From the monthly archives:

April 2011

Virginia Barboursville Wines Served For Embassy Royal Celebration

April 27, 2011

This week the news seems to be all about the royal wedding which is due to happen in a few days.  Central Virginia and the Charlottesville area will be proudly represented at the gala reception hosted by the British Embassy… in part because the featured wines for the event will come from the Barboursville VA [...]

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Listening In Charlottesville – Political Insight

April 23, 2011

“You can tell a lot about a fella’s character by whether he picks out all of one color or just grabs a handful.” ~Ronald Reagan, … explaining why he liked to have a jar of jelly beans on hand for important meetings.  

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Falconry In Virginia

April 20, 2011

A falcon is a bird that’s a member of the raptor family.  Falconry is the sport of hunting with falcons (a bird-of-prey group that includes red-tailed hawks, Harris hawks and peregrine falcons).   But that name is a bit of a misnomer because falconry is really a way of life for those who are serious about [...]

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Charlottesville Is Growing

April 17, 2011

Our local newspaper has just posted a great deal of information about how Charlottesville and the surrounding counties of central Virginia have grown in the past 10 years.  It turns out that Orange and Louisa are the fastest growing counties…. but Albemarle and Charlottesville have seen a huge influx in the number of residents too. Overall, [...]

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$$ Food $$

April 17, 2011

Long ago we came to terms with an indisputable fact:  we just love to eat!   As in… eat everything, not too picky.  But like most of you,  that doesn’t mean we don’t know the difference between comfort food, exquisite cuisine, or distracted chomping.   I guess this article seems to fall into the “cuisine” category. Zagat has [...]

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Research Company Buys Charlottesville Landmark

April 16, 2011

The site of the former Coca-Cola bottling building in Charlottesville is the location for an adventurous new business.    Indoor Biotechnologies is a company which is researching allergy/asthma treatments and causes, and they plan to use the 38,000 sq.ft. building (located on Preston Ave. in the heart of Charlottesville) as a new research center as well as a [...]

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Where Do We Stand As Of Today?

April 15, 2011

Below are two charts which show you the number of “sold” properties so far in 2011…. for Charlottesville and the surrounding 7 counties.  The first chart below shows only the month of March….. the 2nd one shows residential sales year-to-date. As with many of our statistics, these numbers are tracking Albemarle, Charlottesville, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, [...]

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March 2011 Real Estate in Charlottesville

April 15, 2011

March confirmed a growing trend in central VA real estate.  Both residential and land sellers have demonstrated a consistent pattern of price reductions…. indicating seller motivation and usually a willingness to negotiate the terms.   Here is how the volume of new listings (in green) compared to the sold properties (in gold) on the market in March, in Charlottesville [...]

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What a Deal! Buy the land & get the house free!

April 14, 2011

I don’t like to use this blog to promote my own listings, but here I go. Bear with me! There are a few deals out there on residential listings, but rarely do you find a great buy on a farm. This farm has 91 acres and a like-new home on it and is offered at [...]

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Charlottesville Area Foreclosure Trends

April 13, 2011

Charlottesville Area Foreclosure Trends While the state of Virginia foreclosure filings are at one in 979 properties, the central Virginia area is showing improvement.  Since we began reporting these statistics, this is the first quarter that we are seeing a major reduction in foreclosure filings.  Buckingham and Madison Counties are the exceptions, which is odd, since these counties [...]

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