A question from the RealCrozetVA Facebook page: This is a real estate (for my clients) and a “welcome to Crozet” question – 1: What would you tell those moving to the Crozet area about the Crozet Master Plan? 2: What would you tell those moving …
Crozet Neighborhood Real Estate Updates – February 2012
I’ll be doing more of these in the future, but this was my first attempt at what I hope to be quarterly (or if I get super-motivated, monthly) real estate updates for some of the Crozet neighborhoods. The quality and setting will improve by next …
Crozet Real Estate Market Update – November 14, 2011
Looking at some market stats for Crozet (as defined by the Zip Code, 22932). Bullet points first: – I’m no longer making comparisons beyond three years – the “boom/bubble” years are irrelevant. What matters now is where we are, where we were recently and where …
Brief Real Estate Market Update for Crozet – September 2011
For purposes of this brief update, “Crozet” means “22932 zip code”. When I run numbers manually or search for my clients, I use Brownsville Elementary + Crozet Elementary school districts to define “Crozet.” Briefly analysis through captions: New listings coming on the market in Crozet …
Crozet Real Estate Market Update – 1 September 2011
I was all set to throw several charts up after the fold, but when I started checking the data in our new beta software, it wasn’t right. Darn it. So … the Crozet real estate market right now boils down to this: – New construction …
Parkside Village Described by the HooK
The HooK, in their weekly On the Block feature described Parkside Village pretty well when writing about a property I am co-marketing :
…Parkside Village is home to lots of families– moms and dads push strollers along the sidewalks while kids ride their bikes around the cul-de-sacs. Claudius Crozet Park is within easy walking distance and offers a variety of activities including baseball, boot camps, soccer, swimming, and art and antique shows. … Long-time residents of Crozet may relegate the clatter of the train, which can be heard from many places in town, to background noise, but the close proximity of the tracks will undoubtedly deter some prospective purchasers.
Attached and Single Family Home Sales in Crozet – Looking at a Decade
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Remember the Home Buyer Tax Credit? It’s Still Good for Veterans
Thanks to IRS.gov : Additionally, there are new benefits for members of the military and certain other federal employees: • Members of the military and certain other federal employees serving outside the U.S. have an extra year to buy a principal residence in the U.S. and qualify for the credit. … It applies to any individual (and, if married, the individual’s spouse) who serves on qualified official extended duty service outside of the United States for at least 90 days during the period beginning after Dec. 31, 2008, and ending before May 1, 2010. … This relief applies where a home is sold or stops being the taxpayer’s principal residence after Dec. 31, 2008, in connection with government orders received by the individual (or the individual’s spouse) for qualified official extended duty service. … Qualified official extended duty is any period of extended duty while serving at a place of duty at least 50 miles away from the taxpayer’s principal residence (whether inside or outside the U.S.) or while residing under government orders in government quarters.
Friday Chart – Number of Real Estate Transactions in Crozet
Over at my real estate blog, I run a series of “Friday Charts” – graphically looking at the real estate market. I thought it might be interesting to look at the number of real estate transactions in Crozet over the past 10 years. … If we wipe out that peak, we might find that we’re approaching normalcy. … Disclosure : I am a Realtor , who lives in Crozet, who lives and breathes this stuff.