Posts from March 2018

Each year Charlottesville and Albemarle County hosts the annual Virginia Festival of the Book, a program of Virginia Foundation for the Humanities (VFH). The Virginia Festival of the Book is an annual five-day celebration of books, reading, literacy, and literary culture. The Festival is the largest community-based book event in the Mid-Atlantic region and has attracted audiences of more than 20,000 from more than forty states for each of the past twelve years. Held in Charlottesville each March, the festival features readings, panels, and discussions, as well as a StoryFest day of children's literature. All programs are open to the public; apart from a few ticketed events, programs are free of charge.

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Are you beginning your new home purchasing journey? Consider the following key factors when choosing the right location for your family, as well as for optimizing the property's resale potential. 

Aerial Google Map photo of a Charlottesville neighborhood

TRYING BEFORE BUYING

Consider the option of renting before purchasing. This is a very good idea, especially when moving a long distance or to an unfamiliar city or region, and it will likely help in making a more informed home-purchasing decision.

LOCAL TAXES, OTHER EXPENSES

It's important to research the local taxes and additional home-purchasing expenses. Ev...

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Photography provided by Tod Cohen Photography

The Charlottesville Area Association of REALTORS® (CAAR) announced the induction of 57 REALTORS® into the 2017 class of the CAAR Professional Honor Society during a ceremony on Thursday, March 1st at the Glenmore Country Club.

This prestigious accolade has been a long-standing award program at the state level and was instituted by CAAR in 1996 to recognize standards of industry excellence. A total of 180 different REALTORS® have reached this pinnacle achievement in the local program...

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Photo by Steve Zamek

Invite a Family of Bluebirds to Share Your Yard

A peaceful farm in the country, just minutes east of Charlottesville, is home to our horses and an ever growing population of deer, squirrels, foxes, groundhogs, beaver, rabbits and just about every bird native to Central Virginia.  Even Canada geese who fly to and from neighboring ponds call it home, as well as titmice, house wrens, chickadees, and nuthatches, woodcocks, woodpeckers and especially our good friends, Eastern Bluebirds.

This seasonally warm first weekend in March beckoned bluebird scouts back for a brief visit in quest of making sure last year's nest boxes had been cleaned and readied for their return migration from North Carolina later this month.

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