Funny Water in Crozet?

In Crozet by Jim1 Comment

This could be nothing. It could be something. But either way, Albemarle County Service Authority might want to have a website prominently displaying answers. First things first: The Newsplex has a story that says the water is fine. Officials with the Albemarle County Service Authority …

Crozet’s Weathering the Snow Quite Well

In Crozet by Jim1 Comment

The CVFD was (and is) staffed up and ready. Many local businesses – Crozet Hardware, Great Valu, Fardowners, Mudhouse and more – were open yesterday and the roads seemed quite drivable. Typically when it snows we get to Mint Springs for sledding but I learned …

Public hearing on closing of Tabor street

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Email from Ann Mallek:

It has just been decided that the BOS will hold its work session on economic development this afternoon beginning at 4:30 pm (not 4 pm) and go into evening session at 6 pm to adopt the agenda and the consent agenda, which contains the approval to close a short section of Tabor street during working hours for two weeks.

Charge Everything, Crozet!

In Community, Crozet by Jim1 Comment

We might get some snow. But really, after the derecho we’re all prepared, right?

IF we do get snow:

– RealCrozetVA’s Twitter and Facebook pages have proven useful community hubs (I’ll post here on the blog, too) for checking in on power outages, road conditions, which coffee shops are open (not necessarily in that order)

– I’m thinking/hoping the recent undergrounding of power lines should help prevent power outages.

– Schools will probably be closed for the week

** Update – Click through for some preparation tips from Albemarle County **

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Where’s the New Housing Inventory in Crozet?

In Crozet, real estate by JimLeave a Comment

Disclosure: I’m a real estate agent. I occasionally write about the Crozet real estate market.

I’ve been looking at the data and am getting more and more curious … where are the new listings that I (and other professionals) thought would be coming on the market in Crozet? (There’s more insight in my subscription-only monthly note)

Some of the questions this data raises:

– How will this affect new construction? (probably quite well – fewer good homes with which they’re competing may mean more sales and higher prices)

– How might this affect buyers? More competition for good houses and less to choose from may 1) discourage buyers 2) keep potential buyers renting 3) drive up prices

– How might this affect sellers? They might be able to push the asking price a little bit. Or, they might price it a bit under where they might be able to price it in order to better ensure a reasonably quick contract

– How might this affect growth in Crozet? We have quite a few new homes yet to be built … will they continue at the same pace?

– Is it too early to draw any kind of reasonable conclusions? Yes. Absolutely. For all the years I’ve been writing about and practicing real estate, I’ve said that I’ll let you know in 18 months what the market did today.

– What if I have more questions about the Crozet real estate market? Ask me anytime. Here in the comments or email or call me anytime.

The short story is that there’s always more to the story than top-level data suggests. This post is just some brief insight into what’s happening in the Crozet real estate market. For broader insight, I wrote today about the Charlottesville/Central Virginia market.

Streetscape – Temporarily Close Tabor?

In Crozet, Streetscape by Jim4 Comments

I’m going to edit this later today when I’m able I wrote on my computer and not on my iPhone. But wanted to post this ASAP. Albemarle County is providing the following update on the status of the Crozet Streetscape project, please continue to visit …