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.

Buy Local

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We pay Realtor buyer agents commissions on the homes’ final sales price after all upgrades, selections and options are chosen and not pay on a “bogus” base price that is much lower than the final sales price, we love contributing to the Charlottesville area and market by offering a great value and quality product and we offer outstanding warranty, customer service and prompt follow-up. Some do not bank locally, they do not buy building materials locally, they do not us local subcontractors, they require buyers to obtain financing from their out of town lender, they do not like to work with Realtors and make every effort they possibly can to sell to the public directly, they pay Realtors on a “bogus” base price that is always much lower than the final sales price, they have very strict walk through policies as you described in your blog and do not encourage or allow buyer agent participation in the final walk through and offer very very minimum warranty and customer service follow up after sales.

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Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors’ 1st Quarter Market Report

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A balanced market should have a DOM of approximately 90, but we have not been in that range since 2006. 1st Quarter Average Days on Market County 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Albemarle 64 70 116 135 113 Charlottesville 72 62 75 141 167 Fluvanna 70 79 108 135 127 Greene 67 76 99 90 92 Louisa 114 119 158 110 70 Nelson 73 83 118 152 164 Orange 89 83 95 125 163 Area Average 75 80 107 132 134 Central Valley 126 143 144 *includes sales outside the counties listed **numbers courtesy of the Greater Augusta MLS New Construction Still Slow It is important to note that many “new” homes are not included in CAAR MLS statistics. … As expected, the average costs per square foot have decreased in every area covered in this report. 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 1st Quarter Price Per Square Foot County 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Albemarle 155 173 174 176 155 Charlottesville 172 186 186 193 159 Fluvanna 121 141 135 137 122 Greene 133 148 157 147 134 Louisa 122 146 142 153 114 Nelson 193 232 206 197 176 Orange 133 175 195 129 110 Area Average 150 169 166 163 140 Central Valley 131 121 117 *includes sales outside the counties listed **based on CAAR MLS data Condos and Townhomes The sale of attached homes is only reported in Charlottesville and Albemarle because very few properties in this category are located in other counties, except Nelson.

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What Makes Living in Charlottesville Special?

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The music is part of one of the downtown group’s celebrations of the re-opening this section of the mall, which is an odd idea considering there are orange fences blocking off the sections of the Mall where the patio for both Hamilton’s and Miller’s are usually located. … (Make sure you click through to read the whole thing) It’s doesn’t hurt that the weather on this particular weekend was absolutely perfect, but it’s gratifying to read such a wonderful depiction of a weekend in Charlottesville – mainly because it’s all true.

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Shenandoah Joe’s on Ivy Road in Charlottesville

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Shenandoah Joe’s new location on Ivy Road in the former Java Java spot brings something new to Charlottesville – each cup is individually brewed – the beans are ground for each cup!

Shenandoah Joe's on Ivy Road in Charlottesville, Virginia The real estate business is about social networking – on and off-line (as in “In Real Life”) – and frequently “off” meets “on” – for example, @steinarknutsen came into Shenandoah Joe’s this morning and said, “I knew you were here, I saw your tweet!

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