We’re always working to improve our services to improve our clients’ experience at Nest. We launched Version 1 of our web site in February of 2009 and, based on feedback from clients and agents, have been tweeking and improving our site ever since. On Friday, we rolled out an update of our site…including a fresh…
Let me first throw out the disclaimer that we are desperately searching for good news in the Charlottesville area real estate market. At Nest, we’ve earned the reputation of being honest: there’s no sugarcoating in our conversations with clients. But we’d be lying if we weren’t using our magnifying glasses just a little to see…
President Obama is coming to Charlottesville this Friday. It’s true. We saw it all over Twitter. We know that you’re going to be short on time, as the gates open at 5pm at the Charlottesville Pavilion for your rally with Tom Perriello. With the brevity of your free time in mind, here is an itinerary…
I’ve had a few requests to put up the charts we referenced in our October 12th post on Albemarle County real estate sales and inventory by price point. So, here you go…these are for single family homes in Albemarle County: $0-$250,000 (more…)
We all know that real estate is local. Taking national stats and trends and trying to apply them to our Charlottesville real estate market isn’t always relevant. Along the same lines, stats and trends in our overall local market don’t always translate to smaller sub-categories and market niches. For example, if you’re selling a $400,000…
Unfortunately, the theme seems to be ongoing. September 2010 real estate sales in the Charlottesville area market were down from last September. After 9 straight months of increased year-over-year sales, this marks the 3rd straight that we’ve seen a y-o-y decline in total sales. So, let’s take a quick look at September to see what…
As reported yesterday, Zillow and Mint.com have partnered. In the deal, Zillow will provide it’s ‘zestimate’ home valuations to Mint.com customers. Mint is a personal finance site that helps users track expenses and manage their personal finances. The partnership makes sense. Real estate – both primary residences and investment properties – make up a large…
After a brutal July, single family home sales in Crozet bounced back in August 2010 to levels on par with 2009. July 2010 sales for single family homes dropped from 18 in 2009 to just 9 in 2010. This was a huge shock to the market – as sales in Western Albemarle typically thrive during…
Jim Duncan posted a great video of local attorney Tim Kelsey discussing title insurance. If you are buying a house and aren’t familiar with title insurance, you should check it out. As we all know, insurance is one of those necessary evils that you don’t want to spend your money on…but you can’t really live…