The Real Estate Weekly | 11.9.2022

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2022 ARTISANS Studio Tour

BY KEN WILSON

Ceramic work by artisan Jessie Rublee

CHARLOTTESVILLE ALBEMARLE, FLUVANNA, GREENE, LOUISA, MADISON, NELSON, ORANGE, AUGUSTA

YEARS OF REAL ESTATE

106 Kerry Ln | Charlottesville

Lovely, well maintained brick home nestled in a park-like setting in the City! Main level features an inviting foyer, large living room w/custom built-in shelving & fireplace, dining room, spacious kitchen and cozy sunroom.

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Lovely

Well-maintained, spacious home in sought-after Garth Road area! Situated on an impressive, 2-acre corner lot in a quiet neighbor hood, you’ll be delighted by the privacy & outdoor living spaces this beautiful property provides. The open concept family room includes coffered ceilings, a gas fireplace & access to the screened porch, perfect for cooking while entertaining guests. The landscaped, fenced backyard is open and flat, allowing plenty of space for entertaining and play!

CAAR Homes Sales Report Third Quarter 2022

Market Report Key Takeaways

Economic Conditions

Virginia’s job market continues to ex pand. The state added 16,700 jobs be tween July and August and is now only about 5,300 jobs short of pre-pandemic levels. Most of the growth continues tobe in the Leisure and Hospitality sector.

The unemployment rate remains very low. In August, the unemployment rate was 3.2% in Virginia and was 2.9% in the Charlottesville region. Both are down from a year ago.

• Mortgage rates climbed rapidly over the past month. In the second week of October, the averagerate on a 30-year fixed mortgage rose to 6.92%, up from 6.02% a month ago.

Housing Market Conditions

There were 1,206 home sales in the CAAR region during the third quarter of 2022. This is 192 fewer sales than this time last year, which is a 14% drop. The market has been slowing down in the CAAR area for five straight quarters.

Home prices continue to climb in the region. The third quarter median sales price in the CAAR market was $405,000, rising 11% from a year ago, which is a surge of $40,000.

Inventory continues to build up in the CAAR region. There were 829 active list ings on the market at the end of the third quarter, 226 more listings than a year ago, a 37% increase.

Key Trends Dashboard, CAAR Economy

• 2.9% | Is the Aug-2022 unemployment rate in the CAAR footprint, which is down from Aug-2021

• 6.92% | Is the 30-year fixed-rate mort gage rate during the second week of October 2022, which is up 3.87 percent age points from a year ago

Housing Market

• -192 | Fewer home sales in the CAAR footprint in Q3-2022 compared to last year

11% | Percent change in median sales price in the CAAR region in Q3-2022 compared to a year ago

• -$20.2 | Million dollars less in total sold volume in the CAAR footprint in Q3-2022 compared to last year

37% | Percent change in active listings at the end of Q3-2022 in the CAAR market compared to a year ago

• 2.1| Months of supply in the CAAR footprint in Q3-2022, which is up from a year ago

Economic Overview

Economic conditions are worsening as high inflation continues to be a sig nificant factor. The labor market remains relatively strong in Virginia as there are more jobs in the economy and unemploy ment continues to be very low. Mortgage rates are climbing, which is cooling hous ing markets across the Commonwealth.

Jobs

There were 4.09 million jobs through out Virginia in August 2022, an increase of about 16,700 jobs from July 2022. Virginia’s economy is nearly back to prepandemic job levels, just 5,300 jobs shy of the January 2020 totals. The state’s job recovery has been robust. More than 472,000 jobs have been added back since April 2020. Most of the job growth in Virginia continues to be in the Leisure & Hospitality sector and the Health & So cial Assistance sector. Depsite the strong gains this year in Leisure & Hospitality, this sector is still down compared to prepandemic levels. The sharpest decrease in jobs this month was in the Finance & Insurance sector.

Unemployment

The unemployment rate in Virgina continues to be very low. The statewide unemployment rate was 3.2% in August 2022 (not seasonally adjusted), down from 4% from last August. In the Charlot tesville area, the August unemployment rate was 2.9%, down from 3.4% a year ago.

New Construction

New residential construction permit ting in 2022 continues to outpace 2021 through August. There have been 1,247 total building permits issued in the Char lottesville MSA through August of 2022, which is 37% higher than permit levels were through August of 2021. The surge in permits this year is being driven by more duplex/multifamily permits, which are up 80% year-to-date through August compared to a year ago (+225 permits). Permits for single-family detached homes are up 18% so far in 2022 (+112 permits) compared to last year.

Mortgage Rates

In the second week in October, the average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage rose to 6.92%. This is the highest the rate has been in more than two decades (since August 2001). Interest rates have soared in 2022. As a result, the housing market has slowed down significantly. The 30year fixed mortgage rate has more than doubled since the start of the year.

Housing Market Overview

The CAAR regional housing market continues to moderate. Sales were well below last year’s third quarter level, which brought down the total sold dollar vol

ume. Despite the moderating market, home prices continue to trend up as the supply remains tight, and homes are selling slightly faster than last year on average. The inventory of active listings is growing in the region as sales activity slows, which is providing more options

for buyers who are in the market.

Sales

For the fifth consecutive quarter, sales activity in the CAAR housing market cooled from the busy pace a year ago. There were 1,206 homes sold across the region in the third quarter, 192 fewer

sales than the same period last year, rep resenting a 14% decrease. This quarter is the sharpest drop in sales the region has seen since the spring of 2020, as the market adjusts to rising interest rates. Sales slowed down all three months of the quarter, which covers July through September. Statewide, total home sales were down 23% from the third quarter a year ago.

Sales Prices

As market activity moderates, home prices continue to trend higher in the CAAR footprint. At $405,000, the third quarter median sales price in the region jumped up 11% from a year ago, a gain of $40,000. The median price in the re gion has increased at a double-digit rate for three consecutive quarters despite a sharp drop in sales. The tight inventory is putting upward pressure on prices. Most local markets in the region had a surge in prices this quarter. The statewide median sales price in the third quarter was $375,000, up 5.6% from a year ago.

Sold Volume

While prices continue to trend up, the sharp drop in sales activity brought down the total sold dollar volume this quarter in the CAAR market. There was approximately $593.5 million of sold volume across the region during the third quarter. This is about $20.2 million less sold volume than the third quarter of 2021, which is a 3% decrease.

Days on Market

Even with cooling demand, homes continue to sell faster on average in the CAAR market. The average days on mar ket in the third quarter across the CAAR footprint was 21 days, which is three days faster than this time last year. The low supply of homes on the market is keep ing this metric relatively low, although this pattern is starting to change in some parts of the state. Statewide, the aver age days on market in the third quarter was 23 days, up from 21 days this time last year.

Inventory

The supply of active listings in the CAAR region is building up as sales activ ity slows. There were 829 active listings on the market at the end of the third quarter, 226 more listings than a year ago, which is a 37% increase. This is the second straight quarter the inventory has grown, and it’s the largest year-over-year supply increase

the region has had in more than seven years. Most local markets in the region had an increase in active listings this quarter.

Across Virginia, there were 19,793 active listings at the end of the third quarter, a 2.9% decrease from last year, which is a reduction of 586 listings.

There was about 2.1 months of supply at the end of the third quarter in the CAAR footprint, which is up from 1.4 months a year ago. The months of supply metric is calculated by taking the average monthly sales over the preceding 12-month period and dividing it by the inventory of active listings. Statewide, there was 1.7 months of supply at the end of the third quarter.

About VAR

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COVE TRACE

One floor living! Unique floor plan! Fabulous deck with views of the lake. A 2 story entry hall leads to the sunken living room with a wall of windows. First floor master suite with private study or nursery. Large, open formal dining room and spacious kitchen with large breakfast area. Set on .48 acres at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac. Fenced yard. All of the advantages of living in Forest Lakes.;pool, tennis, club house, walking trails and lakes. All convenient to great shopping, restaurants and schools. $625,000

SERENITY LANE

5 LOT SUBDIVISION

Stunning mountain views to the west. Far reaching vistas define this property; Monte Sereno. 5 lots make up this unique subdivision with four 2 acre lots and one 5.28 acre lot. High speed internet is available. 1 mile from 29N. One owner is a licensed real estate broker in the state of Va. $1,500,000

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BRIDLEWOOD TRAIL

Private Keswick residence on 18.6 acres with views of the Southwest Mountains. 3-bedrooms, 1.5-baths+ with wood floors, screen porch and 2-car garage. Open and wooded land. Easy access to Charlottesville and UVA. MLS#634905 $695,000 Charlotte Dammann, 434.981.1250

WOLFCREEK FARM

Situated near the Blue Ridge Mountains in western Madison County, contains 333 acres of rolling to hilly pastures and grazing land, wooded mountain land, 2 homes and a complement of necessary farm buildings to sustain many agricultural endeavors. Currently runs as a grazing farm for beef cattle. There is a quality 3 BR brick home, c. 1995, offering 1-level living, a modern kitchen, baths and large windows bringing in lots of light. Outside is a lovely terrace and inground gunite pool. Not in conservation easement! MLS#630435 $3,200,000 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076

PEA RIDGE FARM

A private 18 acre horse farm, with 4-bedroom main residence, 1-bedroom cottage, beautiful 8-stall center aisle barn, outdoor riding ring, and several fenced pastures and hay fields. With access onto 570 plus acres of parkland with trails. MLS#632164 $1,295,000 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076

317 acre estate that has it all: location, views, water, a spectacular 5-BR residence, event center and more! 15+ acre lake is centered among lush rolling fields of rich grass and unparalleled views. Additional acreage avail able. 25 minutes west of Charlottesville. MLS#631962 $8,875,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

Church residence.

Wardell, as his own home. A separate addition has 3 or 4 bedrooms and 3 full baths. Has been further enhanced and improved by the current owners. Bucolic views complete the perfect setting. MLS#630270 $810,000 Tim Michel, 434.960.1124

Attractive, self-sustaining 5,525 fin. sf residence on 38± acres with 3-car garage, barn and Blue Ridge Mountain views. A peaceful oasis easily accessible to Charlottesville and Washington DC. MLS#634846 $1,550,000 Charlotte Dammann, 434.981.1250

BELMONT LOFTS

This 3-bedroom, 3.5 bath condo features extra high ceilings, a modern and open floor plan with huge windows and doors, and a large rooftop terrace with views of the Downtown Mall all the way around to Monticello. MLS#634149 $1,950,000 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY

Currently zoned R-1. However, Albemarle County Comprehensive Plan projects this land to be Urban Density. A 12” water line runs along Rt. 29. Currently being used for Agriculture. County says best use would be multi-family housing as property is adjacent to Forest Lakes South and Hollymead. Part of this property fronts Derby Lane in Hollymead. There is an abandoned house on the property. MLS#636152 $2,995,000 Sharon Donovan, 434.981.7200 Steve McLean, 434.981-1863

HATTON RIDGE FARM

A most tranquil and private 278+ acre grazing and hay farm with two-thirds mile of James River frontage. The centerpiece of Hatton Ridge Farm is an impressive 4-5 bedroom, brick Georgian home, built circa 2000. MLS#634311 $3,675,000 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076

OWENSVILLE ROAD

5-bedroom residence on 2 acre lot in Meriwether Lewis Elementary District! Stunning home has top quality finishes and many features include: open floor concept on all levels; fully loaded chef’s kitch en; and so much more! MLS#632111 $1,675,000 Will Faulconer, 434.987.9455

MOUNT PARAN CHURCH

Redesigned by architect Bruce

EVERGREEN HILL

BLACKBERRY HILL FARM

RAGGED MOUNTAIN FARM

Two wonderful estate parcels comprised of 185.01± acres in coveted Ragged Mountain Farm. Excellent elevated building site, complete privacy, and beautiful views. Murray/Henley/Western school district. MLS#621083 $1,895,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

GATEWAY CIRCLE

Prime end-unit residence in a quiet Forest Lakes community. Enjoy the outdoors through views from the many windows, miles of walking trails or recreational activities. Private living with easy access to Charlottesville. MLS#635657 $319,000 Charlotte Dammann, 434.981.1250

SOUTHERN ALBEMARLE

87+ acre pine forest property is a good investment tract, or use as a hunting and recreational tract, or with multiple division rights, a place to build a home or more than one home. Potential mountain views, and private settings. MLS#629213 $499,000 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076

SIMMONS GAP/ESTES RIDGE

10 acres of mature woods. Property has long road frontage and consists of two parcels being combined and sold as one. No homeowners association! Design and build your dream residence on this very wellpriced parcel. MLS#621178 $189,000 Charlotte Dammann, 434.981.1250

820 CONDO

Well-designed corner condo consisting of a bright great room with high ceilings, 1-bedroom/1-bath, and an inviting private balcony. Views of the Downtown skyline and mountains. MLS#634496 $285,000 Charlotte Dammann, 434.981.1250

146.88 ac. in Albemarle & Greene County. Privacy & protection adjacent to the Shenandoah National Park! Full division rights & multiple home sites. Extraordi nary timberland. Views of the mountains, along with easy access to trails & Skyline Drive. MLS#620276 $1,100,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

Great building lot in Ivy! Over 2.5 acres less than 6 miles to Charlottesville and UVA. Your future dream home could sit on this beautiful, wooded land, the perfect combination of country and city access. Murray Elementary School District. MLS#634897 $165,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

ECOVILLAGE CHARLOTTESVILLE

The Owner has been working with planners and the County of Albemarle to develop on this prop erty an environmentally sensitive and sustain able housing community. 6.5 acre site with two houses. MLS#633951 $1,750,000 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076 www.ecovillagecharlottesville.org

MEADOW FARM

436+ acre parcel of land in Southern Albemarle! 4 division rights; complete privacy; lush, gently rolling terrain; long road frontage; stream; 3-acre lake; 125135 acres of open land; mature hardwood forests. Under conservation easement. Owner/agent. MLS#634139 $2,985,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

GARTH ROAD

11.73-acre, buildable lot in Western Albemarle! One of a kind location and a rare opportunity to purchase a large lot in an estate neighborhood 10 minutes to town. 2 division rights and is gently rolling with a small stream bisecting the property. MLS#628219 $795,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

GIBSON’S HOLLOW

Ivy area! A 249+ acre hidden, private Arcadia controlling its own little valley up to the mountain ridge top building sites. Multiple parcels and subdivision rights make it a conservation easement candidate. MLS#634183 $4,000,000 Tim Michel, 434.960.1124 or Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

EDNAM FOREST

Wonderfully large 1.5+ acre building lot in Ednam Forest. Build your dream home on this elevated, wooded lot located in a single family community, minutes from UVA and within walking distance to Boar’s Head Resort. MLS#598537 $289,500 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

MISSION HOME ROAD

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ON THE 2022 ARTISANS Studio Tour

BY KEN WILSON

Take the Tour and you’ll see shoulder length Clutch And Grace Chandelier earrings fash ioned of sterling silver and textiles printed with local plant-based dyes. Take the Tour and you’ll see handmade copper bowls and a mahogany clock whimsically evocative of a girl with long straight hair.

My, oh my oh my.

Hit the Artisans Studio Tour in and around Charlottesville this November 12 & 13, and you’ll goggle at fabric, jewelry, stained glass, pottery, furniture, quilting, weaving and whatever else creative minds have dreamed up and put their hands to. More than that, you’ll be delighted by the imagination, ingenuity, and meticulous workmanship of 39 of the finest artisans in the Commonwealth.

A group of local crafters met in 1994 to create the first annual Artisans Studio Tour. Now here in 2022 the 28th Tour will take place at 21 studios all across the area, from Wolftown in the north to Tye River Road in the south, Sugar Hollow in the west, and Stony Point in the east.

Each participant’s work has been

rigorously vetted by fellow artisans to ensure that their crafts are of the highest quality. The 2020 Tour was online only. When the Tour went live and in person again in 2021, a record number of craft lovers came out to see and marvel—and purchase.

Walking into the studios needn’t feel intimidating, the artisans want you to know—they’re a friendly bunch. Unlike, say, gallery-going in a major city, the Studio Tour is “the warm, fuzzy hug of art-viewing experiences.” What you wear, how much money you have to spend, and how much you know about the kind of thing you’re looking at . . . none of that matters.

With that out of the way, let’s meet a few of the creative human beings you can meet on this year’s Tour.

Richard & Alec & Ninika Gordon

Furnituremaker Richard Gordon comes from a family of woodworkers, but he tried his hand with other materi als first. When he finally got around to wood, he remembers, “it just clicked.”

That was a full 50 years ago. Today Gor don is known for the beautiful solid wood furniture he makes with his son Alec, tables and chairs and the like that

wed traditional joinery to contemporary design.

Woodworking afficionados appreciate Gordon’s adherence to tradition, specifi cally his devotion to the dovetail joint, in which the ends of two pieces of word are cut so they interlock. “I’m a dovetail ing fool,” he says. “I’m the only person I know who puts their chairs together with dovetails. I put them everywhere I can.”

“I’ve seen 4,000-year-old dovetails,” Gordon goes on, warming to his subject. “It’s a common sense way to put two boards together. Back in the 70s when I started, nobody knew what was holding their furniture together. If it was old, it was dovetails, but they were hidden; if it was new it was glue and screw. I like to use dovetails and let’em show.” Gordon’s dovetails aren’t a bug. “The dovetails are a feature.”

Instead of staining his pieces, Gordon relies on another old technique, finishing them with Tung oil, a naturally occur ring polymer of Chinese derivation that is absorbed by the wood, seeping into the cells where the sap used to be, and hardening over time. Once it’s in, it’s in—“It’s part of the wood,” he says, “and can’t be scratched off.”

While Gordon makes furniture for every room of the house, it’s chairs that

he loves most. By his estimate they ac count for a full third of his output. Rocking chairs take two weeks; dining room chairs take one. But that’s with two people—for the past 12 years he’s done his work with the help of his son Alec.

“My son grew up at craft shows,” he says, “so he’s been exposed to a lot of very interesting creative work in his lifetime. A lot of what he does is sculptural and artis tic—he brings an Art Nouveau creativity. When we collaborate I’m in charge of the joinery, and he’s in charge of sculpting. Together we’re making incredible stuff that neither one of us could make alone.”

Alec is actually Gordon’s second col laborator. “My wife Ninika worked with me in furniture for 30 years,” he notes, “and then when Alec was old enough to work in the shop, he kind of took her place and she went back to making jewelry, which is what she was doing when I met her. But she was very much involved in the development of the fur niture stylistically. She also grew up at craft shows with her parents. When I met her she was like, ‘I really don’t care what I make, I just want to be a craftsperson; I love the lifestyle.’”

Nowadays Ninika is a jeweler. “In 10 years she’s gotten as far as it took me in 30,” Gordon says. “She’s amazing.”

Ninika makes what she calls “tiny wearable sculptures,” forging them out of precious metal. “I take inspiration from the random patterns of the natural world around me,” she says. “I create textures in my jewelry with a combination of ham mering, stamping and roller printing. I play with color by fusing bits of gold to sterling silver, and contrast oxidized patinas with bright polished metal. I use gemstones and pearls as accents.”

The Gordon family’s Phineas Rose Studios in Wolftown in Madison County will be open for Tour visitors, as it has for the last 15 Tours. “I have a lot of really good friends on the Tour,” Gordon says. “I collaborate with stained glass workers and other people on the Tour who do ele ments that I use in my own work. I make lamps for their shades. I make cabinets with glass doors—they make the glass.”

When he visits other studios, Gordon gets to see his work in collaboration, so to speak, with that of his fellow artisans. “An awful lot of my furniture has Fred Williamson’s bowls on it,” he says. Kevin Crowe’s pottery too. “Many times I’ve shown up to deliver a piece of furniture and his bowls are sitting on my table. I make things for people to put their treasures on.”

The wheel-thrown porcelain and stoneware ceramics of Tour artisan Shari Jacobs may also be seen at Phineas Rose.

Gabriel Ofiesh

“The most satisfaction for me is when I’m making something new,” Gabriel Ofiesh says. “My jewelry has a very dis tinctive look, but I like to keep evolving my designs, so I still keep my design identity but make something that’s fresh. I fabricate everything in my studio, and it has a look, so that when people meet someone who has a ring of mine they might say, ‘Oh, that’s one of Gabriel’s pieces.’ That’s what I aspire to, is to make something that is recognizable.”

Two of Ofiesh’s collections are espe cially recognizable: his orbit rings and his square rings. The first, which he pat terned in 2020, are unusual in actually consisting of two separate rings: an inner ring of silver or gold, and a band of gems and diamonds which revolves around it. Naturally they’re very popular.

He began making his second set of dis tinctive rings back in the 80s. “Now when I make a ring,” he says, “most people ex pect it to be square. They’re very comfort able, which always surprises people, and I do them in a way that they’re stackable, so you can take different rings and they fit together with others.”

Ofiesh took up jewelry-making as a profession after failing to get a job teaching English, but what first sparked his interest was a craft show. “I spent a summer at the University of Colorado, and a couple of my friends were making jewelry,” he remembers. “I learned some basics through them. I got a couple of books and made jewelry in my room my last couple years in college.”

His studio has been a Tour stop for five or six years now. “I’d always wanted to do it but it never really fit into my schedule,” he says. “And then once I did it I was hooked. I love the Tour because I really like feedback from people who see

my work, and I get to know my clients. I enjoy clients who purchase one piece and then come back and get another to add to their collection. It’s not unusual for a client to make a comment about a piece and then I’ll design something because of their comment.

“If you’ve never gone on the Tour be fore, it’s a really fun experience. Hand made objects are important to see and feel in person, and for you to experience some of the maker’s process. You see a lot of different environments. If I walk into a different jeweler’s studio, it’s going to be completely different than my studio. It’s amazing the different ways that people can come up with ideas.”

Ofiesh is impressed with how well the Tour is organized, and how it reaches all parts of the state. “I would say 40 percent of the participants that come into my studio in Charlottesville are not from the Charlottesville area, they’re

from Richmond or Northern Virginia or even Tidewater. It has become a very looked forward to event for people who like to travel.”

To Whet Your Appetite

Cathy Vaughn works with copper, crafting bowls, abstract wall panels, totem collages, and hooks, frequently with plant forms, and making use of the oxidation process called verdigris that gives the metal such beautiful and multicolored patinas. Vaughn’s work will be shown at Sunset Farm Studio in Crozet.

Cheri Mehler started out working with stained glass, but after just one class in fusing glass, she was “hooked.” Mehler bought a kiln and makes her colorful fused glass pieces in a converted tractor barn in Greenwood.

John Pluta combines clay, wood, and vintage objects to sculpt creatures of his own imagination. John and his wife Holly

own Noon Whistle Pottery, a Stanards ville shop that represents 200 American artisans. John and Holly also organize the Virginia Clay Festival.

The Swedish-born artist Charlotte Lotta Helleberg has been experiment ing with textile printmaking for over a decade. Most recently she’s focused on botanical contact printing, relief pro cesses, and local plant-based dyes, mak ing quilts, textile collages, artist books, and other objects that document and celebrate her immediate surroundings. Helleberg’s prints can be seen at Inleaf Studio in Charlottesville.

See For Yourself

The Artisan Studio Tour’s Passport Program will offer tourgoers the op portunity to win shopping credit with an artisan of their choice. Passport cards may be picked up and stamped at each studio, and passport holders will be eli gible to win a $50 credit; holders who visit five or more studios will be entered in a drawing for a credit of $300.

The free, self-guided 28th Annual Ar tisans Studio Tour will be held Saturday, November 12 and Sunday, November 13 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Most artisans will have live or video demonstra tions and other educational displays. Di rections to their studios are on the Tour website, and veteran tourgoers know just how much there is to see. Many make it a weekend and go both days!

THERE WERE 96 SALES IN THE 11 COUNTY AND CITY AREAS

n 31 were in Albemarle with an average price of $642,581 n 4 were in Charlottesville with an average price of $533,625 n 10 were in Fluvanna with an average price of $478,382 n 3 were in Greene with an average price of $336,667 n 13 were in Louisa with an average price of $341,736 n 3 were in Madison with an average price of $297,175 n 7 were in Nelson with an average price of $429,714 n 12 were in Orange with an average price of $348,692 n 8 were in Staunton with an average price of $228,100 n 5 were in Waynesboro with an average price of $312,994

Live It Up

CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE

www.charlottesville.gov

Real estate tax rate: $.96 per $100

CITY OF STAUNTON ci.staunton.va.us

Real estate tax rate: $.92 per $100

CITY OF WAYNESBORO www.waynesboro.va.us

Real estate tax rate: $.90 per $100

ALBEMARLE COUNTY www.albemarle.org

Real estate tax rate: $.854 per $100

FLUVANNA COUNTY fluvannacounty.org

Real estate tax rate: $.884 per $100

GREENE COUNTY greenecountyva.gov

Real estate tax rate: $.82 per $100

LOUISA COUNTY www.louisacounty.com

Real estate tax rate: $.72 per $100

MADISON COUNTY www.madisonco.virginia.gov

Real estate tax rate: $.71 per $100

NELSON COUNTY nelsoncounty-va.gov

Real estate tax rate: $.72 per $100

ORANGE COUNTY orangecountyva.gov

Real estate tax rate: $.75 per $100

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