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NORTH DOWNTOWN

Between Park Steet and 2nd Street NE, an iconic City property. Impeccably maintained, fully updated.

4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, 2-car garage, remarkable half acre lot. Call or text Dora Conway, 434-825-5742 (not in MLS)

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CHURCH POINT FARM

Tucked in a quiet and peaceful setting down a delightfully tree-lined lane is this attractive, 3-story clapboard house with spacious rooms on 91 gently rolling acres with great views, and stream. MLS#574119 $1,950,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

WALNUT HILLS

Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to own 944 acres along the lower Chickahominy River within 50 minutes of downtown Richmond. Property features 8 miles of tidal shoreline with a 3-BR brick dwelling.

MLS#1912243 $4,475,000 Philip Reed, 804.833.8325

HISTORICAL Georgian Revival mansion built c.1878 by Gov. James Kemper on 373 splendid acres, offering guest cottage and a complement of farm buildings. Long frontage on Rapidan River. $3,900,000 MLS#574009 Will Faulconer, 434.987.9455 CAAR REAL ESTATE WEEKLY WWW.CAAR.COM

Expansive views from this custombuilt, comfortable residence privately situated on a protected 1.4 acres.

Main floor has open living room with fireplace, dining area, upgraded kitchen, spacious master suite and study. The bright walk out lower level is flexible space with rec room, 3 bedrooms, full bath. Numerous upgrades and high end finishes. Convenient to I-64, Pantops, Downtown, UVA. MLS#597258 $1,195,000 Charlotte Dammann, 434.981.1250

RAPIDAN FARM

1,674-acre farm/estate in the Piedmont Hills of Orange County, Virginia! Set in total privacy and borders the clear waters of the Rapidan River for almost 4 miles.

Additional offerings available. MLS#575383 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863 www.RapidanFarm.com

OAKLAND FARM

Historic circa 1767 property on 663± acres in Deep Run Hunt Country fronting the Willis River. Brick manor house with 5 bedrooms, circa 1740 guest cottage, 4 barns, and more. MLS#549952 $2,595,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

BELLAIR

Immaculate 5-BR, 5.5 BA home on outstanding lot overlooking lake & Birdwood Golf Course. Generous interior spaces and exceptional outdoor spaces with patio, screened porch, and courtyard. MLS#592058 $1,945,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

EMERALD HILL

Luxurious 140-acre estate property located within minutes of the University of Virginia and 9 minutes to airport. Dramatic entry leads to 60 room brick manor home, Palladian in style, offering superior quality and details throughout. This magnificent estate property includes multiple residences, pool, formal gardens, brick walkways, pavilion, tennis court, barn and several ponds.

MLS#594254 $7,500,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863 www.EmeraldHillVa.com

HANDLEY FARM ESTATES

Quality-built 4-bedroom, 3.5-bath home with gorgeous mountain views perched on 5+ acres in Western Albemarle. Just 10-15 minutes to Waynesboro or Charlottesville. MLS#585923 $1,295,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

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RUGBY ROAD

Great University neighborhood! Attractive 5-BR home, walking distance to UVA & Downtown. Features a kitchen with soapstone counters, a family room with a fireplace, and hardwood flooring. MLS#589351 $1,285,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

WINSTON ROAD

Charming residence on a private lot in a prime intown location within a mile to UVA. High end total renovation with easy flexible floorplan. So much character with beamed cathedral ceiling and see-thru stone fireplace.

MLS#597403 $719,000 C. Dammann, 434.981.1250

DAVIS SHOP ROAD

This great home on 5.5 acres is the perfect country property, privately situated near Free Union in the Western Albemarle school districts. Beautiful setting with winter Blue Ridge Mountain views.

MLS#586050 $449,000 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076

ESMONT ROAD

109 acres of gently rolling land comprised of mostly hardwoods with pine and lovely year-round streams.

Easement opportunity. Ideal for residential building, investment or timber. MLS#528493 $297,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

COTTAGE

Recently upgraded this immaculate cute brick cottage on an acre is a quick drive to Stanardsville, Charlottesville, North Fork Research Park and NGIC. Flexible floor plan. No HOA restrictions!! No water bill!

MLS#597254 $219,000 C. Dammann, 434.981.1250

TAYLOR CREEK ROAD

Picturesque 139-acre mountain property in Heards that climbs from the road to the top of the mountain.

Good road frontage, creek, great access, internal road network in place for easy access. MLS#572750 $399,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

MURRAY LANE

No HOA!!!! 21 acres, privately situated in small Ivy subdivision, end of cul-du-sac, state-maintained road, underground electric in place. With clearing, the elevated homesite would enjoy a Blue Ridge Mtn. view.

MLS#579399 $289,000 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076

ECHO CREEK FARM

30 acres in a quiet, private valley in Madison County.

Property includes barns, pastures for grazing animals, and multiple gardening spots. Nearby are hiking trails, trout streams, and Shenandoah National Park.

MLS#589276 $725,000 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076

AUTHENTIC LOG CABIN

Wintergreen Mountain private setting near common space, Appalachian Trail, spa, golf and ski slopes.

4-BR, 3-BA, quality features: post and beam interior, stone FP, OFFERED FURNISHED. MLS#591549 $535,000 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076

WINDSOR ESTATES

Adorable 3-bedroom home on 1.38 park-like acres.

Wonderful neighborhood. Great yard and privacy yet convenient to UVA, downtown, airport and locations north of town. MLS#595975 $389,500 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

RENOVATED FARMHOUSE

Circa 1800 on 1.17 acres near Earlysville, enlarged and extensively improved retaining charm and character of antique home. Lovely, tranquil space but close to shopping. MLS#592039 $495,000 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076

LONESOME MOUNTAIN ROAD

5-acre lot has not been available for many years. This country but close to town location is conveniently located with quick access to Historic Downtown Mall, UVA, NGIC, airport and North Fork Business Park.

MLS#593160 $250,000 C. Dammann, 434.981.1250

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RENOVATED OLDER RANCH STYLE HOME, new roof, bath, vinyl windows, water heater, water treatment, kitchen cabinets and stainless-steel appliances, wood burning fireplace, mature plantings, 5 acres of land, 3 acres in separate lot. 14 miles to Barracks Road Shopping Center. $239,900. Warren Maupin, 434-9628939. (594759)

BASECAMP WINTERGREEN. Walk out your back door directly onto the Appalachian Trail & you instantly enter the George Washington National Forest. Built for nature lovers & surrounding forest area will be permanently preserved.

Great room with tall windows & floor to ceiling stone walled FP. 5BR/3.5BA provide plenty of space & make the framework for an excellent rental property. $345,000. Gavin Sherwood, 434-962-0226. (597185)

RUCKERSVILLE ONE LEVEL on 4.5 open acres! Offers 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, ample closet space, wood-burning fireplace, some sheds and dog run. Just off Route 29 and close to shopping and Charlottesville. $280,000. www.KathyMarkwood.com 434-985-6454. (591595)

BREATHTAKING VIEWS of the Blue Ridge Mountains & Rockfish Valley come w/ this wonderful condo!

All amenities are only a 3-minute drive & only a short walk to the Wintergarden Spa & Devil's Knob Golf Course. Recent renovations include ceramic tile, granite counters, & beautiful glass shower doors in both bathrooms. Open concept! $229,900. Gavin Sherwood, 434962-0226. (595603)

MOVE-IN READY! New attached homes constructed by Atlantic Builders in Evershire. Plenty of living space with over 1850 fin. sq. ft. and 1 car garage.

Rear kitchen views, quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances. Owners bedroom features its own bath with dual vanities, step-in shower and large walk-in closet. Enjoy BBQ's on your deck. HOA includes lawn care, snow removal, exterior maintenance including your roof. $224,900. Bevin Cetta Boisvert, 434-996-8633. (586045)

ENJOY PEACEFUL COUNTRY LIVING on 4 acres surrounded by mature trees. Updated 4 bedroom home with a spacious living room, kitchen with stainless appliances, 2 bedrooms on the main level, home office, 2 masters with ensuite baths upstairs, rear and side decks, new roof and much more! $219,900, susanstewart76@ gmail.com Susan Stewart 434-242-3550. (593660)

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EASY LIVING one level home with open floor plan, cathedral ceilings, hardwood & ceramic flooring, large master bedroom w/walk-in closet, oversized master bath w/separate tiled shower, granite counters & SS appliances. Rear deck & covered sitting porch. 5 minutes to schools, 13 minutes to shopping & restaurants, 20 minutes to NGIC & UVA Research Park. To be built. $299,900. MatthewWoodsonProperties.com 434-960-5187. (589669)

BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY LOCATION just 15 minutes south of town off Route 29. BIG 3600 square foot home with full basement, hardwood floors and two first level master suites! Quick closing possible. HOME WARRANTY INCLUDED! $475,000. Maury Atkins 540-223-2719. (593906)

ALL BRICK 3 BR RANCHER with gorgeous hardwood floors throughout the main level, stainless appliances, gas FP, large partially finished rec room in basement, screened in porch and large deck overlooking fenced yard. Walking distance to Crozet Elem. $319,900. Susanstewart76@gmail.com Susan Stewart 434-242-3550 (593947)

THE STONELEIGH - TO BE BUILT. Great floor plan designed for easy living. Quality craftsmanship from local builder - Echelon Homes. Perfect location and neighborhood in the heart of Crozet. Enjoy local restaurants, wineries, and breweries. Easy commute to Charlottesville. $549,900. The “YES” Team, Yonna & Keith Smith. 434-531-0817/434-531-0795. (581447)

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LIKE NEW one-owner 4 BR/BA craftsman-style home perfect for entertaining built in 2015 nestled on 5 private acres in Scottsville near James River Runners and the famed Hatton Ferry. Main level master suite offers 1 level living.

Separate entry guest quarters can generate income as 1BR apartment with living room, kitchenette and full bath or suitable office space for small business sited for privacy & 3 garage bays. $499,000. Dave Alley, 434-760-0077. (595246)

92 DOGWOOD WAY Time: 2-4 pm Hosting Agent: David Boisvert

POTENTIALLY some of the best valley views in the area! This wooded lot is ready for your new home or weekend retreat. Less than 45 minutes to Charlottesville and only minutes from the town of Stanardsville. Photos of views are from other cleared home sites along Top Ridge Rd. Make this one yours today! $19,900. MatthewWoodsonProperties.com 434-960-5187. (593437)

THIS PROPERTY is in phase 4 of South Fork Farms along the highest point of the development. It offers a broad panoramic view of southern Albemarle County, and the drive down 29 South with no stop lights takes less than 15 minutes from Charlottesville. The roads within the development are maintained by the state highway system, and there are no HOA fees. $245,000.

Sandy Stuart, 434-872-3435. (577837)

PERFECT HOME SITE awaits you on nearly 10 acres right off the Blue Ridge Parkway!! Stunning panoramic views of the Blue Ridge Mountains. A gentle creek runs between fabulous rock formations & hardwoods. Located only minutes from Wintergreen & w/in a short drive of Waynesboro, Charlottesville & Lynchburg. $94,900.

Gavin Sherwood, 434-962-0226. (595694)

NEW CONSTRUCTION by Atlantic Builders. Bridgewater II floor plan. Upgrades galore in this beautiful new home. Main level living with formal dining room and study. Custom kitchen cabinets with quartz counter tops and stainless appliances. 1.5 acre corner home site on a cul-de-sac street features mature oak trees and a side entry garage. Full unfinished basement offers future expansion and lots of storage. $459,900. Bevin Cetta Boisvert, 434-996-8633. (596068) Directions: From Cville or Richmond Rt. 64, take exit 136. South on Rt. 15, right on Rt. 250 West. First right onto Zion Rd. 2.1 miles on the left to enter Forest View.

At Stop sign right on Pine Crest Dr. Go straight to right on Dogwood Way. Home on corner.

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Two story, stately brick home in North Downtown. In immaculate condition. Set on a quiet street and an easy walk to downtown. Features include; hardwood floors, recently updated kitchen, sun room and full unfinished basement.

Gracious living room with masonry fireplace and built-in bookcases. Terrific backyard with small detached garage/ storage shed. $675,000

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Fabulous brick home in Glenmore.

Unique screen porch has skylights and vaulted ceilings. Lovingly maintained and updated. Bright, inviting rooms.

First floor master suite. 2 Suites and a family room on the second floor.

Terrace level features; a family room, bedroom, bath, hobby/ media room as well a large unfinished area. Beautiful yard. $575,000

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sign and construction industries with communities in need at home and abroad. In partnership with the highest-quality NGOs and domestic nonprofits, we build, renovate, and repair critically needed schools, health clinics, community centers, and more. To find out more, please visit www.buildinggoodness.org.

Building Goodness Foundation Invests in Community with Local Build Days For the seventh year in a row, students at the UVA Darden School of Business partnered with Building Goodness Foundation (BGF) to execute an Autumn Build Day as part of BGiA (Building Goodness in April), one of the Charlottesville area’s largest community projects. The focus of this year’s event was renovating two local organizations serving youth: Barrett Early Child Learning Center and Camp Holiday Trails.

For the Autumn Build Day, more than 70 student volunteers from the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business and more than 20 skilled BGF volunteers from the construction industry spent the day completing key transformational and improvement projects at Barrett Early Child Learning Center and Camp Holiday Trails.

Barrett Early Learning Center is the oldest pre-school in Virginia, opened in 1935 under FDR’s Works Progress Administration program (WPA) to provide employment opportunities for women of color.

Camp Holiday Trails creates a community that empowers children and teens with medical needs to thrive by hosting a year-round summer camp that allows kids to focus on being kids and not the illness they are battling.

The scope of the projects included re-flooring, painting, plumbing, and walling, as well as other much-needed maintenance work. All told, do-

nated materials and volunteer labor delivered more than $20 thousand in value to these two beloved, impactful Charlottesville area nonprofits.

The Autumn Build was part of BGiA’s increased commitment and service to the Charlottesville/Albemarle community and is an extension of the flagship Building Goodness in April Build Day in the spring. Each April, students and skilled professionals volunteer to renovate 7 to 8 buildings and homes in the Charlottesville/Albemarle community; the upcoming Spring Build will be held on Saturday, April 4, 2020.

Since 1991, thousands of people have volunteered and hundreds of homes have been renovated through BGiA with the generous support of local contractors and volunteers. Students, local businesses, and individual donors provide funding, materials, and labor for all projects Building Goodness in April (BGiA) is a partnership between students of the UVA Darden School of Business and Building Goodness Foundation. Darden students manage BGiA in partnership with BGF staff, selecting projects, fundraising, and coordinating with suppliers, agencies and construction volunteers. These activities give students an opportunity to exercise their business skills in real life situations while providing an invaluable service to neighbors in need. BGiA is currently accepting referrals from the community for homes in need of repair for the April Build Day. Referrals can be sent to BGIA@darden.virginia.edu.

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Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville has received a $100,000 Neighborhood Revitalization Learning Cohort grant from Wells Fargo. The grant will support Habitat’s partnership with Southwood Mobile Home Park residents to improve the quality of life in their Albemarle County community.

Southwood Mobile Home Park is the area’s largest concentration of lowcost housing with an estimated 1,500 community members living in the 120acre park. As with many mobile home parks across the country, Southwood residents own their homes but not the land underneath them, making residents vulnerable to redevelopment pressure and displacement. Add to that the challenges of aging mobile homes and deteriorating infrastructure, and the future of Southwood as a mobile home park is ultimately unsustainable.

To address these challenges, Habitat purchased Southwood in 2007 and made a promise of redevelopment without resident displacement.

Since then, Southwood residents have partnered with Habitat to lead an unprecedented, national-model neighborhood revitalization project to transform the park into a mixed-income, mixed-use community of 800+ homes without displacing residents. For the past three years, residents have been planning alongside architects and engineers for the new Southwood. They recently obtained rezoning approval for the first phase of construction and are now developing plans for the first neighborhood. Groundbreaking is slated for late 2020.

“Without the support of our partners at Wells Fargo, the intensive planning and engagement process that puts residents in the driver seat wouldn’t be possible,” says Rush Otis, Habitat’s Di-

rector of Southwood Redevelopment.

“We are pleased to partner with Wells Fargo, who shares Habitat’s vision that having a safe, stable home helps bring strength, security and independence to families and ultimately communities.”

Habitat for Humanity International launched the Neighborhood Revitalization program in 2010 to better meet the aspirations of local communities.

Habitat offers an array of housing services and partners with local residents, housing leaders, community groups and businesses to transform neighborhoods and enhance the quality of life in communities such as Southwood.

In 2018, Habitat for Humanity, with funding from Wells Fargo and other partners, launched a five-year effort to study the health and quality of life impact of a neighborhood revitalization approach that puts residents in the driver’s seat for change, with a focus on ten neighborhoods across America.

About Wells Fargo: Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) provides banking, investment and mortgage products and services, as well as consumer and commercial finance, through 7,500 locations, more than 13,000 ATMs, and the internet (wellsfargo.com). With approximately 261,000 team members, Wells Fargo serves one in three households in the United States. With its corporate philanthropy, Wells Fargo aims to pave a path to stability and financial success for underserved communities by focusing on housing affordability, small business growth, and financial health, among other local community needs.

In 2018, Wells Fargo donated $444 million to nearly 11,000 nonprofits. For 10 consecutive years, Wells Fargo has held the honor of No. 1 in workplace giving

by United Way Worldwide. Wells Fargo team members also actively support communities by donating more than 2 million hours of volunteer time in the last year. News, insights and more information on the company’s overall corporate responsibility are available at Wells Fargo Stories and www.wellsfargo.com/impact.

About Habitat: Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville brings people together to build and rebuild homes and communities while catalyzing new pathways to safe, decent affordable housing. Our work has evolved from building one house at a time to developing vibrant, sustainable, mixed-income communities, where hardworking local families can achieve their dreams of homeownership. Since our founding in 1991, we have built 228 new homes and safely

TIGERS BE STILL Opens at Live Arts on November 15, 2019 A Central Virginia premiere for Live Arts We love bringing new plays and new comedies to Charlottesville, and Director Kerry Moran agrees, saying, “I’m thoroughly enjoying collaborating with this cast to create these funny, quirky and poignant characters.

Ensemble pieces are my favorite and... everyone is really pulling out all the stops to keep the comedy rolling while simultaneously addressing some pretty serious issues.”

Playwright Kim Rosenstock is a former writer for New Girl, with Zooey Deschanel, so it’s no surprise that the characters in TIGERS BE STILL are young, engaging, and stuck in some real-life, real-odd situations. But they are also adorably universal; and as producer Christina Ball points out, “Teens, millennials, baby boomers: we may have our generational differences, but we can all relate to feeling stuck in our lives...

We learn to laugh at ourselves... [and] theater, like TIGERS BE STILL, can be wildly therapeutic!”

TIGERS BE STILL the Story TIGERS BE STILL is the story of how Sherry Wickman stopped being a total disaster and got her life on track and did NOT let feelings of overwhelming anxiousness and loneliness and uselessness, like, totally eat her brain.

St. Anne’s-Belfield School will host its next installment of the Inspiration Speaks series on Thursday, November 21 with Mike Allen, co-founder and executive editor of Axios and co-founder and former POLITICO chief White House correspondent. Mr. Allen will speak at 9:30 a.m. in Brennan Hall (799 Faulconer Drive).

Allen is one of Washington’s most influential and well-connected journalists. He is the co-founder and executive editor of Axios, a new company delivering news and insights on politics, business, media, and tech. The company, whose name means “worthy” in Greek, specializes in high-quality news and analysis easily shared among the country’s influential readers and across social platforms. In addition to starting Axios, Allen was a co-founder at POLITICO, the digital media company that up-

ended and revolutionized political and policy journalism in Washington, New York, and Europe.

TIME named Allen one of its top 140 Twitter feeds, calling him “the Virgil of the beltway, leading the rest of us hapless Dantes through the inferno of America’s political universe.” In 2017, Vanity Fair named Allen to its “New Establishment List,” an annual compilation of industry titans. The magazine previously named him to its 2011 (#39) and 2012 (#19) “Top 50 New Establishment and Powers That Be” lists, and Allen also won the White House Correspondents’ Association’s Merriman Smith Memorial Award for “Outstanding Presidential Coverage on Deadline” in 2004.

Allen is also the creator of the daily newsletter, Morning Money, which gives readers insight into the intersection of Washington and Wall Street. He is the co-author of two e-books focusing on the 2012 presidential campaign– Politico Playbook 2012: The Right Fights Back and Inside the Circus: Romney, Santorum and the GOP Race.

This event is free and open to the public, though RSVPs are requested via www.stab.org/inspirationspeaks.

St. Anne’s-Belfield School is a co-educational Pre-School – Grade 12 day school of nearly 900 students, with an international boarding program in Grades 9 - 12. It holds as its core purpose to inspire and prepare the next generation of exemplary citizens and visionary leaders, and recognizes six core values: integrity, curiosity, diversity, creativity, agency, and impact. Fourteen countries are represented in the student body, with 41 percent of students receiving financial aid. More information may be found at www.stab.org.

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In suburbia, 24-year-old Sherry is finally putting her master’s degree in art therapy to use in her first job as a middle school art teacher. She’s particularly excited about her special assignment as a therapist for the principal’s son Zack, who has anger issues and works at the local CVS. Meanwhile, Sherry’s older sister is a couch potato with two obsessions: bourbon and sabotaging her ex-fiancé’s life. And upstairs, their ex-beauty queen mother lives as a recluse in her own bedroom. Now if Sherry’s first patient would do just one of his take-home assignments, her new boss would leave his gun at home, and someone would catch the tiger that escaped from the local zoo, everything would be A-OK! Dates: Friday, November 15 through Saturday, December 14 Tickets: $26 for adults and $22 for students & seniors and may be purchased online at www.livearts.org or by calling the Live Arts Box Office at 434977-4177 x 123.

PAY-WHAT-YOU-CANWEDNESDAYS: On Wednesdays, Pay-What-You-Can, at the Box Office, Noon to 4 p.m. and 7 to 8 p.m., in person, available while tickets remain.

About Live Arts: Live Arts, a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization, is located at 123 East Water Street in Downtown Charlottesville. Founded in 1990, Live Arts has been forging volunteer-driven community theater for over 28 years. Live Arts is supported in part by a grant from the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts, and by the financial support of hundreds of theater lovers in our community.

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housed 2,000 neighbors, thanks to the commitment and dedication of our thousands of volunteers and supporters. More information about Habitat is available at www.cvillehabitat.org.

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Prime Location Near UVA & More Ednam Condos, Albemarle Co. $925,000 – MLS #597300 2 master suites w/custom full bath Len Mailloux, 434-981-1972

Log Cabin w/ Stunning #mountainviews Borders GW Nat’l Forest, Off Grid, Solar Ready $650,000 - MLS #592665 96 acres, Private Waterfalls and Trails Joshua Tracy, 434-249-9300

Beautiful Home Backing to Lake Four Seasons, Greene Co. $419,900 – MLS #592355 4 BR, 2-car garage, fin. basement Pam Rivera, 434-305-9241 Don Brady, 703-927-1426

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Twin Lake Estates, Greene Co. $185,000 – MLS #597228 Open plan, private yard & more!

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Mountain Brook, Louisa Co. $475,000 – MLS #596262 Lake frontage, 2960 FSF, 1st floor master Jeff Gaffney, 434-981-1882 Missy Kent, 434-962-0485

Hidden Hills, Fluvanna Co. $474,900 – MLS #592389 Quality details, large deck, 2-car garage Alyson Maupin, 434-953-6112

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Hancock Farms, Greene Co. $349,900 – MLS #591707 Jameson Homes – The Jefferson Model Jeff Gaffney, 434-981-1882

Lake Monticello, Fluvanna Co. $307,000 – MLS #588076 Master bedrooms on 1st and 2nd floor Christopher Eagle, 434-284-0425

Elegant Brick Custom Home Mill Ridge, Albemarle Co. $699,500 – MLS #574822 5 serene acres, updated kitchen Jeff Gaffney, 434-981-1882 www.2300MillRidgeRoad.com

Beautiful 4 BR Home on 4+ Acres Buck Mountain, Albemarle Co. $449,900 – MLS #592566 Sprawling basement, 2-car garage & more Justin Kent, 434-951-7052

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Branchlands, Albemarle Co. $259,900 – MLS #586513 Carefree living, master suites on both levels Barbara Seidler, 434-960-2102

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Keswick, Albemarle Co. $236,700 – MLS #585299 Unfin. lower level, 3-car detached garage Dan Pettitt, 434-305-9471

Turn of the Century Farm House Esmont, Albemarle Co. $219,900 – MLS #586985 Recently updated with original charm Tee Tucker, 434-242-1970 David Griffin, 434-409-6370

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1915 BEECHCREST CT

First floor Master Bedroom suite. Open and spacious living area with gas fireplace, fully equipped kitchen with breakfast area and laundry room with new washer and dryer.

Three spacious second level bedrooms with lots of closet storage. New carpet. Level yard. Convenient to NGIC, DIA, airport, schools, downtown and UVA. Amenities include pool, clubhouse, tennis, walking paths.

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Specializing in Farms, Country Properties, & Land and Fine Homes

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Prime C’ville location, near UVa Grounds, country club environments, medical facilities, historic sites, shopping/dining & much more! Offers spacious one-level living at its best, tastefully remodeled w/flowing floor plan, including adding an attached bath to the 2nd Bedroom, lovely eat-in Kitchen improvements & expanded storage space. Lovely residential & mtn views from all windows. Two-car indoor garage spaces.

Extraordinary home on private setting offers gracious living & entertaining areas inside & out.

1st flr offers formal LR & DR, Great Rm w/FP & access to 2 Terraces, Study, large Eat-in Kitchen w/Breakfast Rm & Pantry, Laundry w/Half Bath, gorgeous Master Suite & Bath, plus add’l BR w/Full-Bath. 2nd flr has 2 BR’s & 2 Full Baths. Basement ready to finish w/multiple rooms, Full Bath, exterior access to side Terrace & stairs to private driveway en-trance. Stunning landscaping & Koi pond, privacy on all sides! Large 2-car attached Garage w/plentiful driveway parking.

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CAAR Homes Sales Report 3rd Quarter 2019 Market Report Key Takeaways Economic Conditions • Job growth in the Charlottesville region was strong in the first part of 2019, a turnaround from slower economic growth at the end of last year.

• Very low unemployment suggests that businesses in the Charlottesville are continuing to find it challenging to attract and retain skilled workers.

• Interest rates remain very low, and it is likely that mortgage rates will either stabilize or head even lower before the end of the year.

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Housing Market Conditions • There were more home sales in the CAAR region in the 3rd quarter compared to last year. This is the first increase in sales for the region since the end of 2018. Fluvanna County had the largest gains, with 33 additional sales this quarter compared to a year ago.

• Home prices are climbing throughout the CAAR region. The 3rd quarter median sales price is up by $6,700 for the region. All jurisdictions in the CAAR footprint had both median sales price growth and sales transaction growth this quarter, the first time this has occurred since the spring of 2017.

• Homes are selling faster in the CAAR region. The average days on market in the 3rd quarter is downby 1 week (-7 days) from a year ago, a reflection of the tight supply of active listings on the market.

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Key Trends Dashboard, CAAR • 1,362 | More jobs in the CAAR footprint between Mar-2018 and Mar-2019 • 2.6% | Is the Aug-2019 unemployment rate in the CAAR footprint, which is down from July-2019 • 183.1 | Is the present situation consumer confidence index level for the South Atlantic region economy in Aug-2019, which is up from one year prior • 113.6 | Is the consumer expectations index level for the South Atlantic region economy in Aug-2019, which is down from one year prior • 99 | Fewer home sales in the CAAR footprint in Q3-2019 compared to last year.

• $6,768 | Increase in median sales price in the CAAR region in Q3-2019 compared to a year ago.

• $31 | Million dollars more in total sold volume in the CAAR footprint in Q3-2019 compared to last year • -7 | Days faster average days on market for the CAAR footprint in Q32019 compared to a year ago.

• 4.7 | Months of supply in the CAAR footprint in Q3-2019, which is down from a year ago.

Economic Overview In the 1st quarter of 2019, job growth was fairly steady in the Charlottesville region. (For this report, the Charlottesville region includes the City of Charlottesville, and the counties of Albemarle, Fluvanna, Greene, Nelson, and Louisa.) Between March 2018 and March 2019 (the latest data available), the Charlottesville region added 1,362 net new jobs. While this reflects slower job growth than what the region experienced in 2017 and early 2018, it represents a turnaround from relatively slower growth at the end of last year.

Between March 2018 and March 2019, there was job growth broadly across many sectors in the Charlottesville area economy, including the Health Care & Social Assistance (+919 jobs), Educational Services (+798 jobs), and Accommodation & Food Services (+384 jobs) sectors. The Professional & Technical Services sector grew slowly in the region (+68 jobs). There were job losses in the Retail Trade sector (-253 jobs), which reflects statewide trends, as well as the Construction sector (-861 jobs).

The unemployment rate in the Charlottesville region was 2.6% in August 2019, slightly lower than the statewide unemployment rate of 2.8%.

The very low unemployment suggests that businesses and organizations in the Charlottesville area are continuing to find it challenging to attract and retain skilled workers.

New residential construction activity in the Charlottesville Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) has increased steadily over the course of 2019. In September 2019, there were 118 permits issued for new residential units, which more than double the number issued in September 2018. New con-

struction levels in the Charlottesville area are higher than they have been in more than six year. However, even as construction has picked up, new construction still is not accelerating fast enough to meet demand in the region.

This lack of sufficient new supply has contributed to the continued upward pressure on prices in the region.

About 38% of the permits issued so far in 2019 for new construction were for units in multifamily buildings (both rental and condominium) while 62% were for single-family homes.

Consumer confidence in the South Atlantic region remains positive, though there may be signs of anxiety about future economic conditions.

The measure of confidence in consumers’ present situations was 183.1 in August. The index of expectations was at 113.6, after being as low as 104.3 in June. When these measures fall below 100, consumers have begun to feel more pessimistic about the economy.

Interest rates remain very low. In the 3rd week of September, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rate was 3.49%, which is about a half percentage point lower than a year ago. It is likely that the Fed will cut rates again before the end of the year, which will either stabilize mortgage rates or send them even lower before the end of the year.

The national housing market continues to perform fairly well, aided by the lower mortgage rates. Existing home sales nationally were up in August for the 2nd consecutive month, posting the strongest sales activity in almost a year and a half. Prices of existing homes continue to rise and there has been a slight decline in inventory at the national level. New home sales have been up, and at 713,000 units in August, sales were at their highest since 2007, before the recession.

Housing Market Overview Sales growth resumed in the CAAR region in the 3rd quarter, after three consecutive quarters of sluggish sales.

In addition, homes prices climbed throughout the region, with the 3rd quarter median sales price up $6,700 from a year ago. All jurisdictions in the CAAR footprint had both sales and median price growth in the 3rd quarter compared to last year; the first time this has occurred since spring 2017. The healthy market conditions are being driven by strong economic growth in the region. While signals of a possible recession continue to loom at the national level, the region’s economy continues to show positive indicators. The job base in the region is expanding, and the unemployment rate remains below the state and national levels. Interest rates also remain historically low. These metrics point

to continued confidence for buyers in the region’s housing market in the near-term.

Sales After a slow first half of the year, sales activity has increased in the CAAR footprint in the 3rd quarter. There were 1,311 sales in the 3rd quarter, which is 99 more sales than a year ago, an 8% increase. This is the first sales gain at the region level since the summer of 2018, and the largest gain since the 1st quarter of 2018. Led by Nelson and Fluvanna counties, all jurisdictions in the CAAR footprint had more sales in the 3rd quarter compared to a year ago.

The last time all CAAR jurisdictions had sales growth in the same quarter was the 1st quarter of 2018.

Sales Prices Home prices in the CAAR regional market continue to climb at a steady pace. At $305,000, the 3rd quarter median sales price was 2% higher than a year ago, a gain of over $6,700. This increase was slightly below the price growth in prior years, largely driven by the modest 1% gains in Albemarle County. However, with the exception of a median price drop in the 1st quarter of 2019, the region’s median sales price has risen each quarter since the 2nd quarter of 2016. There has been some variability across the local markets, but the general upward trend for home prices has been fairly consistent in the CAAR area. The tight inventory and strong economic conditions in the region are playing a role in the upward pressure on home prices.

Sold Volume The sold dollar volume in the CAAR area rose in the 3rd quarter compared to last year, driven by the increases in sales transactions and median sales prices this quarter. There was approximately $483 million in sold volume in the 3rd quarter throughout the CAAR footprint, which is about $31 million more than a year ago, representing a 7% gain. Most of the sold volume growth occurred in Albemarle and Fluvanna counties, each with more than $12 million additional sold volume compared to a year ago. Charlottesville was the only jurisdiction to have a drop in the sold dollar volume, with $7 million less than last year. The sold dollar volume for the region is nearly $100 million higher than it was in the 3rd quarter of 2016, evidence of the market expansion that has occurred in the region over the past several years.

Days on Market Homes sold faster, on average, this quarter in the CAAR region. The 3rd quarter average days on market was 53, which is a week faster (-6.9 days)

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than last year. This is the sharpest drop for this metric in the CAAR area since the fall of 2018, and the low supply of active listings is driving this trend. As fewer homes are available on the market, buyers are submitting offers in less time for properties that are available in their price range. The largest drop in the 3rd quarter days on market occurred in Nelson County, where homes sold more than two weeks faster on average (-14.7 days) compared to last year.

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Inventory The supply of active listings in the CAAR region continues to shrink; however, the rate of decline has been moderating for over a year. There were 1,746 active listings on the market at the end of the 3rd quarter in the CAAR footprint, a 3% decline from a year ago, 62 fewer active listings. Nelson County had the largest inventory reduction, with 45 fewer active listings than a year ago. With 21 additional active listings, Greene County had the largest supply expansion in the region this quarter.

The low inventory is putting upward pressure on prices within the local markets, a trend that continues in other regions across Virginia. There was approximately 4.7 months of supply at the end

of the 3rd quarter in the CAAR region, down from 4.9 months a year ago.

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About CAAR The Charlottesville Area Association of REALTORS® (CAAR) represents more than 1,300 real estate professionals in Charlottesville and Albemarle and the surrounding areas of Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, and Nelson counties. If you have a question about today’s market, contact a REALTOR® today using mycaar. com for residential properties and cvcmls.com for commercial properties.

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Hawkwood

Keswick, Virginia Albemarle County

Over 3300 sf. 3 Bedroom, 3½ Baths. Expansive views of Historic Southwest Mountains.

Renovated, remodeled and enlarged to create beautiful living spaces, a large Master Suite w/Study, two large Guest Rooms en suite, open-concept Kitchen, large porch w/pergola.

Other features include over 75acs of privacy with trails, fenced paddock, small barn, detached garage, mature landscaping, flowing Mechunk Creek.

Offered for $814,950

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Contemporary Cedar-Sided Home, approximately 14 miles into Charlottesville.

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abulous mountain views around every corner and a real community feel”—if that’s what you’re looking for, take a hint from REALTOR® Jessica Russo with the Robert Russo team, and have a look around Crozet, with its beautiful parks, spacious recreational facilities, inviting restaurants, and handsome public library.

This lovely little Albemarle County community at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains was originally called Wayland’s Crossing, but was renamed in 1870 for Claudius Crozet, the French-born civil engineer and West Point instructor who oversaw the construction of the Blue Ridge Tunnel (1850-1858) for the rail line connecting Charlottesville to Staunton.

Today 74 percent of Crozet residents own their own homes, and the median home value is $336,200. The growing population of nearly 7,000 is well-educated: 32 percent of its residents have earned a Master’s degree or higher, 27 percent have a Bachelor’s degree, and 19 percent have an Associate’s degree or have taken some college classes. The median age is 38 and a half.

The Great Outdoors Crozet residents love the great outdoors, and they have plenty of it near at hand. Mint Springs Valley Park’s 520 acres include two acres of sand beach and eight of water, plus playgrounds and grill-equipped picnic shelters. U.S. Coast Guard-approved boats with electric motors are welcome on the lake, which is

stocked with largemouth bass, sunfish and channel catfish. (More good fishing can be found at 104-acre Beaver Creek Lake). The park has 1.8 miles of trails and hosts the Crozet Running Trail 5K each May. Sports fans have ample room to play as well. Twenty-two-acre Claudius Crozet Park, community-owned and operated since its inception in 1958, features base-

5550 STONEGATE LANE CROZET, VA ONE LEVEL LIVING in this single family home in Western Albemarle.

Move in condition, hard wood floors, dual sided gas fireplace, granite, stainless, large screen porch with tile floor. Large unfinished bonus room above garage, great for storage or future expansion. HOA covers exterior maintenance and lawn care.

MLS# 592887. Listed at $387,000

Luxurious golf villa feels like vacation year-round with panoramic Blue Ridge Mountain views and low-maintenance living. Discerning owner chose thisincredible setting on the 1st tee and designed every inch w/ the builder from the spacious layout that enjoys stunning, protected views from nearly all angles to thescreened porch w/ custom bluestone porcelain tile (see long list of upgrades in photos). The grand main level owner’s suite ensures easy one-level living but w/ spaceenough to accommodate family/guests upstairs. Truly resort-style living in beautiful Crozet with restaurants, golf, gym, pool, and more within walking distance of thisquiet cul de sac. Professionally landscaped & HOA covers yard maintenance, snow & trash removal. MLS# 595066 $599,000

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Spacious 2 bedroom, 2.5 bath townhome in sought-after Old Trail community, 12 miles west of Charlottesville.

First level includes hardwood flooring, upgraded stainless and granite kitchen, high ceilings, spacious living room with fireplace, dining area, and a half bath. MLS#583217 $239,000

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ball and soccer fields, tennis courts, walking trails, a pool open year-round, and a new dog park. Crozet’s Piedmont Family YMCA makes its home there, as do the Peachtree Baseball program and the award winning, 300-or-so member Gators Swim Team. During the park’s annual Arts and Crafts Festival each fall over 120 jury-selected fine art and craft exhibitors sell their work.

A proposed major expansion to the park’s indoor facilities would add a 47,000-square-foot building with a multi-purpose gym, fitness and wellness areas, an indoor track, a community room, a stay and play area, and more.

Fruit for the Pickin’ When Crozet nature lovers aren’t enjoying one of the city’s parks, they’re likely to be found at its two long running fruit orchards. Chiles Peach Orchard and Farm Market dates back to 1912, when the Chiles family planted its first peach trees, and began shipping the crop all over the country for commercial production. In 1974, when a bad freeze left them with so little fruit that the usual picking and packing routine wasn’t worth its while, they put an ad in the paper, set up a card table, scales and a cigar box, and hoped for the best. They sold out.

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Vines and Wines

Starr Hill Brewery One of the area’s first breweries, Starr Hill operates in the former Morton Frozen Foods plant. (Sharing the building is the entertainment marketing company Musictoday, founded and run by Dave Matthews Band manager Coran Capshaw). Its taproom is open seven days a week, and features 24 rotating taps including, currently, a Graham Cracker Porter and a Double Bass Chipotle Double Chocolate Stout.

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YELLOW MOUNTAIN

A perfect combination of open fields and wooded land with expansive, long-range views of the Blue Ridge Mtns and nearby farms from several homesites on this 75+ acre estate parcel. Comprised of 3 county-approved lots being sold as one and under conservation easement from several home sites. It possesses unmatched privacy, yet is only minutes from Crozet, Charlottesville, and UVA. MLS#587056 $975,000 Charlotte Dammann| 434.981.1250|email:cdammann@aol.com 503 Faulconer Drive, Charlottesville VA 22903 www.mcleanfaulconer.com

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King Family Vineyards is one of Central Virginia’s most popular spots for weddings, because it’s one of the most picturesque. The award-winning family owned and operated winery, now under the direction of winemaker Matthieu Finot, was an afterthought when David and Ellen King moved to Virginia from Houston, Texas in 1995.

An avid polo player since 1980, David wanted a farm with twelve relatively flat acres for a polo field. Today their Crozet property contains both David’s field and King Family Vineyards, where fifteen different wines are currently for sale. Matches on Roseland Polo Field take place each Sunday at 1:00 p.m. from Memorial Day Weekend through

early October, field and weather conditions permitting.

The father/daughter team of Scott Stinson and Rachel Stinson Vrooman, and Rachel’s husband Nathan Vrooman are the team behind Stinson Vineyards. The Stinson clan specializes in small lot wines with a distinct French influence. In fact the “garagiste” wineries of France inspired both their winemaking techniques, and the location of their winery itself.

Using traditional French winemaking methods under the guidance of winemaking consultant Matthieu Finot, the Stinsons craft wines are akin to those of France’s Bordeaux and Loire Valley regions. They built their winery in an old three-car garage on a spot with 360-degree mountain views.

Their tasting room doubles as a farm store offering grass-fed beef, farmraised pork and chicken, free range organic eggs, local produce, and garden-fresh herbs.

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Local pickers have been welcomed since, as what was meant to be a onetime, emergency measure became an annual April through November, pickyour-own-fruit tradition. Today they offer peaches, strawberries, sweet cherries, pumpkins and seventeen kinds of apples. A frozen yogurt machine, ice cream parlor, and numerous enticing fruit products await as well. Peach milkshakes are sold in season; pancake breakfasts entice on delicious autumn weekends.

Another old Crozet family, the Henleys, traces its own orchard back to 1932, when Joseph T. Henley, Sr. the Commonwealth of Virginia’s first fruit inspector, purchased five acres of land and planted apple trees. As Henley expanded his property, he added nectarine and peach trees. Henley’s Orchard has been in the family for four generations now, offering its fruit from midJune till the end of October. Late-season apples are kept in cold storage and sold throughout the winter until April.

A cidery is promised soon.

Downtown The Crozet branch of the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library used to be housed in the old train depot, a 19th century structure on Three Notched Place that is charming, historic and . . . small. The new, 75,000 book library that opened down the street

Beautiful custom built home with premium detailing throughout.

Arches with transoms, arched windows, extensive crown moldings, lighted niches, wainscoting and large baseboards. Elegant living room with hand carved stone and marble fireplace; family room with impressive hand set stone fireplace with walnut beams and mantle.

Gourmet kitchen with adjoining sunroom with ceramic tile, cherry cabinetry and premium appliances. Luxurious master retreat with sitting area, enormous walk-in closet & cedar closet; luxury master bath with jacuzzi tub and steam shower. 2 outside patios overlooking private acre lot,beautiful landscaping. 2nd level features 2 additional bedrooms each with en suite baths and huge bonus room.

MLS# 595133 $950,000

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and around the corner in 2013 boasts a seating area with tables and chairs, plus comfortable armchairs and rocking chairs, all with city and mountain views.

Right across the street from the Crozet Library, on Library Avenue at one of the highest spots in town, is Piedmont Place, a building opened in 2016 that houses shops, a fitness studio, luxury apartments, and more.

Smoked Kitchen and Tap grew from an award-winning food truck on Charlottesville’s Downtown Mall to become a full-service restaurant best loved for its slow-smoked barbecue. Smoked’s adjoining sky bar, The Rooftop, with lounge-style furniture, outdoor heaters, and expansive awning makes for comfortable views of city and mountains. The Rooftop serves a Sunday brunch too.

Second Saturday art opening, children’s story hours, and author events make Over the Moon Bookstore & Artisan Gallery Crozet’s second great hangout for bibliophiles. Santosha Yoga, where the mantra is “community, compassion, contentment,” offers mind and body fitness classes and workshops for all ages. Crozet Creamery, with its 18 flavors of ice cream, and Blue Ridge Bottle Shop, where the draw is cider, wine, kombucha and

The old depot and library space is now occupied by the Crozet Artisan Depot, which represents over 70 artists from throughout Central Virginia and holds monthly, rotating exhibitions.

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Old Trail Village

craft beer, including growler fills, offer earthier delights. Morsel Compass offers lunch and dinner, with specials like Adobo Pork Tacos, Pimento BLT, Chili Con Carne, and Mac and Cheese.

Just down the street is the oldest store in town, Modern Barber Shop, a family-run business dating to 1933.

Nearby Crozet Hardware first opened, albeit in another location, in 1949.

Two doors down, Charlottesville coffee shop owners John and Lynelle Lawrence opened their Crozet Mudhouse in 2009. More or less around the corner is Crozet Pizza (“Tossin’ Dough Since 1977”), praised by Fodor’s, Food Network Magazine and The Washington Post, and called Best in the World by no less than National Geographic magazine.

All this good living attracts homebuyers, and Crozet is an officially designated Albemarle County growth area. “Crozet has a good mix of existing and new communities,” says Greg Slater with Nest Realty. “There are a wide variety of housing opportunities. There are older communities with smaller homes, townhomes, villas, and single family detached homes, and there are opportunities in neighborhoods with HOAs, as well as more rural properties.”

Discriminating retirees attracted to Crozet often settle in Old Trail Village, actually four interconnecting, multi-generational urban villages that enjoy sweeping mountain views, miles of walking trails, golf, restaurants, swimming, gardening, and more.

Opened in 2005, Old Trail is built along New Urbanism lines, with 500some families living in single family homes, townhouses and apartments surrounding an active Village Center featuring locally owned shops, restaurants, an ACAC Fitness and Wellness

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Property located within walking distance to downtown Crozet 2,400 square feet 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths on main level Full finished 1 bedroom basement apartment Zoned R2 .50 acres MLS#596633 $274,500 Specializing in Farms, Country Properties, & Land and Fine Homes

Fantastic home in great neighborhood of Northfields. Custom Built for Sellers parents in 1974.

Well maintained throughout the years. 4 Bedrooms/3Full Baths - One Bedroom with Full bath on 1st Level makes for a wonderful floorplan! .83 acre lot with great curb appeal. Maintenance free vinyl siding. Hardwoodsthroughout with hardwoods also under stair runner and 2nd floor hallway. Crown moldings throughout. Quality construction. Wood burning fireplace in family room withgas logs. MLS# 596434 $417,500

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Stunning 360 degree mountain views on this wonderful rural property in Browns Cove, just north of White Hall. Multitude of options including horses, recreation, grazing, crops and/or building the home of your dreams on one of the many desirable home sites with beautiful views in all directions. Made up of 4 parcels totaling 91.53 acres. MLS#588437 $599,000 Will Faulconer| 434.987.9455|email:jwfaulconer@gmail.com 503 Faulconer Drive, Charlottesville VA 22903 www.mcleanfaulconer.com

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Old Trail’s West Village features brownstones and luxury villas. Some front the Old Trail Golf Club and the Restoration Restaurant in the Old Trail Golf Clubhouse, with its scenic outdoor dining patio. At the heart of this village are a large park and nature trail.

Village Center, with its many dining, shopping, and social options, has brownstones, townhomes, attached villas, apartments, and a senior housing community called “The Lodge.”

Village Highlands, yet to be developed, will offer sweeping views of the Blue Ridge Mountains and direct access to Interstate 64 and scenic Route 151.

“Crozet has been a major growth area for a while,” Russo says. “If you’re looking for a one-level home, or a home with far less yard care and maintenances, or a home that has a nice back yard with mountain views, there are many different options to choose from.

“Crozet is adding the necessities that residents need at a nice pace,” Russo says. “The addition of a Harris Teeter and other businesses that keep us from having to go into Charlottesville or Waynesboro will continue to build the community feel and let us stay in our neighborhood.”

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HAS CREATED THIS FANTASTIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY! This corner lot is located at Tabor and High St. Excellent opportunity for investors to take advantage of high density zoning - Imagine a boutique hotel or 4 story residential/commercial condo building. (As is, this property has 4 bedrooms 3 full and 1 half bathrooms. Garage apartment provides rental income or guest suite.) DEVELOPERS AND INVESTORS CALL ABOUT THIS BEFORE ITS GONE! MLS#583281

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Center, healthcare facilities and a full-service salon, all within walking distance. Seasonal outdoor entertainment includes family movie nights, craft fairs, markets, festivals and special events on weekends.

The Old Trail Golf Club, with an 18-hole championship golf course, practice facilities and full-service Clubhouse, the Kandi Comer Golf Academy, and the Restoration Restaurant are also open to the public.

Also within walking distance are a community garden, fitness center, soccer field, golf course, and 60 acres of park land with six miles of walking trails. The Old Trail Swim Club has breathtaking views of the Blue Ridge Mountains, a snack bar, pavilion rentable for birthdays and family events, and a wading pool for toddlers.

The attached and detached homes in Old Trail’s East Village front small urban parks, and open natural spaces with wetlands and water basins. They afford direct access to a regional trail system leading to the Henley Middle school, Brownsville Elementary School, and the Crozet Wide County Trail system. East Village is also home to the Albemarle County Western Park and the Old Trail Swim Club.

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Nelson County 2960 Beech Grove Road This classic cabin is sited on 37 acres overlooking the South Fork Rockfish River. The cabin has 2 bedrooms and a bath. The acreage is accessible via an old road to the ridge, and there’s soil work indicating that there’s a good building site overlooking the valley. Make this your private hunting and camping preserve. This is the property you've been waiting for! $239,000

1887 Fork Mountain Lane Who wouldn't want this stunning 77-acre, old Montebello farm full of gorgeous views, lovely woods, hiking trails, camping spots and outstanding hunting? And the property has many attractive home sites… just pick your favorite view! There’s already electric on the property, an old root cellar and an equipment shed. Much is open with pasture. The perfect getaway and could also be a hunting camp or family enclave. Close to the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Appalachian Trail, Crabtree Falls, the Tye River with great trout fishing. Hop down to the Valley to orchard happenings, breweries, cideries and musical events. A little slice of heaven! $349,000

1638 Love Road Overlooking the Blue Ridge, a tranquil pond

and lovely gardens, is this unique 3 BR, 3 BA mountain home on 2.6 acres. A half mile from the Blue Ridge Parkway, Wintergreen and Sherando Lake, it's in the middle of Nature's playground! The original log home has been expanded, renovated and updated.

Charming great room with log beams and large brick fireplace open to the dining with vaulted ceiling and gas fireplace kitchen.The main floor master has updated bath with radiant heat tile floor and shower. Office and 2 BR on second floor. Patio and screened porch for relaxing. $429,900

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25.52 acres Mature hardwoods Elevated private building site with river views Frontage along the Rivanna River Beautiful bottom land to hike, camp and swim Located within 10-15 minutes of Charlottesville & UVA MLS#592558 $314,500 Specializing in Farms, Country Properties, & Land and Fine Homes

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IT’S TIME TO MOVE.

You’re ready to downsize, or maybe your family is growing and you need a bigger place. Perhaps there is a new job in another city. Whatever the reason selling your home is a priority and it’s time to take action.

If you are like 90+ percent of home sellers your next step is to call a REALTOR® to help you with the process because it does indeed pay. A 2018 survey of home buyers and sellers conducted by the National Association of REALTORS® found that the median price of a home sold with assistance of an agent was $64,900 higher than that of ones sold privately.

What the survey couldn’t measure was the greater peace of mind and the lower stress levels of sellers working with professionals who understand the market and work tirelessly to negotiate the best possible deal for their customer or client.

Price It Right “Determining your ‘asking price’ is the most important step in prepar-

ing your house for sale,” says Michael Guthrie, CEO and Principal Broker at Roy Wheeler Realty Co., adding that “the best resource” for information is your REALTOR’S® experience in selling homes similar to yours.

While most sellers have access to statistics about home prices, their REALTOR’S® data will be more current and filtered through their knowledge of the local market based on long experience and actually viewing the competition.

An agent’s pricing recommendations also take into account pending sales (homes sold but not closed) as well as the length of time a home was on the market before it sold.

Insight into the value of green improvements in homes and how to incorporate them into the sales price is also critical for selling a home today.

Sellers who have installed improvements such as new windows, an up-todate HVAC system or energy efficient appliances will benefit from a REALTOR’S® knowledge about how to incorporate their value into the sales price. The agent may also recommend

Keeping the Transaction on Track Most buyers and sellers have no idea how much work agents do to effectively manage a transaction once the parties agree on price and terms.

A big step is the home inspection, which must be completed within an agreed upon time frame. If issues are uncovered (and they always are) sellers must make the repairs on time. If they don’t handle things correctly the buyer can walk away, a potentially costly problem especially if sellers have already made an offer on another home, started moving out, or enrolled their children in a new school district.

Even if the home inspection is negotiated successfully there are a myriad of other ways sales contracts can falter from failure to order and manage termite inspections (or well and septic inspections if the house is in a rural area), or a last-minute issue with the buyers’ loan. Experienced agents know to be proactive about preventing potential problems and managing them when they arise. And given the complexity of the process, count on it, something always does.

If you are ready to sell your house, it pays to use a REALTOR®. Failure to do so could be one of the costliest mistakes of your life.

Celeste Smucker is a writer and blogger who lives near Charlottesville.

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using a company like Pearl Home Certification to certify the value of these upgrades so they are correctly included in the price as well as the appraisal.

A REALTOR’S® ability to objectively evaluate the condition of a home and to advise sellers about effective staging is additional value added they bring to the process. Suggestions can include everything from de-cluttering, painting, trimming the landscaping and storing excess belongings to advice on how to make the most of furniture and fixtures.

Most sellers, on the other hand, find it difficult to be objective about their homes and tend to overlook flaws such as outdated appliances and carpet, cracks in the driveway, a doorbell that doesn’t work, dings in the walls or woodwork, or crowded countertops in the kitchen and bath.

The result is a sales price that is inflated and out of sync with the market leading to fewer showings or a home that does not compete well when buyers compare it to others in the same price range. The cost to sellers of overpricing their homes is borne out by national statistics that show the longer a property is on the market the lower the selling price, Guthrie says.

He adds that “a property receives its best exposure during the first three to five weeks after it is listed. After this, many agents lose their enthusiasm as other new (and better valued) listings come onto the market. The home becomes ‘stale’ and price reductions result.”

A common misperception about home sales is that once a buyer writes a contract the agent’s job is essentially done.

In reality, receipt of a contract is just the beginning and the negotiations that follow are almost always stressful and time sensitive. An agent’s experience and objectivity are essential for negotiating a favorable price and terms—ones that benefit all parties and assure a smooth closing—under this kind of pressure.

REALTORS® can also help a seller evaluate offers and avoid potential pitfalls such as whether or not the buyers are actually qualified to buy the home, or how long they have to complete an inspection if any. Questions such as do they have a house to sell and are there other contingencies that could cause last-minute problems are also critical as are agreeing on a closing date and when the sellers need to move out.

Negotiating these kinds of contractual issues is routine for an agent, but potentially overwhelming for a home owner who lacks both experience and objectivity about the outcome.

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HOME SALES STATS

ENDING THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 27, 2019

There were 78 sales in the 11 county and city areas n n n n n n n n n n

31 were in Albemarle with an average price of $366,666 10 were in Charlottesville with an average price of $321,580 3 were in Fluvanna with an average price of $244,000 5 were in Greene with an average price of $250,556 4 were in Louisa with an average price of $440,000 3 were in Madison with an average price of $279,933 8 were in Nelson with an average price of $225,775 3 were in Orange with an average price of $232,350 5 were in Staunton with an average price of $313,980 6 were in Waynesboro with an average price of $166,748

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT (Note: Real estate tax information gathered from local government Web sites and is believed but not guaranteed to be accurate as of publication date. Towns may assess real estate taxes in addition to those charged by each county.)

CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE

GREENE COUNTY

CITY OF STAUNTON

LOUISA COUNTY

CITY OF WAYNESBORO

MADISON COUNTY

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NELSON COUNTY

www.charlottesville.org Real estate tax rate: $.95 per $100 www.staunton.va.us Real estate tax rate: $.97 per $100 www.waynesboro.va.us Real estate tax rate: $.87 per $100 www.albemarle.org Real estate tax rate: $.839 per $100

FLUVANNA COUNTY

www.co.fluvanna.va.us Real estate tax rate: $.939 per $100

www.gcva.us Real estate tax rate: $.775 per $100 www.louisacounty.com Real estate tax rate: $.72 per $100 www.madisonco.virginia.gov Real estate tax rate: $.68 per $100 www.nelsoncounty.com Real estate tax rate: $.72 per $100

ORANGE COUNTY

www.nelsoncounty.com Real estate tax rate: $.804 per $100

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498 EDNAM CIRCLE $1,100,000 Built in 1998, with 3 bedrooms and 2 ½ baths, an open floor plan, and year-round mountain views, the home has been tastefully updated by the current owners. Light drenched rooms, a gourmet kitchen with Wolf and Sub Zero appliances, a spacious home office with custom cabinetry, and a slate patio with low stone walls and a wisteria covered pergola make this the perfect house for downsizing or for a second home moments to all things Charlottesville.

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1508 SUNFLOWER FIELDS DRIVE • $775,000 Beautiful, light filled home w/ modern layout & amazing year round mtn views. Set on 3.8 acres w/ lo-maintenance landscaping, 2 levels of decking w/ fireplace & hot tub. True 1-level living w/ study/library, 2 fireplaces, & residential hydraulic elevator. Spacious 1st flr master w/ sitting area & fireplace. Bridget Urmanski (434) 996-2997. MLS# 596957

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500 COURT SQUARE #505 • $599,000 Unique opportunity to own a 3 bed, 3 bath residence at the prestigious 500 Court Square, formerly the Monticello Hotel. Suite 505 offers space on 3 sides of the building w/ remarkable mountain views (incl’ Monticello & Montalto). Located in the walkable community of Downtown Charlottesville. Tommy Brannock (434) 981-1486. MLS# 595337

524 LEXINGTON AVENUE • $639,000 Located in one of the most coveted areas of town, this renovated & energy efficient beauty is just a short stroll to everything in downtown Charlottesville & Belmont and retains its original charm w/ modern luxuries incl’ upgraded kitchen & baths. Off-street driveway parking & 2-car garage! Shannon Thomas (434) 882-1761. MLS# 586847

805 RAYMOND ROAD • $345,000 Sitting high off the road, this remarkable home offers high ceilings, built-ins, open kitchen & 3 beds upstairs. 4th bed addition in the back has full bath & separate entrance. Fully fenced yard with gardens & edible landscaping, and a shed for extra storage complete the picture! Inessa Telefus (434) 989-1559. MLS# 597425

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5028 FREE UNION ROAD • $549,990 Additions in 2007 & 2013 expanded & transformed a modest 1950 ranch house–resulting in a bright, open 4BR, 3.5 BA w/ almost 3,000 fin. sq ft. Highlights incl’ expansive great room w/ raised hearth stone FP flanked by French doors leading to huge, level, green lawn. Kristin Cummings Streed (434) 409-5619. MLS# 596132

6410 INDIAN RIDGE DRIVE • $939,000 This Earth Craft, modern Cape in Indian Springs is less than 10 mins to the airport. Gorgeous Brazilian wood floors flow throughout main level incl’ gourmet kitchen w/ large eating bar which opens to a vaulted great room w/ floor to ceiling windows & wood burning fireplace. Lindsay Milby (434) 962-9148. MLS# 596113

264 HERITAGE DRIVE • $425,000 Gorgeous home built in 2017 is filled w/ upgrades, incl’ 20k morning rm overlooking level yard & wooded easement. Features large kitchen w/ oversized island overlooking family rm w/ stone fireplace. Upstairs has 4 beds, 2 full baths & laundry rm. Fin. walkout basement w/ family rm & full bath. Jamie Waller (407) 694-8988. MLS# 594194

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560 ARROWHEAD DRIVE • $579,000 Move-in-ready brick Colonial on 1.38 acres only 10 mins to Downtown. Open kitchen with bfast nook, family room w/ wood burning fireplace & all season sunroom. Unfinished basement w/ roughed-in plumbing & 2nd fireplace. Front manicured yard & expansive, level rear yard. Erin Garcia (434) 981-7245. MLS# 595184

270 JEFFERS DRIVE $995,000 Sited on 8 rolling acres dotted with mature trees moments from Downtown, this expansive Cape offers 3 beds & 2 full baths upstairs, including an incredible master suite. Two more bedrooms on main level, each with bath. Wonderful views of Carter & Brown’s Mtns from the living spaces & master. Walls of glass in the living and dining rooms highlight the dramatic parcel and views beyond. Huge, Carrera marble master bath is a showstopper, as is the maple & granite kitchen with gas fireplace. MLS# 594642

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