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Information on real estate and life in Charlottesville, Virginia, Albemarle and the surrounding counties. Discussions on the local and national real estate markets will be found here as well as tips for buying and selling homes. Neighborhood information as well as what is going on regarding farms, estates and horse properties. Also I will talk about state and local events and news items, both real estate related and of local interest. This is a beautiful area located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and there are many unique features to recommend it as the perfect place to live.

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2008 

As part of its efforts to go green, Fluvanna County Virginia in participating in a challenge issued by the National Association of Counties to see which county can get the most residents to sign up for the Drive $marter Challenge.  The purpose of the challenge is to decrease air pollution, greenh...
12/30/2008
The Glenmore Country Club has two New Years Events for members to choose from.  The club is located in the gated Glenmore community.  Glenmore is in Keswick, Virginia, 5 minutes east of Charlottesville, Virginia.  This is a neighborhood of beautiful homes of varying styles and ranging in price fr...
12/28/2008
After months of being told by the media not to buy a home right now, it appears that the "experts" are changing their story.  Yesterday on the Today Show their real estate guru Barbara Corcoran made the statement that if you are considering a home purchase and you don't buy now, you are crazy.  N...
12/27/2008
The big day finally arrived.  We woke up to a totally white world in the mountains of Colorado.  There was light snow falling from the sky, but the 60 mile an hour winds blowing the fresh powder from the night before resulted in whiteout conditions as we drove to the chapel at Snow Mountain Ranch...
12/23/2008
I am making an exception to my habit of never writing personal posts to share an important event in my family's life.  My daughter Gwynn is getting married.  She and Andy have chosen to get married in Frasier, Colorado where they met.  Frasier is just outside of Winter Park.  After traveling all ...
12/19/2008
Have you always dreamed of having a waterfront home, but you can't afford to have two residences?  You might want to consider buying a home at Lake Monticello in Fluvanna County, Virginia.  Lake Monticello is a 350 acre lake that is perfect for boating and water sports.  In addition the community...
12/14/2008
This post will focus on the sales of single family detached homes in Orange County Virginia during November 2008. 2 Orange County homes had contingent contracts during November 2008.  The average list price was $1,955,500.  The homes have been on the market for an average of 221 days. 3 homes had...
12/10/2008
This week Charlottesville will participate in Local Climate Action Week.  This consists of a series of events held across the nation with the mission of persuading the federal government to financialy support local areas' effforts to combat climate change.  The weeks events will include: a panel ...
12/07/2008
Open House Sunday December 7, 1:00 - 4:00pm 5 Patriot Lane, Lake Monticello, Palmyra, VA   $220,000   Don't miss the chance to tour this spacious home at Lake Monticello.  This 3 bedroom, 3 full bath home,  offers so much room for the money!  1,960 finished square feet and another 728 for you to ...
12/06/2008
There has been a lot of press lately about how the University of Virginia located in Charlottesville is finding ways to go green.  In keeping with this increased eco-awareness they have found a way to reduce energy consumption while still keeping the annual light display on the lawn.  Last night ...
12/05/2008
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