I despise self-promotion. But, the Nest team make it easier to do so, so I did a four-part series on Instagram with some of my clients’ testimonials. This is the part where I say … if you have a question about the Charlottesville real estate market, call or email me anytime. 434-242-7140 I’m embedding below only one of the four because I don’t trust that Instagram…
Monday Morning Reads | Smart Homes, Crash Coming? NIMBYs
A few stories to get your (and my) week started. Crash Coming? The Charlottesville Pride Festival this past weekend was a lot of fun. 10 years after Lehman, is another crisis brewing? Household Estimates Conundrum Alive and Well The Financial Crisis at 10: Will We Ever Recover? Our estimates suggest that the economy is unlikely to regain this large output loss and GDP is unlikely…
RealPodVA – Simpsons, Voting, Getting Fired
Update – September 2025 – glad I got a transcript as the pod is dead. 🙂 Transcription Jim Duncan: I’m Jim Duncan, Nest Realty, RealCentralVA, RealCrozetVA. Sitting here with Bart and we’re missing Dave. Bart: Yeah. Bart: I’m Bart from Scrimmage Play. We don’t have Dave Stipe from Rockfish today, he’s very busy. But we’re going to get into some serious issues because Dave’s not…
Radon Testing and Storms
Be mindful when doing radon tests. I got the following email from Robert Foster of Trebor Home Inspections, and am posting with his permission. The Virginia Radon Coordinator sent out the following As hurricane Florence bears down on the mid-Atlantic region, this message serves as a reminder that you should NOT conduct short term radon testing during major storm events. Several hours of abnormally low…
September 2018 Note: Garages, The Market, Coloring
First draft of September’s note is complete. It’s rough, but it’s going to come together. About 60% of readers open the note every month … me, my mom, a client or two … if you’re interested, please subscribe here. Another month, another note. This month An integral part of clients’ lives. Part 2. (part 1 was last month) Maybe a market update. Ok, probably….
Vacant Homes for Sale in the Charlottesville Area – 2018 edition
Moving Close to Family
Family Matters Grandkids bring in the grandparents. More now than at any other point in my career, I’m representing parents who are moving closer to the kids and grandkids. 20 minutes. Or so. That’s the threshold that most of my clients use (in part thanks to my advice); they want to be 20 minutes or less from kids/grandkids. Under 20 minutes is the perfect time…