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Rezoning for Density in Charlottesville (City)

in General Real Estate on March 8, 2023 March 8, 2023
Charlottesville city Zoning map proposal

Question – Will the zoning rewrite positively or negatively affect the Charlottesville real estate market?

Answer: Yes.

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Quick Inventory Thoughts – Charlottesville + Albemarle – March 2023

in Market statistics on March 7, 2023 March 7, 2023

Quick thoughts on Charlottesville and Albemarle in March 2023 – prices are fine; volume is not. We need more houses on the market, whether resale or new construction.

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February 2023 Monthly Note | Market, Assessments, Dusty ChatGPT

in Monthly Notes archives on February 22, 2023 February 22, 2023

Jim Duncan’s February Note: the Charlottesville real estate market, assessments, ChatGPT inevitability, dusty renovations, and a deer story.

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Cash Transactions in Charlottesville and Albemarle – 2023 Edition

in Market statistics on February 12, 2023 February 13, 2023
22901 cash transactions; image courtesy of Washington Post

Cash, not cash? A bit of local perspective on cash real estate transactions in the Charlottesville area.

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Charlottesville and Albemarle Real Estate Assessments are Up – 2023

in Albemarle Charlottesville Education General Real Estate on February 10, 2023 February 10, 2023

Real estate assessments in Charlottesville and Albemarle increase in 2023, and they help pay for our public schools.

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Quick 5 Year Look at Charlottesville City Housing Prices

in General Real Estate on February 6, 2023 March 13, 2023
Quick look at sold home prices in the City of Charlottesville from 2018 through 2022.

Quick look at sold home prices in the City of Charlottesville from 2018 through 2022.

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Market Writing Trip Certain Predictions | January 2023 Monthly Note

in General Real Estate on January 30, 2023 February 15, 2023

In this month’s monthly note: How affordable housing can keep Charlottesville – Albemarle a great place to live, market predictions with certainty are worthless, local lenders, writing and thinking, and a trip ahead.

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