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Charlottesville Area Market Update – October 2023 | Low(er) Inventory, Stable(ish) Prices

in Market statistics on October 24, 2023 October 24, 2023
Market Activity - Charlottesville MSA

The Charlottesville area real estate market continues to plod along, with few significant changes as interest rates continue to rise higher and higher.

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October 2023 Charlottesville Real Estate Reddit AMA – Buyer Letters, Market Updates, and More

in Albemarle Charlottesville Market statistics on October 19, 2023 October 19, 2023
Balloons over Charlottesville

Charlottesville Reddit Real Estate AMA – October 2023. Inventory, buyer letters, market update, zoning, affordability, HOAs, bubble?

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Quick Charlottesville Market Stats – 9 October 2023

in Market statistics on October 9, 2023 October 9, 2023
Sunrise

With respect to today’s Charlottesville real estate market, 2022 is irrelevant. First and second quarter 2023 are equally irrelevant. What matters is what is happening right now.

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Jim’s Note | Misspellings, Thanks, Uncertainty, and a Consistently Nuanced Market | Note Archives – August 2023

in Monthly Notes archives on October 9, 2023 October 9, 2023

Misspellings, Thanks, Uncertainty, and a Consistently Nuanced Market | Note Archives – August 2023

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Hiding Vultures, Get a HELOC, and Moving Reasons | Monthly Note Archives September 2023

in Monthly Notes archives on October 9, 2023 October 9, 2023

Happy almost October; it’s nearly the best time of the year in the Charlottesville area!

This month: two sentences about the market, why people move, a vulture vignette, and I finally comment on solar panels.

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Are People Moving to the Charlottesville Area Due to Climate Change?

in General Real Estate on September 6, 2023 September 8, 2023
census data flow mapper

I’d argue that the answer to the question – “Are people moving to Charlottesville due to climate change?” is — I think it’s a factor that more and more of my buyer clients are articulating as a contributing factor when considering where to move. 

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Touching Grass on a New Listing

in General Real Estate on August 24, 2023 August 24, 2023

While I am bringing this neat house on the market soon, this post is not about that. This post is about taking a minute to be in whatever nature you can find. I was meeting someone at the house, and for a few minutes, I simply stood barefoot in the yard. It felt good. Sometimes, only a minute or two is what you can get; best to take advantage while we can.

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