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Paradise Found 36+/- Acre Farm
Looking to escape to the country? Check out this Prince Edward County, Virginia farm. Pasture currently leased for...
Septic Tank Inspection and Maintenance
Many country homes and a few city homes feature septic systems for sewage disposal. The 1st home I sold back in the...
To much e-coli bacteria in the water, what to do?
When we have a loan involved with the purchase of the property, the lender usually requires the water to be tested for various contaminates. Often the owner/seller will "shock the well" prior to an independent party taking the water sample for testing in a local...
CAAR 2013 2nd Quarter Market Report
The Charlottesville Area Association of REALTORS released their 2nd quarter market report. Compared to this time last year sales were up in Charlottesville and the surrounding counties. The report contains lots of data and graphs, so please take a look at the market...
Mold Remediation & the Real Estate Transaction
During the last six months I've seen a few challenges to selling real estate in Central Virginia (baby copperhead snakes in the closet; after providing loan approval, lender deciding not to fund the loan on the day scheduled for closing; out of town appraisers going...
Louisa & Orange County Virginia and Other HUD Homes
Sometimes the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) takes a home when one of their loans become in default (Also known as foreclosure). HUD then offers these homes for sale through HUD HOMESTORE. You can visit HUD HOMESTORE and search for available homes...
2013 Louisa County, Virginia Real Estate Market Forecast
Let's take a look into the crystal ball and see what the upcoming year in real estate looks like! Barring an outside influence like 9/11 or another earthquake, I see the 2013 Louisa County real estate market continuing to improve with increased sales and values...
Charlottesville, Virginia REALTORS (CAAR) Release 2012 Year End Market Report
Over the recent holidays, I got many questions about the local real estate market and how were sales in 2012. I shared my market experience, trends we see at RE/MAX Assured Properties (my company), and comments from other agents in our market. Locally the 2012...