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…
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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…
Meet the Agent: Greg Slater
I’m confident when I say that the focus of this week’s “Meet the Agent” spotlight is pretty happy this Wednesday morning, after an epic Virginia Tech win on Monday night. Learn how this Hokie got into this industry and why he thinks we all need to be looking at how the energy efficiency debate is changing the (real estate)…
Meet the Agent: Deborah Rutter
After a brief hiatus (shooting new Live Where You Love videos and moving to our new office!!) “Meet the Agent” is back! This week, we chat with Deborah Rutter. One of the first agents to join the Nest Realty team, Deborah has moved many, many times over the years and puts that knowledge to work…
Meet the Agent: John Ince
Welcome back to meet the agent. In this week’s Q&A we meet John Ince, who specializes in Charlottesville Country Properties. Find out how John transitioned from training horses to finding them (and their owners) the perfect place to roam. Nest Realty: How did you get into real estate? John Ince: My mother, who had been a…
Whoa there! Country property considerations when owning a horse
Is Virginia’s Piedmont horse country? You bet! With five active hunts, Olympic caliber trainers, some of the best equine vets in the country and all the assets any breeder, trainer or hobbyist could ask for, this is natural horse country. It’s no wonder that the Charlottesville countryside is well known throughout the world as one…