Compare these numbers with last year – As of 1 January, there were currently 2206 properties on the market in the Charlottesville market area, and 400 were under contract. … * Here is my speculation on the numbers, relative to the last few years – Of the houses that are on the market now, 20% are listed in the Charlottesville MLS as being “New Construction” – I’d bet that that percentage is a bit lower than at this time last year, but also, those numbers do not include the new construction foreclosures that are on the market but not necessarily in the MLS . 
*Central Virginia is Charlottesville, Albemarle, Fluvanna, Greene, Nelson, Lousia
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.
2009 Predictions
Those who acquire properties in this market will thank their lucky stars in twenty years that they had the foresight to do so – Realtors still won’t recognize how important their MLS data is. … – I’m going to continue to work with the local media We demonstrated in October that loans are absolutely available – but buyers have to be, you know, QUALIFIED – quite a shift from the “a thin file is a good file” mentality of the boom years.
10 Mistakes Sellers Make
There’s nothing here that’s necessarily ground-breaking, but a clever refresher is always welcomed (and who doesn’t love a little viral video?) 1 – De-Clutter 2 – De-pet 3 – Leave during showings 4 – Strongly consider the first offer 5 – Lowball offers aren’t insults – they’re a starting point 6 – Update, clean and paint 7 – Curb appeal matters 8 – De-personalize 9 – Lighten the house 10 – Fix broken stuff Not included – #11 – Price to the market; what you owe does not matter to the buyers or the market.
Great Discussion on New Urbanism and Walkability
At CvilleDevelopment –
Search For Homes With Basements in Charlottesville
At the request of a reader using my ” search for homes ” tool – now you can search (and save your searches for delivery via email or RSS) for homes with basements … a simple but very useful addition. … Please let me know if there are other tweaks you would like to see.
Church Hill, Weather Hill – Who’s Next?
The land has depreciated to the point that the sum of the land, materials, labor, and fees are greater than the market value or sales price. … One thing I’ve been pondering for a while, and now it’s even more clear – what obligation do builders/developers have to disclose to buyers their financial circumstances?
A Brief Hiatus on RealCentralVA
It’s been a long year, and I need to work on my beginning-of-the-year post, my upcoming four-year blogiversary post as well as a few deeper pieces I’ve been meaning to put together. In the meantime, feel free to contact me anytime, read about Charlottesville’s market statistics and analyses, or pop in and ask me a question if you see me available in the meebo sidebar (not you, RSS readers – you need to visit the blog for that!).