Buying plants for the garden is a little bit of an obsession, and Charlottesville's Garden Spot, located on Rio Road near Berkmar, is one of those places we frequent. Why? Because they have created a much-needed alternative to the box stores... that's right --> beautiful plant material, grown without pesticides, many of the stock grown [...]
The voice of real estate in Central Virginia
2014 3rd Quarter Market Report
Charlottesville Area 3rd Quarter 2014 Highlights:
I'm usually up early, and once I've fed the animals, have tended to email, have checked my calendar, and have taken a look at the current real estate listings (what's new to the market, dropped in price, gone under contract/sold), I settle in [...]
I'm usually up early, and once I've fed the animals, have tended to email, have checked my calendar, and have taken a look at the current real estate listings (what's new to the market, dropped in price, gone under contract/sold), I settle in [...]
Charlottesville Area 2nd Quarter 2014 Highlights:
Closed sales were up 5.0% from Q2-2013 with 856 homes sold in Q2-2014.
New listing activity in Q2-2014 picked up 10.4% over Q2-2013, resulting in a 6.7% increase in active inventory at quarters end compared to the same time last year.
Consistent with Q2-2013, half of the homes sold in the 2nd Quarter were on the market 40 days or [...]
The 1st Quarter Real Estate Sales data for the Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors has been released. We're looking good...
The voice of real estate in Central Virginia
2014 1st Quarter Market Report
Charlottesville Area 1st Quarter 2014 Highlights:
- Closed sales were unchanged compared to Q1-2013, with 492 homes sold in [...]
Following is a very general article about beginning your garden indoors. These are basic rules, and I will be providing a more in-depth look at how we find the space and time to begin our garden indoors each your. Check back, or better yet, subscribe to receive an email when new posts are [...]
Following is a very general article about beginning your garden indoors. These are basic rules, and I will be providing a more in-depth look at how we find the space and time to begin our garden indoors each your. Check back, or better yet, subscribe to receive an email when new posts are [...]
Though not our own specific Central Virginia region, this survey from the Mid-Atlantic Multiple Listing Service is interesting, and, I think worthy of comparison to our own
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Vegetable Gardening in Charlottesville
How we began this journey...
As we returned from our walk this morning, I turned to Stephen and said, "You know we're late getting the seeds started."
A few years ago, Stephen and I started the "where will we retire" conversation. We're years away from that moment but close enough that the conversation [...]
