales were up, inventory levels were steady, buyer interest was frantic in some neighborhoods, it wasn’t uncommon to hear about multiple offer situations. Total home sales were actually up year-over-year during the first 6 months of…
Steve Harney is one of the smartest real estate guys out there. I’ve seen him speak several times and he always gives great insight and stories. Here’s a clip from him on Fox News this past week. If you are thinking about selling your home…you need to take 4 minutes and watch this… Steve Harney…
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…
For the 2nd straight year, Nest Realty Charlottesville has been honored with the #3 ‘Favorite Real Estate Company’ by Albemarle Family. And again, we’re proud of this completely unsolicited recognition. And congrats to one of our many super-agents, Bob Hughes, for being recognized as one of the ‘Favorite’ Realtors. On behalf of the entire Nest…
We’ve been hinting about it for a few weeks (and working on it for a few months), but we went live yesterday with our BETA version of our Nest Market Reports section. Since we launched our site, we’ve been posting market reports on our blog, The Nest Report. However, this is something a little different.…