COVID-19 has quickly changed how people buy homes in the Charlottesville area. Here are a few ways that we’ve already seen these changes.
Pandemic Innovations/Changes – Loss of Day One Buyers – First in a Series
COVID-19 and Charlottesville’s Real Estate Market – #3
A client asked me – what do you think about this (real estate situation we find ourselves in).
I told her – three months ago, I would have had an easy, quick answer to this. Now? I think we’re going to be ok, and here’s why.
Real Estate Closings in the Charlottesville Area in the time of COVID-19
Chip Royer with Royer Caramanis has been keeping a lot of Charlottesville's real estate community informed with frequent updates about the state of real estate closings in this time of COVID-19. I asked him if he would share some of that knowledge with me for me to publish, as I know a lot of you may be asking some of these questions. He graciously obliged....
Thoughts on COVID-19 and Charlottesville’s Real Estate Market – #2
I think I'll keep writing these weekly updates, if for no reason other than to show some pictures from bike rides around Charlottesville. Today's picture is from a Sunday ride, late morning, on streets that normally are quite active. In the face of the ongoing (now, until at least 30 April 2020) national social distancing initiative, I suspect we're going to see these remain quiet....
There are No “Little” Real Estate Deals
There are no "little" real estate deals. This is one of my favorite stories, that I originally wrote about in 2007. I was negotiating on a "little" condo, representing the buyer. The other agent, another high producing Charlottesville agent, and I were going back and forth over $200 here, $300 there. At one point he said, "let's get through this little one, Jim, and on...
Thoughts on COVID-19 and Charlottesville’s Real Estate Market
"Any opinion on how you think all that is going on with this virus will affect the market would be appreciated." I don't know. But we're going to be ok, eventually. First, though. SupportCville.com - an active resource of ways locals can help and get help. The Coronavirus will affect our market, but it's too early in the crisis to know exactly how. I'm used...
What I’m Reading – COVID-19 Edition
A few of the stories and podcasts I’m listening to during the era of COVID-19