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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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2010 

One of the fun aspects of photography is downloading the pictures and finding one that came out entirely different than you imagined it, but works nonetheless.  Serendipity.  This is one such picture.  I loved the way it came out so eerie.  Perfect for Halloween.  The statue in this picture remin...
10/31/2010
Can you imagine Charlie Brown and Linus sitting among the pumpkins after dark and waiting for the Great Pumpkin to arrive?  I always loved watching the Charlie Brown Halloween Special with my kids.  That was one of our favorite Charlottesville halloween traditions as was dressing up and attending...
10/31/2010
This Charlottesville real estate market report focuses on the sales of attached homes in Charlottesville and Albemarle County during September 2010.  September 2009 average list price $268,308.September 2010 average list price $246,945. September 2009 average sale price $267,900.September 2010 av...
10/30/2010
Every now and then I actually follow my own advice and in the case of renovation on my Charlottesville home I have done just that. Clients often ask me about the impact that a renovation will have on their home's value.  Often people are shocked to learn that renovations do not impact the price o...
10/30/2010
I sold this special Charlottesville foreclosure to one of my buyer clients. As you know foreclosed homes are sold "as is" and consequently many are fixers.  This bank owned home is a newly constructed home that is completely finished but has never been occupied.  My buyer was lucky enough to purc...
10/29/2010
It is always fun to have a client buy a "to be built" Charlottesville home and to watch the home take shape with them. This new home is going up quickly.  A couple of weeks ago the roof wasn't on yet. And last week we had the predrywall inspection.  In the morning I met the home inspector who gav...
10/28/2010
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Visiting New England last week I came upon this unusual pumpkin patch outside a church in Portsmouth N.H.  Unlike Virginia, I have been informed that the churches in the area sell pumpkins.  I had to get a picture of the beautiful stone church in the middle of all of the pumpkins. Perhaps "the gr...
10/27/2010
This Charlottesville VA real estate market report focuses on the sale of condominiums in Charlottesville and Albemarle County during September 2010. September 2009 average list price $314,792.September 2010 average list price $153,412. September 2009 average sale price $273,726.September 2010 ave...
10/26/2010
This Louisa County VA real estate market report will examine the sales of single family detached homes in Louisa County during September 2010. September 2009 average list price $211,005.September 2010 average list price $285,169. September 2009 average sale price $191,864.September 2010 average s...
10/25/2010
This Greene County real estate market report focuses on the sales of single family detached homes in Greene County Virginia during September 2010. September 2009 average list price $227,711.September 2010 average list price $245,296. September 2009 average sale price $226,296.September 2010 avera...
10/25/2010
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Pam Dent

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