Charlottesville Bob's Blog

The bad news for Forest Lakes home owners is that there are five distressed properties, a very high number for the neighborhood. However, the good news for Forest Lakes home owners is that there are only five distressed properties in the neighborhood, which out of 1,400 homes represents less than...

If you are a senior, know a senior, or are contemplating maybe someday becoming a senior you must give Charlottesville, VA a look. Here's an article posted today 2/14/10 from our local Daily Progress newspaper shich drives it home. Charlottesville loves senior citizens and senior citizens love Ch...

As of today 3/17/10 there are 44 homes for sale in Forest Lakes. That is only slightly higher than historical levels of this time of year. Considering that there are about 1,400 homes in Forest Lakes, 44 for sale represents only about 3%. Check out the current inventory. Whether you are an inves...

It's a beautiful mild sun filled morning with no signs of winter. There's a cacophony of bird chirps, tweets and whistles as nest building becomes a priority. The daffodils and forsythias are exploding their blooms, and very soon the tulips, azaleas and dogwoods will be joining in. Charlottesvill...

Forest Lakes in the northern Albemarle county area is convenient to everything Charlottesville. NGIC, the National Ground Intelegence Center is located just five minutes from Forest Lakes, while UVA, the Med Center and downtone are just twenty minutes. Out of about 1,400 homes there are just a fe...

The Bozart Gallery in Charlottesville VA is displaying a new exhibit celebrating women in the arts.  "The Minds Wide Open" exhibit features artwork of women and by women. All of the pieces come from central Virginia artists. "The Minds Wide Open" exhibit will be featured in more than 350 gallerie...

This is a no excuses day to check out the current inventory of Charlottesville area homes for sale. The weather is absolutely beautiful. So check out the Open Houses. First there is Forest Lakes. Forest Lakes is a bedroom community just outside of the city of Charlottesville, UVA, the UVA Medical...

As of today 3/04/10 there are 44 homes for sale in Forest Lakes. That is only slightly higher than historical levels of this time of year. Considering that there are about 1,400 homes in Forest Lakes, 44 for sale represents only about 3%. Check out the current inventory. Whether you are an invest...

As one who has experienced an 8.9 shaker in Shemya Alaska in 1965, I am acutely aware of the pure horror one experiences when terra firma turns to jelly. So I wondered, are we safe here in the Charlottesville area? The short answer is yes. Though we are in a seismically active zone, quakes here a...

The weather today is supposed to be beautifu with blue skies, lots of sun and temperatures in the mid forties. What a wonderful time to record the Olympics, get out of the house and look at some interesting open houses. There are five open houses in the neighborhood today including town homes and...