February 27, 2010 – 10:41 pm
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 [...]
February 17, 2010 – 11:53 pm
Albemarle County detached home sales continue to suffer a bit, according to January Charlottesville home sale stats. Average sale price and median sales price fell from both 2008 and 2009 levels, while Days on Market increased over 42 days from 2009 levels.
However, there were some positive signs. January sales of Albemarle single family homes increased [...]
February 5, 2010 – 8:33 am
Nest have released our year-end Nest Report, what we believe to be the most “comprehensive and transparent analysis of the residential real estate market in Charlottesville, Albemarle and surrounding counties, prepared quarterly by Nest Realty Group.” Download your copy here – 2009 Year End Nest Realty Group Nest Report (PDF) Please let us know what questions, comments or clarifications you have. Jim Duncan is one of the founding partners of Nest, Associate Broker and is a Charlottesville Realtor who writes at RealCentralVA , RealCrozetVA and AgentGenius .
February 2, 2010 – 11:39 pm
I was watching a great video recently featuring real estate guru Steve Harney. Steve is a mastermind in real estate trends…and even more masterful in taking complicated economic data and simplifying it for everyone to understand (including me, the Uva English major). I’ve had the fortune to see him speak twice in the last six [...]
January 19, 2010 – 10:28 pm
Now let’s take a look at some market statistics for single family detached homes in the City of Charlottesville. In real estate, we talk a lot about ‘Location. Location. Location.’ Typically, property values hold their values more in areas that are located closer to urban and employment centers. Charlottesville is definitely the cultural and economic [...]
January 17, 2010 – 10:32 pm
Single family home sales in Western Albemarle (which includes Ivy and Crozet) seem to be showing some positive signs over the last few months. Total sales per month were higher in 4 of the last 5 months of 2009 as compared to 2007 and 2008 sales.
A few more quick Charlottesville real estate statistics:
- November [...]
January 9, 2010 – 12:18 am
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 [...]
November 30, 2009 – 11:46 pm
Brookwood Single Family Homes
While Brookwood is known for its proximity to Downtown Charlottesville, it’s also becoming known in the real estate world for its brisk sales pace. While the majority of sales have been attached homes, there are still single family options available.
Detached sales peaked last year with 16 detached closings, after a strong 7 [...]
October 30, 2009 – 11:06 am
Located in 29 North
9 miles to Downtown / 15 mins by car
Closest Vineyard: Barboursville Vineyards (8 miles)
As one of the largest neighborhoods in the Charlottesville region - with approximately 1,400 homes – Forest Lakes is divided into two main sections – Forest Lakes North and Forest Lakes South. Community amenities include 6 beautiful lakes, woods, miles of walking [...]
October 25, 2009 – 10:25 pm
Located in Southside
4 miles to Downtown / 8 mins by car
Closest Vineyard: Jefferson Vineyards (5 miles)
Located just a few miles southwest of Charlottesville and minutes from Downtown, UVA, and Interstate 64, Redfields real estate options include single family homes and some attached manor homes. This 275-acre neighborhood features a community pool and pavilion, playground, walking [...]
Nest Realty was recently awarded the "Most Innovative Brokerage or Franchise" at the 2009 Real Estate Connect Conference in San Francisco, CA.
