There is a challenge, regarding the pending announcement from Nest. I mentioned it on Twitter: Nest is about to make a huge announcement. A *really* huge announcement. Stay tuned. And it is a big one….
Posts Published by Jim Duncan
A Charlottesville Realtor who tries to stay on the bleeding/cutting/functional edge of technology and real estate trends. I have been selling real estate for the past 10 years, lived in C'Ville for twenty+ and am married to one of few Charlottesville natives left.
FranklyMLS Working Again in Charlottesville
For those of you who love using FranklyMLS to search for homes in Charlottesville, it’s working again. I’ll spare you the gory details and who is to blame (it’s about MLS politics and shifting/evolving technical…
New Resource for Realtors and Parents in Albemarle
Albemarle County have put together a simple page with basic information on Albemarle County Schools. It’s concise and simple and a good starting point for parents in Albemarle County (or taxpayers to see how their…
Cvillepedia – A Vast New Resource for Charlottesville and Albemarle
You’ve heard of Wikipedia, right? Now Charlottesville and Albemarle have a resource of similar (local) ambition and (local) scope – Cvillepedia, implemented by the fine folks at Charlottesville Tomorrow. cvillepedia is a wiki created by…
Nest’s New Office Reflects our Philosophy
The new Nest Realty office in Charlottesville; a few blocks off the Downtown Mall
Blog Wayback – Transparency in Real Estate Fees
Say, for example that the Seller is offering 3% commission on a $250,000 house. $250,000 x 3% = $7500 If I made that much, that would be great. … Prices of properties and sales volume certainly help offset the potential negative income when dealing with referrals, as does the repeat business when those buyer referrals contact me to market their homes … but … there is at least one (big) company from whom I never accept referrals because their agreement stipulates that once I work with someone whom they referred to me, all future transactions with that client must send this particular company a 35% referral fee.
Search for Homes by Price Reduction
Yep. You can do that, too. 
Inspired by Trulia’s recent announcement of a similar feature on Trulia .