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Category Archives: Realtor

The Latest: Homebuyer Tax Credit Not Extended

June 25, 2010 – 8:20 pm

Check out Nest Realty’s Jim Duncan’s post on the tax credit extension. The approved extension was inadvertently reported by Inman News… and many were hopeful that the extension would, in fact, occur. However, it doesn’t look like it’s going to happen.
Stay tuned to the Nest Report for more updates.

Homebuyer Tax Credit Extended…Sort Of

June 17, 2010 – 12:12 am

According to Inman News, the Senate has approved an amendment of the homebuyer’s tax credit that will extend the closing deadline from June 30th to September 30th. What does this mean? Well, if you have a home under contract (and your contract was ratified on or before April 30), then you have until Sept 30th [...]

By Jonathan Kauffmann | Also posted in Buying a Home | Tagged Charlottesville, homebuyer tax credit, jonathan kauffmann | Comments (0)

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, Nest Belief System, News, Real Estate Brokerage | Tagged brokerage, Charlottesville real estate, nest realty group, Philosophy | 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, Nest Belief System, News, Real Estate Brokerage | Tagged bob headrick, bob hughes, Charlottesville real estate, nest realty | Comments (4)

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

December 21, 2009 – 1:29 pm

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 [...]

By Jonathan Kauffmann | Also posted in News, Real Estate Brokerage, Real Estate Video, Technology, Web | Tagged Albemarle County Real Estate, Charlottesville, jim duncan, nest realty, Philosophy, Technology, video | Comments (0)

Albemarle Family Favorite Awards

December 9, 2009 – 10:56 am

We’re honored to have been named the #3 ‘ Favorite Real Estate Company by Albemarle Family. It’s pretty exciting to be in our first full year and get this type of unsolicited recognition.
And as Jim Duncan notes on his RealCentralVA blog:
1 and 2 were Roy Wheeler and Real Estate III respectively. Frankly, I’m pretty pleased [...]

By Jonathan Kauffmann | Also posted in News | Tagged Albemarle Family, Amy Webb, Deborah Rutter, Heather Griffith, jim duncan, jonathan kauffmann, keith davis, Laura Winn Smith, Martha Campbell, nest realty, nest realty group, Realtor | Comments (0)

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, Nest Belief System, News, Real Estate Brokerage | Tagged Charlottesville real estate, Deborah Rutter, Great Charlottesville Realtors, Laura Winn Smith, nest realty | Comments (3)

Nest Realty Awarded HP Realtor Technology Award

November 18, 2009 – 11:48 am

Nest Realty was awarded with an HP Realtor Technology Award last week at the National Association of Realtors conference in San Diego. HP honored 5 brokerages across the country that used technology in and out of the office to gain a competitive advantage. Other winners included brokers from California, Ohio, Idaho, and Minnesota.
In August, Nest Realty [...]

By Jonathan Kauffmann | Also posted in News, Real Estate Brokerage, Technology | Tagged brokerage, jonathan kauffmann, nest realty, Technology | Comments (1)

Nest Realty’s Jim Duncan to Speak at Upcoming NAR Conference

November 6, 2009 – 4:39 pm

Jim Duncan will be speaking at next week’s National Association of Realtors Conference in San Diego, CA on the ‘Future of the MLS.’ The discussion will be focused on what next for MLS and MLS related technologies.
Check out the first snippet of Jim’s presentation.

By Jonathan Kauffmann | Also posted in Nest Agents, News | Tagged jim duncan, nest realty | Comments (0)

Jim Duncan and Keith Davis Talk Charlottesville Real Estate

July 23, 2009 – 9:26 am

Nest Realty’s Jim Duncan and Keith Davis joined Coy Barefoot on Charlottesville Right Now to talk about the state of the local real estate market. They covered everything from home sales to the struggles with condominiums to the HVCC.
Check it out (courtesy of the Charlottesville Podcasting Network)…

Jim Duncan is one of the founding partners of [...]