From the monthly archives:

July 2011

Are We Still in a Buyer’s Market?

July 28, 2011

The way most Realtors calculate the pace of the real estate market is through Absorption Rate Analysis. That is the number of currently for sale properties divided by the number of sold properties over a determined number of months and then divided by the number of months to derive a number of predicted sales per [...]

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Analysis of the Battle of Bull Run

July 25, 2011

Many of our real estate clients have selected central Virginia for their homes, due in part to the significant historical role that Virginia has played in our country. Events such a Civil War re-enactments can easily be found, historic properties are in demand, and there is a general reverence for the value of history. In [...]

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Four Great Sandwich Shops around Charlottesville

July 22, 2011

Having been the “picky eater” all my life, I often hear when showing real estate around Charlottesville, how great it is that I introduce my clients to the best places in the area to eat. I guess, in a way, “picky” has its rewards! I thought I’d share with you, my top four quick sandwich [...]

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Charlottesville Historic Homes Search

July 22, 2011

Search for Charlottesville Historic Homes as well as any home built prior to 1900. Be sure to register and you can save your searches as well as view more details about each property. If you place your mouse over the map and hold down the left mouse key and move any direction, you can view [...]

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Paramount Offers Opera Performance in Charlottesville

July 16, 2011

The beautiful Paramount Theater in Charlottesville is host to the 3rd annual Ash Lawn Opera Festival, running in July and August. This year it features Rossini’s “Barber of Seville”, one of opera’s most popular productions, and then performances of Rogers and Hammersteins’s “The King and I” which begin on July 23. We applaud their plan to [...]

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A Visitor to Monticello, Montpelier, Ash Lawn

July 16, 2011

There’s an interesting article in a PA newspaper about touring the central Virginia area around Charlottesville …. specifically, a visit to the homes of the 3 U.S. presidents from our area – Jefferson, Madison and Monroe. In THIS ARTICLE is a great description of our area’s ambience when the author visited Charlottesville. There’s also a video portion of her tour [...]

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Charlottesville’s Rt.29 Western Bypass Update

July 14, 2011

Last month we told you about the impending approval of the western bypass around Charlottesville’s congested Rt.29 highway. Now we’ve found an excellent link to the latest updates on the bypass HERE. You can check out their very detailed maps and other specifics regarding details of the neighborhoods which will be impacted by its construction. There are also [...]

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Bundoran Farms Development Gets Bank Support

July 13, 2011

Bundoran Farm is a development west of the city of Charlottesville VA. The concept of Bundoran Farm has been to maintain and perpetuate its 2,000+ acres of approximately 100 lots…. as a preserved rural agrarian enclave. The community is under various land use and conservation restrictions which were designed to maintain the rural feel, while allowing sustainable residential development [...]

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Listening in Charlottesville – The Art Of Diplomacy

July 13, 2011

“There are two definitions of THE ART OF DIPLOMACY: (1) The art of letting the other guy have your way, or (2) The art of saying ‘nice doggie’… until you can find a rock.” ~Jonathan Broder, Congressional Quarterly

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