Working with Hands, and the Future of Real Estate

If you've not yet subscribed to Nest Realty's podcast, Sweat the Details, I'm comfortable saying you're missing out. We just put out our 18th episode, with Jessica Lautz with the NAR, and it's darn good. What follows is a response from a client to the previous one, with Danushka Nanayakkara from the National Association of Homebuilders.   If you ever have feedback, comments, etc that...

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RealPodVA – Market Update with Greg | October 2019

It's October 2019. What is the Charlottesville - Albemarle real estate market doing right now? Is the Charlottesville market slowing? We'll know in 18 months what today's market is doing. Greg speaks in depth about the Charlottesville new construction market The value of slowing the client down Seeing beyond the online filter; knowing what your buyers should consider. Which builder is #5 in volume in...

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Charlottesville’s Dairy Central Market is Going to be Amazing

I had the opportunity to tour Dairy Central Market this morning, and it's going to be a fantastic addition to Charlottesville. Elevated, blending old and new, bringing a new concept to Charlottesville, it's enough to make me fleetingly consider moving back to Charlottesville from Crozet. (the bike riding is far too good in Crozet, though). One of my greatest takeaways is how thoughtful and deliberate...

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Sweat The Details – Looking Beyond Real Estate

Listen to the podcast here It's often better to look through a different lens for inspiration and insight. Jonathan, Keith, and I talked about Nest Realty's recent Lead Broker summit, where we brought the brokers from all of our offices to Charlottesville, and visited four Charlottesville-based companies to learn about their different business practices, and ways they have each succeeded. We visited Crutchfield The Draftsman...

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Home Inspections: Preparing for them, as a Buyer or Seller

RealPodVa continues We've been less consistent than we'd like with the podcast this summer, but that's reasonable. Listen to the podcast here. This was part one of two of a fantastic discussion with my colleague, Deborah Rutter, about home inspections - how to prepare (as a buyer or seller), and how to set expectations. Transcription Automated, thanks to Rev.com, so please forgive errors. Jim: This...

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