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Nest Realty's blog, The Nest Report, is a platform to educate the public about the changing Charlottesville real estate market, including community news, industry updates, market reports, and all of the great things Charlottesville, Albemarle County, and Central Virginia have to offer.
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Things to Do: Walk for Kids

May 16, 2010 – 9:14 pm

As Charlottesville residents we are blessed by so much that the city and region has to offer. And occasionally, we have the opportunity to give something back. On June 5, we have that opportunity; and I for one, plan to do my part.
In 2003, my wife and I were blessed by the birth of our [...]

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Charlottesville, Virginia: The Importance of Local

April 1, 2010 – 9:44 pm

There’s a reason we all choose Central Virginia as our home.  Maybe it’s the appeal of the Downtown Mall and our love of the Saturday morning City Market.  Maybe it’s the beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains.  Maybe it’s our ties to UVa.  Or maybe it’s the down home and laid back feel of this [...]

By Jonathan Kauffmann | Also posted in Charlottesville, Things To Do in Charlottesville | Tagged , | Comments (1)

Nest Realty Spotlighted in Realtor Magazine

February 23, 2010 – 6:29 pm

I’d like to congratulate the entire Nest Realty team (and those new Charlottesville Realtors that will be officially with us very soon) for being recognized and spotlighted in Realtor Magazine. (I haven’t actually seen the print version, so we’re linking the online version).
Since Realtor Magazine interviewed us in early 2010, we’ve continued our growth with [...]

By Jonathan Kauffmann | Also posted in Nest Agents, News, Real Estate Brokerage, Realtor | Tagged , , , | Comments (1)

Nest Realty Acquires Summit Realty

February 8, 2010 – 3:25 pm

From the news wire…
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (Feb. 8, 2010) – Charlottesville-based Nest Realty Group today announced its acquisition of Summit Realty Company. The move combines two of Charlottesville’s most successful real estate firms and expands the 1-year-old Nest Realty team to 14 full-time real estate professionals. It also paves the way for Nest to expand its services from [...]

By Jonathan Kauffmann | Also posted in Nest Agents, News, Real Estate Brokerage, Realtor | Tagged , , , | Comments (4)

Nest Realty Announces Tom’s Garden

February 7, 2010 – 10:30 am

While Central Virginia is in the deep freeze at the moment, some of us are dreaming of Springtime, or more specifically, our Spring gardens and the fresh veggies they yield!   With that in mind, the Nest team is thrilled to introduce Tom’s Garden, an initiative to support and fund Community Gardening in the Charlottesville-Albemarle [...]

By Jonathan Kauffmann | Also posted in News | Tagged | Comments (1)

Nest’s Priorities Mesh with Charlottesville Buyers’ and Sellers’ Needs

December 8, 2009 – 10:11 am

This chart, from the National Association of Realtors’ 2009 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, affirms Nest Realty Groups’ priorities. Does Print Work? Real Estate Agent : Higher Standards Our agents… • Have a minimum of three years, full-time experience as a Realtor • Work full-time as a Realtor • Have earned their Broker’s License • Are actively involved in the local Realtor Association • Absolutely, positively do not practice dual agency

Website : (Nest’s) site is better in terms of design, usability and brand coherence than almost all big broker sites.

… Jim Duncan is one of the founding partners of Nest, Associate Broker and is a Charlottesville Realtor who writes at RealCentralVA , RealCrozetVA and AgentGenius .

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Welcome Aboard Deborah and Laura!

November 25, 2009 – 5:47 pm

 
We’d like to welcome our newest agents, Deborah Rutter and Laura Winn Smith, to the Nest team.
First licensed in Maine, Deborah joins the team with a successful real estate track record based on repeat and referral business.   She brings another analytical mind to Nest and is a great addition to our growing team.
Laura Winn Smith began her [...]

By Jonathan Kauffmann | Also posted in Nest Agents, News, Real Estate Brokerage, Realtor | Tagged , , , , | Comments (3)

Nest TV: Charlottesville Real Estate Area Video

October 23, 2009 – 1:17 pm

We’ve completed our second in a series of videos spotlighting the different areas throughout Charlottesville and Central Virginia.
Our first video focused on Crozet.  Now it’s on to Charlottesville.

By Jonathan Kauffmann | Also posted in Charlottesville, Real Estate Video, Technology, Web | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Nest Realty Featured in The Hook

August 13, 2009 – 4:19 pm

Check out this week’s issue of The Hook.  Nest Realty is featured in the cover story titled, “Survival of the Fittest: Adapting, Evolving, and Thriving in A Rough Housing Market

 
 
 
 
 
 
Feathering their own Nest now
When times were good in the real estate market, there was arguably no better career than real estate agent: bidding wars, way-above-assessment [...]

By Jonathan Kauffmann | Also posted in Nest Agents, News, Real Estate Brokerage | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

Nest Realty Wins Most Innovative Brokerage Award

August 7, 2009 – 11:36 am

At Inman Connect in San Francisco
As seen on Twitter.

More to come …
Update 1: Thanks to VARBuzz for noticing.
Update 2: Thanks to Ray for the video:

Jim Duncan is one of the founding partners of Nest, Associate Broker and is a Charlottesville Realtor who writes at RealCentralVA, RealCrozetVA and AgentGenius.

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