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2012 Crozet Real Estate Market Update

2012 was a strong year for Crozet home sales. Compared to 2011, sales were up almost 28% (from 190 to 243). The 243 home sales in Crozet represents the highest number of sales in the last 5 years. This significant gain can be tied to a lot of factors. Most notably, new construction numbers made…

Written by Jonathan Kauffmann on February 7, 2013
Posted in Charlottesville, Charlottesville Market Reports
Tags: charlottesville real estate market, crozet homes, crozet neighborhoods, crozet new homes, crozet real estate market, crozet reale estate, crozet sold homes, old trail crozet, piedmont realty and construction, southern development
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Nest Realty’s Charlottesville Annual Report 2012

For those craving more data and statistics on the Charlottesville regional real estate market, we offer you our 2012 Charlottesville Real Estate Market Annual Report. Chock full of bit-sized data and snapshots of all of the Charlottesville regional sub-markets, this report will give you a great overview of market trends for home sales in…

Written by Jonathan Kauffmann on February 5, 2013
Posted in Charlottesville, Charlottesville Market Reports
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Purpose, Prep and Process: Understanding the Final Walk Through as a Buyer

The standard Virginia contract doesn’t say a lot about the ‘final walk through’ process that buyers are entitled to just before closing. As a buyer agent, however, it’s one of the most important parts of the home buying process that I help my clients navigate. Here is a look at what is entailed and how to make…

Written by Deborah Rutter on January 31, 2013
Posted in Charlottesville
Tags: Central Virginia Home, Central Virginia real estate, Charlottesville Buyer's Agent, Charlottesville Buyer's Broker, Charlottesville Home, Charlottesville Realtor, Deborah Rutter, home buying process, home buying walk through, walk through
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The Trumbull Group Travels to NYC for Inman Connect 2013

Last week, my partner Stephanie Howard and I traveled to New York City to attend the Real Estate Connect conference produced by Inman News. Inman is considered the preeminent source of cutting-edge technology coverage, real estate news, and education, and this conference gave us an opportunity to discuss new ideas and interact with the innovators…

Written by Karyn Trumbull on January 28, 2013
Posted in Charlottesville, News
Tags: Central Virginia Home, Charlottesville Home, Charlottesville Realtor, inman, Inman Real Estate Connect 2013, Karyn Trumbull, The Trumbull Group
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Jim Duncan of Nest Realty Selected for Inman 100 List

We are thrilled to share that Inman News® has named Nest Associate Broker Jim Duncan to its Inman 100 list. The leader in independent real estate and technology news creates the annual list to recognize the most influential leaders in the real estate industry. Check out what folks had to say about this great honor: Jonathan…

Written by Jonathan Kauffmann on January 18, 2013
Posted in Charlottesville, News
Tags: Awards, CAAR, Central Virginia Homes, Charlottesville Homes, Charlottesville Realtor, inman, Inman News, Inman Top 100, jim duncan
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2012 Year End Charlottesville Real Estate Market Report

The Charlottesville real estate market finished out 2012 on a positive note. For the first time in years, the local market showed strong signs of life and positive news across just about every segment of the market. 2012 Year End Charlottesville Real Estate Market Report We’ll take a quick look at some overall highlights…

Written by Jonathan Kauffmann on January 11, 2013
Posted in Charlottesville, Charlottesville Market Reports
Tags: Charlottesville MLS, Charlottesville real estate, nest report
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Apple Store To Open in Charlottesville’s Barracks Road Shopping Center

CORRECTION: OK, so this was a false alarm. We were told by a reliable source and by employees at the Hallmark store that a real Apple store was coming. Here’s what’s really coming: PeachMac. We apologize for the frenzy that we may have caused 🙂 Darn. We’ve been hearing rumors for a few days…

Written by Jonathan Kauffmann on December 31, 2012
Posted in Charlottesville, News
Tags: apple store barracks road charlottesville
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Happy Everything, Merry Always From Nest Realty

Happy Holidays from Your Friends at Nest!

Written by Jonathan Kauffmann on December 21, 2012
Posted in Charlottesville
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Creating a Family Compound

My father’s mother’s family emigrated from Germany and settled in Wisconsin. Several related families formed something like a commune with farmers, a butcher, a storekeeper and enough talent and diversity to survive on their own. That’s how my grandmother was raised as a child, one hundred years ago. About fifteen years ago I sold a…

Written by John Ince on December 20, 2012
Posted in Charlottesville
Tags: Central Virginia real estate, Country properties Albemarle, country properties Charlottesville, family compound, John Ince
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Charlottesville Real Estate Market Update: November 2012

Sales activity continues to plug along in a positive direction for the entire Charlottesville MSA. Overall, year-over-year sales in November were up 15.7% (from 165 to 191) from last November. The three-year sales trend also continues to be positive…more proof that consumers have increased confidence in housing. Post-election activity has been brisk in the Charlottesville region as sales…

Written by Jonathan Kauffmann on December 13, 2012
Posted in Charlottesville, Charlottesville Market Reports
Tags: Charlottesville real estate, crozet real estate, ivy real estate
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