The Christmas season is upon us and all along my street people are decking the halls and turning on the holiday lights, but what about when your home is listed for sale. There are differing views about whether to decorate your home or not when it is on the market. It is my feeling that decoratio
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11/29/2009
During the past year in the Charlottesville VA real estate market condominum sales have been the hardest hit portion of the local market. Earlier in the decade we saw a lot of building of new condominium projects as well as many condo conversions of appartments. Many of these were aimed at the l
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11/28/2009
Frequently whenever Albemarle County VA real estate is being discussed the issue of real estate tax assessments comes up. Last week I had the opportunity to listen to the Albemarle County tax assessor speak and I will share with you some of what I learned. Property in Albemarle County is reassess
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11/25/2009
Charlottesville VA kicked off the downtown holiday season yesterday with the Charlottesville Holiday Heritage Parade. This was a fun event which included golf cart floats from a variety of groups such as First Night, Sips, and the SPCA Rummage Sale among others. Dog lovers were also well repres
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11/22/2009
Many of my clients who are lookning at Charlottesville homes for sale are curious about short sale properties and foreclosures. A foreclosure is a banked owned home, but a short sale is still owned by the homeowner who in this case owes the bank more than the market value of the house. The home
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11/17/2009
Some of the most popular Charlottesville VA homes for sale are in the Dunlora community. Dunlora is conveniently located off of Rio Road which connects Park Street and Route 29. The Dunlora neighborhood is a short drive from shopping on 29 north and downtown Charlottesville. The community boast
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11/14/2009
This Charlottesville VA real estate market report examines the sale of condominiums in Charlottesville and Albemarle County during October 2009. 15 Charlottesville condos sold during October for an average price of $160,377. They were on the market for an average of 118 days and sold for an aver
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11/12/2009
The First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit has been extended and expanded. The $8000 tax credit for first-time homebuyers has been expanded to April 30, 2010. These homebuyers have until April 30 to get a ratified contract and until June 30,2010 for that contract to close. A first time homebuyer is an
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11/11/2009
This Louisa County real estate market report examines the sales of single family detached homes in Louisa County Virginia during the month of October 2009 and compares them with the sales so far this year. 20 homes sold in Louisa County in October for an average sale price of $251,616. They were
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11/09/2009
This Fluvanna County VA real estate market report follows the sale of single family detached homes during the month of October 2009 ompares them with sales from the previous months. 22 homes sold in Fluvanna County duiring October 2009. The average sale price was $222,957, with an average of 74
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11/08/2009
