Home equity loans can provide beneficial cash resource for homeowners considering home improvements such as additions, remodeling, modifications for a disabled person, or major appliance replacements. Other big-ticket items might be education expenses, paying closing costs to refinance a mortgage, or consolidating existing high-interest-rate loans such as credit card debts. Paying off expensive debts with […]
Home equity loans can provide beneficial cash resource for homeowners considering home improvements such as additions, remodeling, modifications for a disabled person, or major appliance replacements. Other big-ticket items might be education expenses, paying closing costs to refinance a mortgage, or consolidating existing high-interest-rate loans such as credit card debts. Paying off expensive debts with […]
Every year, don’t you say to yourself THIS is the year I’m going to get out and enjoy the incomparable beauty that is autumn in Virginia? And well you should. After all, who better than you deserves an enjoyable scenic drive through the foliage, the opportunity to splurge on local food and beverage, and a […]
Whether you are building your dream house or remodeling an existing bathroom, here are some tips on how to be ecologically smart and have a smart-looking result as well. Since bathrooms can be one of the most expensive rooms to renovate, being up to date can have a real impact on a home’s resale value. […]
If you missed last week’s Parade of Homes you have another opportunity this Saturday and Sunday, October 12th and 13th from noon to 5:00 p.m., when once again all the homes will be open. This year’s Parade of Homes is even bigger and better than last year’s. There are more homes and more builders representing […]
Every year Charlottesville’s Blue Ridge Home Builders Association (BRHBA) sponsors the Parade of Homes giving local builders an opportunity to show off the very best in new construction. The 51st Parade is no exception. Consumers who attend will have a chance to view a wide range of home styles, prices and locations. All the best […]
Travel a short distance east of Charlottesville and you will be in Louisa County, situated north of Interstate 64 and east of the Albemarle line. Louisa was once part of Hanover County, splitting off in 1742 when sufficient population justified a courthouse. The new county was named after Princess Louisa, the youngest daughter of […]
“Charlottesville scores as one of the top places to live, over and over,” declares REALTOR® Kelly Ceppa, an associate broker at Nest Realty. “We are one of the few small cities in the nation that has big-city cultural amenities like art, theater, and education. We also have small-town features like ‘community.’ One fairly new community […]
Determining a home’s value is key to a successful listing and sale. Sellers who insist on over pricing their home will find that when it doesn’t compare favorably with others in the same price range buyers won’t make an offer. Meanwhile, buyers looking at lower priced homes who may be good prospects won’t see it […]
Classical music fans in Central Virginia love September. So do some of the finest classical musicians in the world. For fifteen years now, Charlottesville natives Timothy Summers and Raphael Bell have brought the two together for the Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival, two weeks’ worth of stimulating concerts of classical music for small ensembles. The eight […]
These days it is not unusual for lenders to require a down payment of as 20 percent on the purchase price of a home. This makes a lot of sense from the lender’s point of view for several reasons. First, buyers who can save that 20 percent show they handle their finances well. Second, with […]