The Mt. Carmel Annual Festival is Here!

Starting today, and running through Sunday. Rides, games, music, and good food.
http://www.mountcarmel.org/?p=festival
Plus, if you happen to be buying something at the bar, you’ll find me working there (not UNDER it).
 

What Your Home is REALLY Worth

Zillow will tell you one thing. A “neighborhood expert” will tell you something else. 
In the immortal words of Chuck D from Public Enemy, “don’t believe the hype.”
In its most basic form, here’s a guide that will tell you what your home is really worth (and thanks to David Phillips, CEO of the Charlottesville Area [...]

Pending Sales and Recently Sold Mt. Carmel Homes

Ok, pending sales, here we go. Surprisingly, the average Days on Market (DOM) for the last 4 homes to go “pending” in Mt. Carmel was 11 days!!!  Any home, priced well, will continue to sell quickly.  Where there’s demand — which we do have in Mt. Carmel — appropriately-priced supply will succeed.

190 Opal Ave, 2br/1ba, [...]

TIME article Presents a Potent Case for Buying Now

At last someone in the media who understands how real estate (and investing) works!  This is not your typical, “scary, sky-is-falling” article (because why would the media report on good news articles, they don’t sell many magazines) — but, finally, a reporter who uses reason and logic to analyze the buying and selling of real [...]

A Bevy of New Mt. Carmel Listings

It’s been quite a busy week — a handful of new listings have come on the market, many of which will be on tour today. A quick snapshot:

1562 James – $828,000 – 2br/1ba, 1150 sq. ft on a 5304 sq. ft. lot.  For a 2br home, a decent amount of square footage — most 2br’s [...]

Get Green, 4/12 … Onsite E-waste Recycling Event

  Here’s a great way to unload your home of some unnecessary, unused, or just plain old electronics that you don’t use anymore. Hosted at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel school, it will take place on Saturday, April 12, 9am-4pm.  So bust out your old Ataris, Commodores, TRaSh-80s, Osbornes, 8-track players, and (I’m dating myself) combo [...]

Even More New Mt. Carmel Listings

A few new ones have popped up on the radar the past couple days. Some on the starter-size price range, others on the high-side of your typical Mt. Carmel homes. Here they are, in no particular order:
477 Topaz: $625,000: 2br/1ba, 700 sq. ft. on a 2625 sq. ft. lot. In my opinion a great price [...]

New “Gory Details” Podcast – “The Buyer’s Emergency Roadside Kit”

   Today’s “Gory Details” podcast provides information to Buyers who are unsure of the current market today.
So in case of emergency, break glass — we present here the “Buyer’s Emergency Roadside Kit”. What you’ll hear today are things like:

Updates on the new jumbo conforming loan limits

The Difference between a good real estate article and a [...]

New Mt. Carmel Listings – with Reviews

Ok, so now that I’ve had the opportunity to check them out on Broker’s Tour, here’s my quick review:
346 Grand St. – Great location, and actually right across the street from Mt. Carmel School. Not a bad thing at all, just be prepared during the school year, between the hours of 7:35 and 8:00am, and [...]

New Mt. Carmel Listings This Week

Just fresh on the market — don’t have the unabashed reviews, as these aren’t available to view until our Broker’s Tour tomorrow (Tuesday), but here’s a couple new listings in the Mt. Carmel area:

145 Hillview Ave: $1,045,000: 4BR, 2BA, 1690 sq. ft. on a 7800 sq. ft. lot — the landscaping looks nice from the [...]