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August 2010 Central Virginia Homes Sales Drop…But Not As Much as July.

September 1, 2010 – 9:33 am

So, we’ve had a lot of negative real estate news recently.  Over the last month, we’ve looked at dismal home sales in Charlottesville, Albemarle and Central Virginia in July.  Last week, we got the NAR report on July home sales.  And now, as we turn the calendar to September, we see the home sales continue [...]

By Jonathan Kauffmann | Posted in Charlottesville, Market Reports | Also tagged , , | Comments (0)

Montgomery Ridge Home Sales Market Report and Neighborhood Video

August 21, 2010 – 12:01 pm

Located just off of Polo Grounds Road on Route 29, Montgomery Ridge features single family homes on lots ranging from .5 to 1 acre. This secluded neighborhood of 53 home sites has both homes and lots still available. Montgomery Ridge homes are just minutes away from the Hollymead Town Center, Route 29 Shopping, NGIC, GE, [...]

By Jonathan Kauffmann | Posted in 29 North, Market Reports, Montgomery Ridge, Real Estate Video | Also tagged , , , , , | Comments (0)

Zillow Reports Homeowner Confidence Fell in Q2 2010

August 20, 2010 – 12:31 pm

Zillow reported that homeowner confidence fell in the 2nd Quarter.  Here’s a quick recap of their findings:
- 33 percent believed home values in their local housing market had not yet reached a bottom, while 38 percent believed they had already reached a bottom.
- 28 percent of homeowners said home values in their local real estate market [...]

By Jonathan Kauffmann | Posted in Real Estate Brokerage | Also tagged , | Comments (1)

Barracks, Rio, 29 North, and Earlysville Home Sales Holding Through July

August 19, 2010 – 9:22 pm

With the fairly significant drop in home sales throughout Charlottesville and Albemarle County in July, many sellers are beginning to become wary of their ability to move their home in 2010.  Some pockets of Charlottesville continue to chug along, though.  Real estate in the Albemarle High School District (which includes Barracks Road, Rio, 29 North, [...]

By Jonathan Kauffmann | Posted in 29 North, Barracks, Earlysville, Market Reports, Rio | Also tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Western Albemarle Single Family Home Sales

August 12, 2010 – 12:28 pm

If you’re a loyal reader of the Nest Report, this post may sound a little familiar to you.  To give a little background, we’ve been scouring through Charlottesville real estate market data from the first 7 months of 2010…and comparing sales statistics to year’s past.
This time, we’re taking a look at single  family home sales [...]

By Jonathan Kauffmann | Posted in Crozet, Ivy, Market Reports | Also tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

Charlottesville Home Sales Look Better Than They Feel

July 25, 2010 – 7:57 pm

We spend a lot of time looking at stats at Nest. We also spend a lot of time talking amongst ourselves about how the market ‘feels.’
The general consensus among our agents is that the market feels pretty soft…and we have some statistics to back up that feeling. For example, market-wide, showings are down showings [...]

By Jonathan Kauffmann | Posted in Charlottesville, Market Reports | Also tagged , , | Comments (1)

Waylands Grant Video

July 22, 2010 – 11:25 pm

Take a quick stroll through Waylands Grant in Crozet.

Homes for sale in Waylands Grant.

By Jonathan Kauffmann | Posted in Crozet, Real Estate Video, Waylands Grant | Also tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

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 | Posted in Buying a Home, Realtor | Also tagged , | Comments (0)

25 Essential Charlottesville Experiences

June 16, 2010 – 8:37 pm

The C-Ville has a great story this week on 25 more essential experiences for Charlottesville locals.  This is a follow up to their story from last year.

There’s a few on here that I haven’t done (#2, Let a heated exchange about the Meadowcreek Parkway destroy a friendship)…and a few on the list that I haven’t [...]

By Jonathan Kauffmann | Posted in Charlottesville, Real Estate Brokerage, Things To Do in Charlottesville | Also tagged , | Comments (0)

Charlottesville Single Family Homes Real Estate Market Update

May 23, 2010 – 11:35 pm

2010 is trending to be a decent year in real estate…so far.  Well, maybe I should re-phrase that: it’s not any worse than 2009.  We continue to hear some troubling news regarding foreclosures and defaults on a national level (stay tuned to the Nest Report later this week), but positive signs and trends continue to [...]

By Jonathan Kauffmann | Posted in Charlottesville, Greenbrier/Rutledge, Market Reports, North Downtown, Robinson Woods, Rugby | Also tagged , , , | Comments (0)