Thanks to our overlords at Google, you can now translate RealCentralVA into any one of 51 languages. I have been working with a fair number of international buyers this year. While everyone so far has spoken English as well as if not better than native speakers of English, I thought this would be a great way to expand my reach. Automatic translation is convenient and…
Nest Realty Grand Opening – Friday 2 October
You’re cordially invited to the Official Grand Opening open house for the Nest Realty office at the Gleason Building in Downtown Charlottesville. Join us anytime between 5-8 on Friday, October 2nd for food and drinks at our new office. As part of the First Friday’s Art Walk, we’ll be spotlighting art from local artist Amy Varner, who has created a series of landscape and nest…
New Charlottesville Train Service Late on Day One
At least we now have Amtrak service from Lynchburg to DC. From the Daily Progress: The new train was due to arrive at the station at 2:15 p.m., and it pulled in at roughly 2:24 p.m. Beginning in Lynchburg, the train officially starts its service today and will add 14 more trips per week in Charlottesville. It came to Charlottesville on Wednesday from Culpeper and…
A Timely Revisiting of IDX in Charlottesville
A snarky, ignorant anonymous coward is sending a letter to some sellers in the Charlottesville area, the text of which follows. I have removed the identifiable information. (Grammatical errors are the letter writer’s.) The part that gets me the most is the anonymity. If you feel so much conviction that you find the seller in the MLS, searching out their name(s) on the tax records…
More Roads in Charlottesville and Albemarle?
I’ll believe it when I drive clients on either road. I’ll bet $100, to be donated to the charity of your choice, if either of these roads gets built before 2020. Read the whole story at Charlottesville Tomorrow. My prediction? At least two more studies before another study is recommended. Image courtesy of Charlottesville Tomorrow. A Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) report on the future…
Family Guy Homage to Pie
How appropriate in light of this weekends’ Charlottesville Pie Fest at the Crozet Mudhouse to benefit PACEM. PACEM is: People and Congregations Engaged in Ministry (PACEM) is an interfaith collaboration of congregations and community partners in Charlottesville. Our passion is to help the homeless find shelter at night, especially during the cold winter months. PACEM opened its doors November 15, 2004, and immediately began serving…
Real Estate Photos and Videos – Quality Matters
In the words of a client – an actual buyer in the Charlottesville, Virginia real estate market – ie: I am not making this up. He had visited Charlottesville on his own several months before his wife, who was visiting without him. Because of this, she and I were revisiting some of the properties that he had previously seen. This is an email he sent…