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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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Good News for the Charlottesville Real Estate Market?

With the exception of a small few, every homeowner in Charlottesville and throughout the country is looking for positive real estate news.  As compared to 2009 – when there wasn’t much – we’re starting to see some good news starting to trickle in…and that’s a good thing.
REAL Trends just reported that Long and Foster reported [...]

Nest Realty Spotlighted in Realtor Magazine

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 [...]

Nest Realty Acquires Summit Realty

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 [...]

Murray Elementary Raffling off Taylor Swift Tickets

From Amy Webb’s blog, Amy’s Yard:

Yes T-Swift fans ( and their parents), you read that correctly: there is still a chance to get your hands on tickets to the concert of the year!

Here is the scoop:
I am the co-chair of Bingo Night at Virginia L. Murray Elementary School in Ivy.  We have [...]

Charlottesville Real Estate Market Stats: One Year Moving Median

At Nest Realty, we always spend time analyzing Charlottesville real estate market statistics to see what has happened, what is happening, and what may happen within our local market.  We’ve been taking a look at moving averages and moving medians in our market recently.  It’s always telling to look back at these charts and see [...]

Jim Duncan Named to ‘Real Estate’s 50 Most Influential Online’ in 2009

Congratulations to Nest Realty’s Jim Duncan for being named to Inman News’ list of ‘Real Estate’s 50 Most Influential Online’ last week. 
According to Inman News: 
This list of individuals selected for this report includes real estate agents and brokers, technologists, economists, enthusiasts and analysts. They are luminaries in the online world of real estate whose insight [...]

Charlottesville and Albemarle County Single Family Homes: Inventory Levels

Inventory levels seem to be coming down…though ever-so-slightly.  Howver, the end of the year typically has fewer homes for sale in Charlottesville and Albemarle County because sellers opt to take their homes off the market and re-list them in Q1 the following year.  Here’s the quick rundown, though:

Top Charlottesville Neighborhoods on 29 North for Holiday Lights

5. Carrsbrook
Carrsbrook homes offer spacious home sites, traditional architecture and easy access to schools and Route 29 shopping. This established neighborhood features an nice array of Brick Ranchers and Colonials, mainly built throughout the 1960s and 1970s. With home sites typically ranging from .5 to 1.5 acres, Carrsbrook real estate continues to be a popular [...]

Charlottesville Real Estate Update: Ashcroft Market Report

The Charlottesville homes and neighborhoods that have been hit the hardest over the last few years are arguably higher priced homes.  The homebuyer tax credits were implemented to stimulate sales in lower to middle price points, but there hasn’t been much done to stimulate higher priced homes.  On top of that, many sellers who are [...]

Welcome Aboard Deborah and Laura!

 
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 [...]