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Charlottesville

Charlottesville Real Estate September Sales Statistics

October 11, 2007

August was rough, and September wasn’t any better for the Charlottesville real estate market. Below are the charts for the sales in the Charlottesville area in September, and for the entire year-to-date. As always the sales data is compiled from the Charlottesville Area Association of REALTORS MLS.
Let’s take a look:

For the month of [...]

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The Charlottesville Area is More than Charlottesville and Albemarle

September 17, 2007

This is me in the latest edition of Abode in the C-Ville Weekly.  The purpose of the article was to expose people to the idea of looking at real estate in the more rural areas that surround Charlottesville and Albemarle as potentially better long-term investments.
Most of the attention in our area has always been focused [...]

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August Sales Put a Big Dent in the Charlottesville Real Estate Market

September 14, 2007

Time to take a look at the sales stats for August in the Charlottesville Area. As I previously posted, the Charlottesville Association of REALTORS did a bit of foreshadowing for us, but now we have a chance to really see what the situation is. New this month, I am going to a graphic [...]

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July Charlottesville Real Estate Stats– The Broken Record Plays On. . .

August 17, 2007

It is time once again to take a look at the monthly sales statistics for the Charlottesville area real estate market. July continued the trend of falling sales and rising inventories. If you think this is beginning to sound a bit like a broken record, you are not alone. 2007 has [...]

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Charlottesville Real Estate Market Takes Big Hit in June

July 9, 2007

It is time to take a look at the June sales statistics for the Charlottesville area real estate market. Overall, the stats did not look good. The drop in June sales compared to last year was significant in every geographical area, and the year-to-date stats reflect the drag that June created. Let’s [...]

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Charlottesville Area Stats for May– Sales Lag, so Does Median Home Price

June 19, 2007

It is time to take a look at the sales statistics for the Charlottesville area for the month of May. Unfortunately, Wordpress is giving me problems with picture uploads, so I will do my best to convey the information without the use of fancy graphics. Hopefully I can have the issue resolved in [...]

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Could the Charlottesville Market be Hurt by Weak ARMs?

May 4, 2007

The C-Ville Weekly interviewed me recently about adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) and the effect they may have on foreclosure rates in the Charlottesville area and the area market overall. The article ran in this week’s edition. Read the C-Ville article and let me know what you think.
As with most journalistic endeavors, they asked a [...]

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Are People Willing to Accept the Realities of the Current Market?

April 12, 2007

It’s about that time again. . .time for the first-quarter real estate sales statistics for the Charlottesville Area.  What I found didn’t surprise me, but I wonder if people will take it to heart. . . more on that in a bit; but for right now, here is the raw data:
March 2007

March 2006

Breakdown
I found [...]

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Charlottesville Area Real Estate February Stats

March 8, 2007

It is time once again for a monthly sales report on Charlottesville area real estate. As always, the stats are taken from the Charlottesville Area Association of REALTORS MLS and cover the Charlottesville MSA. Let’s start with the stats for February:
February 2007

February 2006

Breakdown
To be quite honest, I was a bit disappointed by the February [...]

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Charlottesville Real Estate Firm Playing Monopoly on Wintergreen Mountain?

February 24, 2007

A reader of The Zebra directed my attention to an article in today’s Daily Progress about a lawsuit filed against Wintergreen Resort and local Charlottesville real estate firm, Roy Wheeler Co. The lawsuit apparently alleges that the recent partnership between the two constitutes a monopoly. This is quite a hefty allegation.
I suppose there [...]

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