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On Monday, Governor Ralph Northam ordered all Virginians to stay at home, turning the “suggestion” that we keep our distance into an official command. While the announcement likely won’t change much in Charlottesville, where schools and most businesses are already operating remotely, the order’s timeline—it’s in effect until June 10— was a forceful reminder that this crisis isn’t going away anytime soon.

Social distancing is vital—Virginia has over a thousand cases of COVID-19, and climbing. Staying at home is an act of responsibility for those in our community who are most at risk. But it’s worth noting that the burden doesn’t fall equally on all of us.

Here in Charlottesville, our wealthiest (and whitest) neighborhoods tend to be the ones with the most trees.

A friend in Ivy has a lawn the size of a soccer field (complete with nets); in my own neighborhood, kids can wander down to the creek and ride bikes on the Rivanna Trail. Meanwhile, the city has closed the parking lots to most of its parks and even removed the rims from the basketball hoops.

It’s always been true that some people have more private resources than others. But now, our great levelers—public schools, public parks, public libraries— are out of reach. It’s more important than ever that we figure out how to take care of each other.

They say you can judge a society by how it treats its most vulnerable members—children, the elderly, the sick, and the poor. You can also judge a society, or a person, by how they act under times of stress and difficulty.

In the past few weeks, many in our community have responded to this crisis with resourcefulness and compassion: from fundraising to sewing masks to staffing food banks.

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“This is a little bit of medical trivia for you. Certainly nothing against our retail stores that sell clothing, and especially neckties, but neckties actually harbor contagious pathogens.”

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­—Governor Ralph Northam, on his new look. He hasn’t worn a tie in two weeks, reports the Virginian-Pilot.

NEWS IN BRIEF Senior scare Despite limiting visitors and other safety measures, The Colonnades, a nursing home in Albemarle County, confirmed March 27 that there is a case of COVID-19 within its community. The facility has since ramped up its prevention efforts, including ending communal dining and screening all residents and staff for symptoms daily. A resident at The Lodge at Old Trail in Crozet also tested positive for the virus last week.

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Those who signed up for the Charlottesville Ten Miler don’t have to let months of training go down the drain. From now until April 4, all are welcome to participate in a virtual race by running 10 miles by themselves on the official course, or a different route, and recording their times on the Ten Miler website. Don’t want to leave the house? No worries—you can run it out on the treadmill.

“Our message today is very clear: That is to stay home,” said Governor Ralph Northam at the beginning of a March 30 press conference.

On March 27, the governor issued Executive Order 53, which shut down schools for the rest of the year, closed all “non-essential” businesses, and asked everyone to social distance, in hopes of slowing the spread of COVID-19. But over the weekend, photos of crowded beaches in places like Norfolk showed that many Virginians weren’t taking Northam’s suggestions seriously. Late last week, Charlottesville’s City Council wrote an open letter to the governor, urging him to “implement stricter measures.”

Monday’s Executive Order 55 is more direct, and requires everyone to stay home unless they are seeking medical attention, buying food or other essential supplies, caring for a family member, or “engaging in outdoor activity, including exercise.” Public beaches and campgrounds are closed.

In-person gatherings of 10 or more people are now punishable by a Class 1 misdemeanor. Northam said last week that the state is “certainly not looking to

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put people in jails,” but that law enforcement will be taking steps when necessary to break up groups.

Not much should change here in Charlottesville, where the city had already shut down most public spaces. Essential businesses like grocery stores will stay open, and restaurants and retail stores will still be allowed to offer online ordering (or in-person shopping with no more than 10 customers at a time) and curbside pickup or delivery.

The executive order will be in effect until at least June 10. “To date, this has been a suggestion,” Northam said on Monday.

“Today, it’s an order.”

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The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Charlottesville and Albemarle has steadily risen since the first local diagnosis on March 16, according to data provided by the Thomas Jefferson Health District. As is true across the country, a lack of testing capability means the actual number of cases in the area is likely significantly higher than the graph shows. Confirmed cases include at least one UVA employee, at least one UVA student, and a member of the Albemarle County Police Department.

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Neighborhood Development Services closed all of the city’s basketball courts last week due to the coronavirus, but that order was seemingly not enough to keep locals from shooting hoops. So NDS removed the rims from the backboards at multiple courts, including Washington Park. Die-hard ballers will have to get creative.

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As restaurants close or pivot to take-out, some have dropped their weekly orders from local farms. But Brian Helleberg, owner of downtown French spots Fleurie and Petit Pois, has taken a more creative tack.

After donating food to his staff, he’s now repurposing his deliveries into a CSA. For $109, customers can purchase a weekly basket of kitchen staples, from veggies to meats, and can add other foods, including readyto-go meals. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the restaurants’ longtime partner, City Schoolyard Garden.

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hen Cece Cowan first heard about Aramark, the company that contracts with UVA to staff its dining halls, she was impressed. Cowan liked the global reach of the company and its potential relocation opportunities, especially Georgia, where she wanted to buy a house for herself and her three small children. The company offered her a significant raise from her previous job at UVA Medical Center, and its recruiters touted the number of employees who had been at Aramark for over a decade. In February, Cowan accepted the gig, and began working at the Observatory Hill Dining Hall.

Now, she is one of the scores of contract employees at UVA Dining Services who were abruptly laid off last month, with no severance or rehiring timeline. UVA declined to say how many workers had been laid off, referring the question to Aramark, which did not respond to the question.

Mounting bills and uncertain futures are just some of the issues facing UVA’s Aramark employees after they received phone calls from supervisors telling them not to report to work. The layoffs come after UVA shut its doors to students for the rest of this semester in order to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. While the university assured the community it would “honor all existing commitments” to full- and parttime employees, it made no promises to its more than 800 contracted employees, like those in the dining hall and custodial services. (The mid-March closure included all dining halls except Observatory Hill.)

Earetha Brown started working at UVA Dining in 1991, making just $2.50 an hour.

After more than 20 years of service, Brown was informed that she would receive no compensation after her sudden and unexpected layoff last week. “A person like me has been there, dedicated, going to work every day, not missing a day, doing what they asked of us. We love those students. I dedicated my life,” Brown says. “And now you get a call, a phone call that you don’t have a job.”

Since UVA announced its closure shortly before workers were scheduled to return from spring break (during which most dining hall employees are not paid), some of them have not received a paycheck since February.

Shamia Hopkins, a lead cook at Rising Roll Gourmet, was one of those expecting to head back to work after spring break. Instead, she was told to immediately close the café, and not return. “We didn’t get anything. It was just like, ‘Okay, file unemployment, here’s your layoff letter.’ That’s all we got.” Hopkins has three kids, plus “I have a car payment, I have car insurance, and I still have to buy groceries,” she says. “I have a son that’s 1 year old. I still have to buy diapers and stuff like that.” Unemployment, she says, will not cover her bills.

Shamia Hopkins expected to return to work as a lead cook at UVA’s Rising Roll Gourmet after spring break. Instead, she was told to shut down the café, and not return. Unemployment benefits, says the mother of three, will not cover her bills.

In a letter, Aramark told employees they were being placed on “temporary shutdown status,” and could cash in any remaining sick days before filing for unemployment. And though they were given no assurances of being rehired in the fall, Hopkins says she hopes to return to work and is worried about using all of her sick days. “You never know when you’re going to need it when we do come back,” she says. Aramark said employees with health benefits could maintain them at least through the end of June, and added that it is “actively working...to offer additional support.”

The layoffs come after a hard-fought victory by the Living Wage Campaign, which had advocated for better pay for UVA’s nonacademic employees for over 20 years. In March of last year, the university announced it was raising wages to $15 per hour for UVA

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employees, and in October it extended the promise to full-time contract workers. “As a university, we should live our values—and part of that means making sure that no one who works at UVA should live in poverty,” UVA President Jim Ryan said in a statement last March.

Now, however, employees like Cowan and others are relying on Charlottesville City Schools to provide food for their children, because they cannot pay their bills. “I did ap-

“We love those students.

I dedicated my life.

And now you get a call, a phone call that you don’t have a job.”

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ply for unemployment, and I got some of that today. But I mean, a hundred dollars a week isn’t really going to cut what I’m used to bringing home,” Cowan says. Some Aramark supervisors appeared to be reaching out to employees to try to help. Cowan says a supervisor offered her an additional nine paid sick days. And another worker shared a text she’d received saying the company would begin providing ready-to-eat meals (up to five days a week), starting April 1. Others say they had not been told about the meal service.

Some workers assumed that UVA would offer to feed employees from the stock of perishable food available in the dining halls.

Instead, the university donated all of it to area charities, including the Salvation Army.

“Why not your employees?” Brown says.

Others point to UVA’s colossal $9.6 billion endowment and its refusal to refund tuition or fees to students as evidence that the university could afford to compensate its laid off workers while school is closed.

On March 17, student activists released a petition calling for UVA to (among other things) provide paid sick leave for its nonstudent workers, including the contracted Aramark employees at UVA Dining. The petition calls the layoffs “immoral” and “severely threatening to the wellbeing of these individuals, their families, and society as we allow certain people to be neglected and treated as disposable.” The petition has garnered over 865 signatures.

“Things are getting really serious. We need action. We need solutions to these things,” says Joie Asuquo, a fourth-year student and one of the co-authors of the petition. Asuquo is motivated by the students at universities like Harvard, who organized a petition with 6,500 signatures demanding that the university pay its subcontracted workers.

Asuquo says that students’ unrefunded mandatory fees should be used to help compensate laid-off workers. A FAQ page on the university’s website says the decision not to refund is to “enable us to pay our employees.” One such annual fee, $246 per regular session student, is paid directly to Newcomb Hall, one of the dining centers.

“I was just doing some math and it wasn’t adding up,” Asuquo says.

Living wage activists are beginning to realize that there may be another fight ahead of them. “One woman said it’s our job to advocate for people that could lose their jobs if they spoke up for themselves,” Asuquo says. “That’s what keeps us going.’”

Asked for comment, Wesley Hester, director of university media relations, says in an email that UVA recognizes the “unprecedented and rapidly changing situation” and was “in conversation with contractors” like Aramark, but did not provide any more specific information.

Workers will be waiting for a better response. “I gave UVA my life and they gave me nothing,” Brown says. “ It hurts.”

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Whiskey, guns, and SpongeBob The University of Virginia goes digital

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’m going to kill a fifth during this lecture,” announced one student, holding a bottle of whiskey aloft as his classmates tuned in for a Zoom meeting of a UVA data science class.

“I can hear you,” the professor said back.

As coronavirus has swept the nation, universities across the country have had to go

digital, ditching in-person class meetings in favor of video conferencing. The transition has come with plenty of thrills and spills: Clips have circulated of college students confidently striding naked through the frame, getting their hair braided, or taking bong rips while the professor rambles on. As the above anecdote from recent grad Alex Hendel suggests, UVA students and faculty have taken their fair share of digital pratfalls in the two weeks since online classes have begun.

Politics professor Allen Lynch sent an email to his class on Thursday afternoon, admitting that he had delivered his entire 75 minute lecture without pressing record.

Only the first six seconds made it online.

When a student pointed out the error, “my heart sank,” Lynch says.

He forged ahead and delivered the lecture again the next day—but once again, after concluding, noticed he had failed to hit record. “One more time tomorrow!” said the

How to track a virus What do people do while they are waiting to be tested, or for

harder for you to breathe, and you can barely muster the energy

their results to come in?

to get out of bed. A glance at the CDC’s website confirms your

They should continue to self-isolate and monitor their symptoms. If

greatest fear: You may have the coronavirus.

What happens from there? We spoke with Ta’Kindra Westbrook, a disease intervention specialist at the Thomas Jefferson Health Department, who explains the process step-by-step. (Her answers have been edited for length and clarity.)

any changes occur, they should consult with their PCP and seek the necessary medical assistance.

What happens if the test comes back positive?

The lab is reported to the health department. Once we receive it, we follow up with the primary care provider and collect any necessary medical

C-VILLE: A person calls TJHD fearing he has the coronavirus.

information and history. A case investigator will then call the patient and

What happens next?

do a thorough interview with them to find out who their contacts were

Ta’Kindra Westbrook: We try to provide them with as much

during their time of incubation, and while they were out and about.

information as possible. If they are concerned about their symp-

Once we get the contacts’ information, we reach out to them and complete a risk assessment, which determines their exposure

virus and want to get tested, we refer them to their primary care

period to the original patient and if they have any symptoms of CO-

provider, who can then evaluate their symptoms and order test-

VID-19. If they don’t have any, we ask them to isolate for 14 days

ing, if they feel it’s necessary. If they don’t have a PCP, we ask

from their last moment of contact with that original patient. But if

them to call a local urgent care. Due to CDC guidelines, individu-

they do have symptoms, or develop them while in isolation, we

als who’ve been exposed to the virus, but don’t have symptoms,

refer them for testing.

are not prioritized for testing, and are advised to self-isolate for

Where is the test sent? How long does it take to get the results?

If one of the contacts tests positive for the virus, we will collect additional information from their primary care provider, and reinterview them to learn about their movement and contacts.

It all depends on the primary care provider. They can send the

How is the person treated for the virus?

Again, it is up to their primary care provider. If they are experiencing

test to a commercial lab, such as Labcorp. The results can take

mild symptoms, such as a cough or runny nose, they may be quar-

up to seven days.

antined at home for approximately two weeks, during which their

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respected Russian politics scholar, before finally managing to upload the lecture on his third try.

Second-year engineering student Nora Dale says the distance makes her advanced math classes harder. “I can’t show someone my screen easily, to show them my code or a math problem, in an online format,” Dale says. “A lot of the time I would swing by office hours to ask one question, but now office hours—you have to meet over video, you have to join the queue, it just takes so much longer.”

“The golden lining is that sometimes people show their pets on camera, which is always cute,” she says.

Participants might be scattered thousands of miles apart, but in a sense, online learning provides an unparalleled intimacy. Sometimes these glimpses into the lives of colleagues are lovely. “I learned my English professor color codes her bookshelf!” says fourth-year Gracie Kreth.

Other times, such peeks are unsettling.

Third-year Emmy Monaghan says that in her anthropology class, a student was disassembling and cleaning a gun on screen during the lecture. “It was so wild…it seemed very intentional.” Monaghan says. “My professor sent out an email yesterday telling us that we need to have our cameras off from now on.”

Some students have taken it upon themselves to provide a bit of levity in these difficult circumstances, with pets or otherwise.

First year Aidan Reed noticed a Zoom feature that allows users to project a digital background on their calls, and attended his English seminar from a pineapple under the sea—projecting the inside of SpongeBob’s house behind him as he sat in class.

“One of my favorite shows of all time is “SpongeBob,” and I thought it would be funny because everyone’s in their house right now,” Reed says.

With the world in disarray, and everyone forced to learn a new system on the fly, it’s as good a time as any to relax the rules a bit.

“I wanted to make people laugh,” Reed says, “because I’m sure everyone’s pretty miserable going through all of this.”

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Live music in the comfort of your own home? Sounds too good to be true, but rest assured, it isn’t. As a temporary replacement for in-person concerts and events, The Front Porch streaming series Save the Music welcomes Charlottesville native Genna Matthew, whose bittersweet lyrics and soothing folk-pop vocals earned her the 2019 grand prize award at Nashville’s Music City SongStar competition. 8pm.

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“The world always seems brighter when you’ve just made something that wasn’t there before,” says graphic novelist Neil Gaiman. Second Street Gallery has brightened our community for over 45 years, and while we cannot currently enjoy its compelling displays in person, SSG offers us plenty to look at through its digital initiatives and art exercises on Facebook and Instagram. #SecondStreetSketches welcomes you to follow daily art prompts inspired by past gallery exhibitions, and encourages you to contribute your own works by posting them on Instagram using #SecondStreetSketches, and tagging @secondstreetgallery. Facebook.com/SSGCVILLE.

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rt in all its forms accomplishes many things. It can entertain. It can teach us something new about ourselves, or others. It can keep us company, keep us busy, keep us calm. It can inspire. It can comfort. At its core, art is about shared humanity.

With that in mind, The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative and Charlottesville Safe Routes to School have partnered on Art Apart: A City Wide Gallery, which is meant to keep us connected creatively as we separate physically during the threat of the COVID-19 virus.

The idea: Make or find a piece of artwork. Display it in a front window, on a door, or on a porch, so that it can be seen from the sidewalk or street.

The goal: To brighten the day of those passing by. “To give or find ways to stay connected and inspired, and bring a little bit of beauty into the world. To put it out there in spite of all this fear and uncertainty,” says Alan Goffinski, director of The Bridge PAI. A few different things inspired Art Apart.

With schools closed until August, Kyle Rodland, Safe Routes to School coordinator for the City of Charlottesville, and his colleagues sought to set up some familyoriented activities that could continue the pedestrian safety skills kids typically learn in school—safely crossing the street at a four-way stop, building bike-riding confidence—at home. “Of course, we want people to be safe in the middle of a

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It goes without saying that the coronavirus pandemic has altered life as usual, but for area creatives the show must go on. Taking the place of her scheduled book release appearances, local author Laura Lee Gulledge is hopping on Facebook Live to discuss The Dark Matter of Mona Starr, aYA graphic novel that explores anxiety, depression, the hurdles of high school, and creativity through evocative and sometimes surreal imagery. Gulledge will be joined in the discussion by fellowYA author M.K. England. 1pm.

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“We can do better than this,” Goffinski thought. He hopes Art Apart might help.

“It doesn’t necessarily have to be a drawing or a painting or an artwork that you’ve made yourself” to foster that connection, says Goffinski. “It can be one that someone else made that you love, that you want to stick in the window for everyone else to see.

Participants can submit their art to The Bridge’s map of places where artworks can be seen around town.

“All of these arts organizations in town are doing a Hail Mary, trying to figure out how [we] can be helpful, and be impactful,” Goffinski says. “It’s interesting to see people like Kyle, and all these other arts organizations in town not throwing in the towel, but really fighting to make sure that they’re continuing to do good things.”—Erin O’Hare

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pandemic,” says Rodland, but people are going to go out. They’re going to take walks, drive or bike to the store.

“If we can find something that has artistic value, and physical value, as far as getting some exercise and getting out and moving—it’s kind of a wholesome thing,” says Rodland, who called Goffinski to brainstorm.

Goffinski was moved by a recent post in the Charlottesville Mutual Aid Infrastructure Facebook group: A mother posted a picture of her young son sitting by the window overlooking the parking lot of their apartment building. She explained that all day, the boy called a friendly “hello!” to folks (all adults) in the parking lot, looking for some sort of human connection as he sat cooped up in the house. Not a single person acknowledged him.

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avigating the coronavirus pandemic has proven challenging as we figure out social distancing, homeschooling, Zoom meetings, maintaining our health and minimizing breakdowns from cabin fever. Sex may be the last thing on our minds. Maybe we have kids at home and little privacy with our partners—or by the time the kids are asleep, exhaustion and feelings of anxiety dull any interest in sex. If our sex lives are not great to begin with, the coronavirus crisis could make it more difficult to address those issues.

Sex allows for connection, pleasure, comfort, stress release, and an opportunity to experiment with each other. Maybe you are on your own and content with exploring self-love, or struggling with how to date during enforced social distancing.

Those in long-distance relationships, or who practice ethical non-monogamy, may be feeling uncertain while waiting to be with partners or lovers again.

Should anybody be having sex during this pandemic? The New York City Health Department recently posted guidelines for “Sex and Coronavirus Disease” as a resource to address concerns.

Similar to health education programs on sexually transmitted infections, the NYCHD lists a straightforward spectrum from the safest sexual practices to the least safe. First, community members are reminded to stay home and minimize contact with others to reduce the spread of

Artists’ relief fund In an effort to help artists facing financial hardship because of venue closures and event cancellations due to COVID-19, The Bridge PAI and New City Arts Initiative launched the Charlottesville Emergency Relief Fund for Artists on March 20.

Artists can apply to receive up to $300; all they need to show is “proof of practice,” says Bridge Director Alan Goffinski. “Proof of a canceled gig, book tour, art show, etc.,” he adds. “The quality of the work will not be judged. We just need to see proof that artists are artists.”

Andrew Stronge requested funds to recoup a fraction of the contract work he lost due to the cancellation of various regional comic-cons. A graphic designer and screen printer who creates posters, shirts, hats, and more, he relies on those

COVID-19. The department then details how the virus can spread when a person coughs, sneezes, or through direct contact with saliva or mucus. While further research is needed about the virus and sex, it has been discovered in feces, but not in semen or vaginal fluid. In addition, other coronaviruses do not “efficiently transmit through sex.”

My favorite section, titled “Have Sex With People Close to You,” emphasizes that “you are your safest sex partner. Masturbation will not spread COVID-19, especially if you wash your hands (and any sex toys) with soap and water for at least 20 seconds before and after sex.” The NYCHD also assures readers that being sexual with a partner at home is acceptable as long as that person is not sick. In addition, it encourages limiting partners outside of the home, and says certain sexual acts, such as rimming, may spread the virus. The use of

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events for a significant chunk of his income. He used his relief fund allocation to buy groceries for himself and his wife, who is pregnant with their first child.

Rapper LaQuinn Gilmore (you’ve seen his posters) will use his allotment to stay afloat, even if it’s for a short time—his live gigs were canceled and in-studio recording sessions are not social-distancing friendly, so he can’t record new stuff to sell. And his restaurant job’s gone to boot. Even before the pandemic, he says he was struggling to find affordable housing for himself and his daughter.

As of March 25, 61 artists had applied for $15,700 in funding, says New City Arts Executive Director Maureen Brondyke. The initial $10,000 raised has already been dispersed, and they hope donations will continue to come in to cover new requests.

“Many of these artists carefully plan from month to month, juggling [multiple] jobs on top of their creative practice in

CULTURE FREE WILL ASTROLOGY condoms and dental dams to reduce contact with saliva and feces is recommended.

I have never seen a government document actually encourage masturbation, let alone as a safety precaution. This got me thinking of all the other benefits of masturbation, such as decreasing stress, alleviating cramps, helping with insomnia, burning calories, and enhancing your immune system.

According to Laurie Mintz, in her book Becoming Cliterate, it is especially beneficial for women, given the pleasure gap between men and women. Mintz writes, “we overvalue men’s most common way of reaching an orgasm (intercourse) and undervalue women’s most common way (clitoral stimulation). Our cultural over-focus on the importance of putting a penis into the vagina is screwing with women’s orgasms.” It is estimated that only 18 percent of women can achieve orgasms through just penetrative intercourse, and the pressure that they should orgasm this way can lead many women to fake orgasms. In contrast, women having sex with women report having an orgasm with their partners 86 percent of the time. Mintz emphasizes that masturbation is one of the best ways for women to learn about their bodies and discover what it really entails to orgasm. This can happen through practicing self-touch exercises or using sex toys such as vibrators, and may help increase honest communication between partners about their sexual needs.

Self care in the time of the coronavirus typically prioritizes mental health and wellness tips, but it can also encompass finding a way to safely be sexual. Perhaps a silver lining to being homebound is having time to experiment and explore on our own or with a partner, while washing our hands— and our sex toys—regularly.

Aries (March 21-April 19): “If all the world’s a stage, where the hell is the teleprompter,” asks aphorist Sami Feiring. In my astrological opinion, you Aries are the least likely of all the signs to identify with that perspective. While everyone else might wish they could be better prepared for the nonstop improvisational tests of everyday life, most of you tend to prefer what I call the “naked spontaneity” approach. If you were indeed given the chance to use a teleprompter, you’d probably ignore it. Everything I just said is especially and intensely true for you right now.

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Taurus (April 20-May 20): When Nobel Prize-winning Norwegian author Knut Hamsun was 25 years old, a doctor told him that the tuberculosis he had contracted would kill him within three months. But in fact, Hamsun lived 67 more years, till the age of 92. I suspect there’s an equally erroneous prophecy or unwarranted expectation impacting your life right now. A certain process or phenomenon that seems to be nearing an end may in fact reinvent or resurrect itself, going on to last for quite some time. I suggest you clear away any misapprehensions you or others might have about it.

Gemini (May 21-June 20): I invite you to remember what you were thinking and feeling around your birthday in 2019. Were there specific goals you hoped to accomplish between then and your birthday in 2020? Were there bad old habits you aimed to dissolve and good new habits you proposed to instigate? Was there a lingering wound you aspired to heal or a debilitating memory you longed to conquer? The coming weeks will be an excellent time to take inventory of your progress in projects like those. And if you find that you have achieved less than you had hoped, I trust you will dedicate yourself to playing catch-up in the weeks between now and your birthday. You may be amazed at how much ground you can cover.

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Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): Is William Shakespeare the greatest author who ever lived? French philosopher Voltaire didn’t think so, calling him “an amiable barbarian.” Russian superstar author Leo Tolstoy claimed the Bard had “a complete absence of aesthetic feeling.”

England’s first Poet Laureate John Dryden called Shakespeare’s language “scarcely intelligible.” T. E. Lawrence, a.k.a Lawrence of Arabia, declared the Bard had a second-rate mind. Lord Byron said, “Shakespeare’s name stands too absurdly high and will go down.”

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Virgo-born Jack Ma is China’s richest person and one of the world’s most powerful businessmen. He co-founded Alibaba, the Chinese version of Amazon.com. He likes his employees to work hard, but also thinks they should cultivate a healthy balance between work and life. In his opinion, they should have sex six times a week, or 312 times a year. Some observers have suggested that’s too much—especially if you labor 12 hours a day, six days a week, as Jack Ma prefers—but it may not be excessive for you Virgos. The coming months could be a very erotic time. But please practice safe sex in every way imaginable.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): How hard are you willing to work on your most important relationships? How might your life change for the better if you gave them your most potent resourcefulness and panache? The next eight weeks will be a favorable time for you to attend to these matters, Libra. During this fertile time, you will have unprecedented power to reinvigorate togetherness with imaginative innovations. I propose you undertake the following task: Treat your intimate alliances as creative art projects that warrant your supreme ingenuity.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov.21): “I make mistakes,” confessed author Jean Kerr. “I’ll be the second to admit it.” She was making a joke, contrasting her tepid sense of responsibility with the humbler and more common version of the idiom, which is, “I make mistakes; I’ll be the first to admit it.” In the coming weeks, I’ll be fine if you merely match her mild level of apology— just as long as you do indeed acknowledge some culpability in what has gone amiss or awry or off-kilter. One way or another, you need to be involved in atonement and correction—for your own sake.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): If you have been thinking of adopting a child or getting pregnant with a new child, the coming weeks will be a favorable time to enter a new phase of rumination about that possibility. If you’ve been dreaming off and on about a big project that could activate your dormant creative powers and captivate your imagination for a long time to come, now would be

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): I suggest you make room in your life for a time of sacred rejuvenation.

Here are activities you might try: Recall your favorite events of the past. Reconnect with your roots. Research your genetic heritage. Send prayers to your ancestors, and ask them to converse with you in your dreams. Have fun feeling what it must have been like when you were in your mother’s womb. Get a phone consultation with a past life regression therapist who can help you recover scenes from your previous incarnations. Feel reverence and gratitude for traditions that are still meaningful to you.

Reaffirm your core values—the principles that serve as your lodestar. And here’s the number one task I recommend: Find a place of refuge in your imagination and memories; use your power of visualization to create an inner sanctuary.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Are we just being poetic and fanciful when we say that wonder is a survival skill? Not according to the editors who assembled the collection of essays gathered in a book called Wonder and Other Survival Skills. They propose that a capacity to feel awe and reverence can help us to be vital and vigorous; that an appreciation for marvelous things makes us smart and resilient; that it’s in our selfish interests to develop a humble longing for sublime beauty and an attraction to sacred experiences. The coming weeks will be a favorable time for you to dive deep into these healing pleasures, dear Aquarius.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): For decades, the city of Sacramento, California, suffered from severe floods when the Sacramento and American rivers overflowed their banks.

Residents authorized a series of measures to prevent these disasters, culminating in the construction of a 59,000-acre floodplain that solved the problem. According to my analysis, the coming weeks will be an excellent time for you to plan an equally systematic transformation. It could address a big ongoing problem like Sacramento’s floods, or it could be a strategy for reorganizing and recreating your life so as to gloriously serve your long-term dreams.

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order to pay the bills,” says Brondyke about the need for immediate help.

“We’re all acutely aware right now of how difficult it is to not connect with others in person, and artists are often the ones either on stage or behind the scenes creating these opportunities— at performances, at markets or fairs, in restaurants, at school, in galleries and theaters—work that often goes undervalued until it’s gone.”—Erin O’Hare

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a perfect moment to get more practical about it. If you have fantasized about finding a new role that would allow you to express even more of your beauty and intelligence, you have arrived at a fertile phase to move to the next stage of that fantasy.

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(June 21-July 22): I can’t swim. Why? There was a good reason when I was a kid: I’m allergic to chlorine, and my mom wouldn’t let me take swimming lessons at the local chlorine-treated pool. Since then, the failure to learn is inexcusable, and I’m embarrassed about it. Is there an equivalent phenomenon in your life, my fellow Cancerian? The coming weeks might be an excellent time to meditate on how to correct the problem. Now excuse me while I head out to my solo, self-administered swim lesson at Bass Lake, buoyed by the instructions I got from a YouTube video.

His contemporary, the poet and playwright Ben Johnson, asserted that he “never had six lines together without a fault.” I offer these cheeky views to encourage you Leos to enjoy your own idol-toppling and authority-questioning activities in the coming weeks. You have license to be an irrepressible iconoclast.

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Lisa Speidel is an assistant professor in the Women, Gender and Sexuality Department at the University of Virginia. She is an AASECT certified sexuality educator and co-author of the book The Edge of Sex: Navigating a Sexually Confusing Culture From the Margins.

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VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE,

Complainant, v.

Complainant,

Case No. CL19-2024 v.

BEVERLEY B. KINGSLEY, a/k/a BEVERLY B. KINGSLEY,

Case No. CL19-2015

ELIJAH ELMER MORRIS, deceased,

COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA

LORENE B. MORRIS, a/k/a LORAINE B. MORRIS, deceased,

CALVARY SPV 1, LLC, a/k/a CALVARY SPV 1, LLC,

JOHN R. MORRIS,

SHERMAN ACQUISITION II, LP,

JOYCE M. MORRIS,

GREAT SENECA FINANCIAL CORP.,

LARRY E. MORRIS,

FIRST NORTH AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK,

STEVE A. MORRIS,

and the heirs, devisees, personal representatives, successors, or assigns, if any, of Beverley B. Kingsley, a/k/a Beverly B. Kingsley, or any other Respondent, as they may appear, proceeded against herein as PARTIES UNKNOWN,

WINCHESTER ANESTHESIOLOGISTS, INC.,

Respondents.

ORDER OF PUBLICATION

CACH LLC, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA CREDIT UNION, INC., and the heirs, devisees, personal representatives, successors, or assigns, if any, of Elijah Elmer Morris, Lorene B. Morris, a/k/a Loraine B. Morris, or any other Respondent, specifically including Cach LLC, as they may appear, proceeded against herein as PARTIES UNKNOWN, Respondents.

ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to effect a judicial sale of certain real property, reportedly containing 2.759 acres, more or less, and designated as Tax Map Parcel No. 04500-00-00-056A0, and which is being assessed on the tax records of the County of Albemarle, Virginia in the name of Lorene Morris, in order to subject such property to the lien thereon for delinquent real estate taxes.

It also appearing from the Complaint and by the Affidavit filed according to law that diligence has been used without effect to ascertain the location of Cache LLC or the registered agent of Cach LLC. It appearing from the Complaint and by the Affidavit filed according to law that the Complainant has used due diligence to ascertain all of the owners of the subject property but has been unable to do so and that there are or may be persons unknown who claim or may claim an interest in the property, namely the heirs, devisees, personal representatives, successors, or assigns in and to the title and interest of Elijah Elmer Morris and Lorene B. Morris, a/k/a, Loraine B. Morris..

It is therefore ORDERED that Cache LLC, and the heirs, devisees, personal representatives, successors, or assigns, if any, of Elijah Elmer Morris, Lorene B. Morris, a/k/a Loraine B. Morris, or any other Respondent, specifically including Cach LLC, as they may appear, proceeded against herein as “Parties Unknown,” appear on or before April 16, 2020 and take such action as they deem appropriate to protect any interests they may have in the above-described property.

It is further ORDERED that the foregoing portion of this Order be published once a week for two consecutive weeks in the C-Ville Weekly, that a copy hereof be posted on the door of the Courthouse and that a copy be mailed to the last known address, if any, of the Respondents.

The Clerk is hereby directed to send this Order to the C-Ville Weekly and to make the aforementioned posting and mailings.

And this cause is continued.

ENTER: Cheryl V. Higgins Judge DATE: 3/16/20 I ASK FOR THIS:

JONATHAN T. WREN, VSB #40304 MARTINWREN, P.C. 400 Locust Avenue, Suite 1 Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 (434) 817-3100 (phone) (434) 817-3110 (fax) wren@martinwrenlaw.com (e-mail) Counsel for the County of Albemarle

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Date

ENTER: Cheryl V. Higgins Judge DATE: 3/16/20

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The object of this suit is to effect a judicial sale of certain real property, reportedly containing 4.30 acres, more or less, and designated as Tax Map Parcel No. 01400-00-00-05400, and which is being assessed on the tax records of the County of Albemarle, Virginia in the name of Beverley B. Kingsley, in order to subject such property to the lien thereon for delinquent real estate taxes.

It appearing from the Complaint and by the Affidavit filed according to law that Sherman Acquisition II, L.P. is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia and that its last known address is 15 South Main Street, Greenville, South Carolina 29601.

It appearing from the Complaint and by the Affidavit filed according to law that Great Seneca Financial Corp. is not a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia and that its last known address is P. O. Box 1651, Rockville, Maryland 20849.

It appearing from the Complaint and by the Affidavit filed according to law that First North American National Bank has reportedly ceased to exist. Its last known address is 225 Chastain Meadows Court, Kennesaw, Georgia 30144.

It appearing from the Complaint and by the Affidavit filed according to law that the Complainant has used due diligence to ascertain all of the owners of the subject property but has been unable to do so and that there are or may be persons unknown who claim or may claim an interest in the property, namely the heirs, devisees, personal representatives, successors, or assigns in and to the title and interest of Beverley B. Kingsley, a/k/a Beverly B. Kingsley or any other Respondent.

It is therefore ORDERED that Sherman Acquisitions II, LP, Great Seneca Financial Corp., First North American National Bank and the heirs, devisees, personal representatives, successors, or assigns, if any, of Beverley B. Kingsley, a/k/a Beverly B. Kingsley, or any other Respondent, as they may appear, proceeded against herein as “Parties Unknown,” appear on or before April 16, 2020 and take such action as they deem appropriate to protect any interests they may have in the above-described property.

It is further ORDERED that the foregoing portion of this Order be published once a week for two consecutive weeks in the C-Ville Weekly, that a copy hereof be posted on the door of the Courthouse and that a copy be mailed to the last known address, if any, of the Respondents.

The Clerk is hereby directed to send this Order to the C-Ville Weekly and to make the aforementioned posting and mailings.

And this cause is continued.

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Albemarle Housing Improvement Program (AHIP), Jennifer Jacobs, jjacobs@ahipva.org, 434-989-5282, Managing critical home repair needs during social isolation Boys and Girls Club of Central Virginia, James Pierce, jpierce@bgclubcva. org, 434-242-8052, Shutting doors temporarily to after school care due to crisis

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Our region’s nonprofit organizations, those dedicated to social impact, are on the front lines of the COVID-19 response: They provide services to the elderly, make sure families have access to food, house and support the homeless, provide care and education to our children, and provide arts and culture that sustains us.

Because social isolation is required to slow the coronavirus infection rate, this critical, community-building work has been deeply disrupted and social impact businesses are at risk. Many have had to cancel fundraising events. Some are experiencing a drop in donations. Still others, who rely on older volunteers, are losing volunteer support. And those that depend on income from programs and services, like for-profit businesses, have seen this revenue stream dry up in the last week. Our arts and culture organizations, many of whom rely on ticket and on-site revenue for survival, have had to close their doors completely.

And yet, social impact organizations, no strangers to adapting to address systemic community challenges, have already demonstrated how resilient and responsive they can be in this crisis: • They are providing services in new, innovative ways to meet the growing & emerging needs of their clients • They are partnering with local government, the private sector and each other to leverage community assets for greater impact.

• They are taking care of their employees and their volunteers while having to restructure their business operations Many social impact organizations have, by necessity, transitioned to remote work, but those community support agen-

cies who provide front line services to our most vulnerable citizens may not have that option. There are agencies still open for business while practicing responsible social distancing at the same time.

Our social impact organizations are a critical part of the web that knits our communities together. They are our social safety net. They provide services that our government can’t and our private sector won’t. They work hard every day to make this a region where all of our community members can thrive. The business challenge is this: demand on social impact agencies actually increases when there is an economic downturn or community disruption, and yet financial support often decreases leaving these organizations less able to provide support for basic needs, to offer critical services to children and the elderly, and to enhance our quality of life when we need it most.

Below are examples of organizations finding innovative ways to help our most vulnerable neighbors through this pandemic while managing major business disruption.

City of Promise, Mary Coleman, mcoleman@cityofpromise.org, 434-228-5153, Cancelling programs indefinitely and working with schools to support students while they are out of school Abundant Life, Nathan Walton, nathan@charlottesvilleabundandlife.org, 434-774-5882, Suspending tutoring and youth mentoring while connecting with kids and their families virtually Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Central Blue Ridge, Athena Gould, agould@blueridgebigs.org, Finding new ways to support children in the program African American Teaching Fellows, Tamara Wilkerson Dias, tamara@aatf. org, 804-869-7337, Supporting fellows during school closures Network2Work, Ridge Schuyler, rschuyler@pvcc.edu, 434-996-6780, Connecting job seekers to skills they need to become valuable employees and helping employers find quality employees they need with more limited access now to resources job seekers need (ex. works skills, life management, health, employment opportunity)

Piedmont Housing Alliance, Sunshine Mathon, smathon@piedmonthousing.org, 512-217-0429, Keeping residents housed through the crisis while anticipating significant reduction in rental income creating financial risk for agency New City Arts, Maureen Brondyke, maureen@newcityarts.org, 434-2025277, Emergency relief fund for artists in partnership with The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative Live Arts, Anne Hunter, anne@livearts. org, 612-991-7285, Shuttering the theater, risking critical program revenue, and pivoting to serving community online Virginia Humanities, Justin Reid, jreid@virginia.edu, 434-390-6443, Cancelling all live programs in the nearterm and supporting partner agencies across the state in response to COVID-19 Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission, Chip Boyles, cboyles@ tjpdc.org, 434-242-7686, Government entity w/ nonprofit activities at risk and regional policy advisor relying strongly on partner nonprofits at risk, particularly small quasi-governmental and nonprofit agencies who may not be eligible for federal stimulus relief Jef ferson Area Board for Aging (JABA), Marta Keane, mkeane@ jabacares.org, 4703-615-3213, Temporarily closing community centers and now supporting seniors remotely to keep them safe The Center, Peter Thompson, peter@ thecentercville.org, 434-989-0180, Delayed opening of new Center at Belvedere and temporarily cancelling programs because older adults and those with health complications are more at risk.

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Zion Crossroads: Western Albemarle: has Greene: been 434-985-2348 434-589-2611 434-205-4355 lovingly redone by seller Ednam Hall •like Dryden Lane • Charlottesville, VA 22903 and shows a “piece of Homes@RoyWheeler.com • www.RoyWheeler.com art”. Located 2401 Southside Dr | North Garden 3425 Loch Brae Ln | Charlottesville 760 Golf View Crozet only Dr 10 |min. from UVA Country home on 7 acres with mountain views. Great Room South Fork Farms 15 minutes south on Rt 29. Large Incredible value in Old Trail. Light filled, energy efficient ENJOY PEACEFUL DAYS on the covered ENJOY SUNSETS from the 2nd level of this DON’T MISS this spacious custom home and 5 min. with vaulted ceilings, first floor master, reclaimed heart pine Colonial on 4.32 acres. 4 BR, 2.5 BA. Hardwood floors Peak Construction home w/mountain views. Charm and porch in this like new 3BR/2BA 1-level home 4BR/3.5BA home in sought after Cascadia with split floor plan, fully floored attic, huge from “Shops throughout the first floor, large kitchen w/breakfast nook, floors, new country kitchen and 2 fireplaces. Additional quality finishes throughoutshiplap, extensive trimwork, in sought-after Western Albemarle school dis- built in 2017. Shows like a model located only walkout basement with full bath but remainfamily room with fireplace, dining room & formal LR. at quartz, Stonefield”.

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ALL | 434.981.1421 restaurants. Upgrades include granite counterDoug hardwood gas fireplace, real fieldstone, Laurel Smith | 808.280.6431 of home painted a craftsman-style Anita Dunbar Burke floors, | 434.951.7122 level each with its own bath. HOA covers NEW: heating & air conditioning, plumbing, tops, stainless appliances, under cabinet light- perfectly maintained. The whole house has just everything including a small gated pool and hot water heater, deck, windows, sliding doors, ing and hardwood flooring. Master suite with been painted. Property backs to open farmbeautifully kept grounds. $249,000. Joan pellet stove, carpet, bamboo flooring, deck, tray ceilings and 2 closets. 3 additional BR, full land. $385.900. Fiona Tustian, 540-661-9089.

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This Brick Front Townhome is walking distance to Great light filled 2nd floor corner condo in Riverbend.

One Story Cape Cod Style 2 BR home with relaxing Hollymead Town Center. Beautiful LIGHT-FILLED The “Potomac” model features a unique flowing floor covered front porch. This charming home features large CARDINAL Thissuites, 2.3 acre lotwith is enKESWICK ROYALhas ACRES - 20 lots in Al-ample sized closets, and a nice sized KitchenESTATES. Incredible 2 Kitchen with 2-car garage attached. an ISLAND & of record plan with 2FOREST. large master each suite full bedrooms, breakfast nook.hardwood OPEN CONCEPT LIVING on first floor. 10 Dining located one of thePool, mostFitness beautiful areas bemarle County within minutescombo to area. Convenient location for commuting. bath.in Community Center and Clubhouse. acres of beautiful elevated,

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A DREAM HOME IS GREAT, BUT THE RIGHT ONE IS BETTER. TOTIER HILLS FARM

Exquisite brick residence, over 9,000 finished square feet, privately situated on almost 100 acres within 15-20 minutes of Charlottesville. Built circa 2001 of best quality materials with expert craftsmanship, and meticulously maintained by current owners. Rolling land invites $325,000 COUNTY many agricultural ALBEMARLE and recreational opportunities. Other improvements include a pond, swimming pool with extensive terraces and pool pavilion, detached garage/shop. MLS#600284 $2,700,000 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076 Call, text or email for brochure, more details: wwwTotierHillsFarm.com

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3859 PRESIDENTS ROAD

NOW $269,900

RED FOX LANE

Enjoy mountain views of the historic Southwest Mountains from this livable 4-bedroom residence on 6-private acres. Convenient and quick to Pantops, Downtown Historic Mall, and UVA. Within steps of all the amenities at Keswick Hall. MLS#594327 $895,000 Charlottte Dammann, 434.981.1250

Bev Nash

434-981-5560

Ruth Guss

• Renovated 3 bedroom, 2 bath, home • One level luxury living • 1350+/- sf on 1.4 acres • Vaulted ceilings, ceramic tile floors • New kitchen and bathrooms • Rear deck, high end appliances

707 Rosewood Dr.

BELLAIR

434-960-0414

133 BLUE RIDGE DR

#COMINGSOON IN TUR 2 UNITS AVAIL

• 4 Bedroom, 3 Full Baths, 3,300+ Sq. Ft. • Beautiful Solid Oak Floors on Main Level • Granite Counter Tops & Stainless Appliances • New Master Bath with Tiled Shower • Side Screen Porch, Circular Paved Driveway • Stone Robinson Elementary School District

$262,000

C. 1953 brick home, private 1-acre lot. Personal home of well-known architect, William N. Hale, 3 BR, 2 BA, LR, kitchen, dining room, and hardwood floors. Convenient, close-in location minutes west of the city limits. More acreage available. MLS#601140 $685,000 Steve McLean 434.981.1863

$424,900

COMING SOON IN LAKE REYNOVIA RAPIDAN FARM

1,674-acre farm/estate in the Piedmont Hills of Orange County! Set in total privacy and borders the clear waters of the Rapidan River for almost 4 miles. Additional offerings available. MLS#575383 $11,600,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863 www.RapidanFarm.com

Shannon G. Hudson

540.661.2083

2 BED 2 BATH W/S • Classic home in a classy neighborhood • 5 bedrooms w/3 masters, 4.5 baths • Landscaped w/brick courtyard & fountain • Partial basement w/1 car garage • Sunroom, FP, built in bookshelves

117-3: $170,0 102-3: 7102 Blackwells Hollow Rd MLS 589947 $163,0 HIGH GROUND

Charming, Ivy mini-estate, is perched on a knoll to take full advantage of the Blue Ridge Mountain views. One-level, 3-bedroom, 3-bath residence with separate garage is located only 6 miles west of UVA in Western School district. MLS#600742 $675,000 Tim Michel, 434.960.1124

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NEW CONSTRUCTION

Dan Corbin

434-531-6155

• New 3 Bd, 2 Ba, One Level, 1550 sq ft • Beautiful Cul de sac location, Wooded View • No HOA, Well & Septic = No Water Bills • Many Upgrades, 2 Car Garage, Quality Local Builder • Fluvanna Co, Near Schools, Hi Speed Internet • Still time to pick colors. Ready Feb 2020 • MLS 598132

Cabin on the Tye

$327,000 OAKLAND FARM

Candice van der Linde 434-981-8730

• 3 bed 2 full bath one level single family home.

• Screened porch addition for year round enjoyment.

• Private yard.

• Split bedroom design with gleaming hardwoods & tons of natural light.

• Large garage w workshop space & Extended driveway • Offered at $347k

$360,000

663± acre working farm dating from circa 1767 with over a mile frontage on the Willis River in Cumberland County. Character-rich, 5-bedroom main home, circa 1740 guest cottage, barns, and other outbuildings. MLS#549952 $2,595,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

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Dan Corbin

434-531-6155

• Log Home on 29 acres near Crabtree Falls • 2 bedroom, 2 bath, Fireplace, Furnished • 400+ ft. on the Beautiful Tye River • Perfect Full Time, Weekend or Vacation Rental Home • Call agent about MLS 595601 Enjoy Nelson Co.!

434.985.0021 410 West Main Street Charlottesville, VA 22902 Downtown

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Exceptionally charming cottage-style home with wonderful open spaces nestled on 25+ acres in the heart of Free Union’s finest estate properties. 4-BR, 3.5-BA, energy efficient home is surrounded by its acreage with a lovely view and delightful setting. MLS#596705 $1,485,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

THE ROCKS Designed by local architect Richard Funk and built on a lot that provides Lori Click privacy and 434-326-7593 gorgeous Blue Ridge • 3 bedrooms, 2Mountain full baths, 1,730 Fin. Sq. Ft. views.

1st-floor master, • 19 +/- Acres, open & ready to bewith fencedfireplace, for animals spacious living room • Quality brick home with “good bones” gourmet chef ’s kitchen with breakfast • Needs cosmetic TLC area opening to screened porch, dining • Brick, detached 2 car garage with electric opener room with abay and wet bar, • In-ground pool, just needs new window liner MLS #594708 family room with built-in book shelves and fireplace. 2nd floor: 3 bedrooms, 3 full baths, and storage. Walk-out lower level: 2 bedrooms, full bath, exercise room, rec room, and ample storage. MLS#601178 $1,285,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

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3 bedrooms 3 full baths Massive decking Beautiful stone fireplace Mountain Views Over 5 acres 3248 SF $465,000

434-465-4444

MLS# 598510 FRAY’S GRANT TURTLE CREEK

Ten fabulous home sites mostly in beautiful hardwoods, gently rolling and PRICED BELOW TAX ASSESSMENTS! Two lots have 21 acres each, private settings and frontage on the Rivanna River. Ten minutes to Airport, excellent shopping.

Call Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076 for pricing.

Candice van der Linde 434-981-8730 • • • • • •

2 UNITS AVAILABLE 2 Bed 2 Bath w/Solarium Superiorly well maintained Tenants until Spring 2020 Keep as an investment or owner occupy May work out a deal for cash buyers obtaining both units • 117-3: $170,000 - 102-3: $163,000!

Superiorly well maintained SPRINGDALE Tenants until Spring 2020 Built around 1800 in eastern Goochland County, 434.974.1500 approximately 30 minutes fromkeep downtown as Rich-an investm Option to Glenwood Station Ln mond and 943 45 minutes to downtown Charlottesville.

Property includes 60 acres, a pond, woodland, and Suite 203 May work out a deal for cash garage apartment. MLS#1930232 $995,000 Philip Charlottesville VA 22901 Reed, 804.833.8325 or Steve McLean,434.981.1863 both units

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HANDLEY FARM ESTATES

Impeccably built 4-bedroom home with gorgeous mountain views on nearly 5+ acres in Western Albemarle. A 10 minute drive to Waynesboro or Charlottesville and walking distance to awardwinning breweries and wineries. MLS#585923 $1,295,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

RED HILL

Historical circa 1835 Antebellum-era brick home on 35 acres. 4 covered porches to enjoy the wonderful rolling pastures and Blue Ridge Mountain views.

Convenient to Rt. 151 wineries, breweries, restaurants, Wintergreen, and Charlottesville. MLS#600498 $545,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

WEST LEIGH

Over 5,000 finished sf., 4 bedrooms, 4.5 baths, on elevated 4.5 acre lot with quiet setting and mountain views. Renovated, spacious floor plan, main-level master, and walk-out terrace level. Priced below tax assessment at $895,000. MLS#599691 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076

SOMERSET

Circa 1856, 4-BR, 3-BA home on 4+ acres fronting the scenic Rapidan River and adjacent to other large historic farms and estates in Orange County.

Located 30 mins. to Charlottesville, 60 minutes to Richmond and 90 minutes to DC. MLS#596560 $845,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

BELLAIR

Solid-built c. 1953 brick home on private 1-acre lot in desirable Bellair. Beautiful, mature landscaping surrounds the home. Convenient, close-in location minutes west of the City limits. More acreage available. MLS#601140 $685,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

LONESOME MOUNTAIN ROAD

5-acre lot with road frontage only 4 miles from Charlottesville. This country but close-to-town location is conveniently located with quick access to Historic Downtown Mall, Martha Jefferson Hospital, UVA, NGIC, airport, and North Fork Business Park.

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

SUMMIT RIDGE TRAIL

Expansive Blue Ridge Mountain views from this custom built comfortable residence on a protected 1.4 acres. Spacious bright living areas, upgraded kitchen, 4 BR and 2.5 BA. Flexible space all with-in minutes of I-64, Pantops, Downtown, & UVA. MLS#597258 $1,195,000 Charlotte Dammann, 434.981.1250

AUTHENTIC LOG CABIN

On Wintergreen Mountain. Custom built, magnificent details and craftsmanship. Private but close to golf, skiing, spa, and hiking. 3 bedroom suites on 2-levels, screened porch, large decks. Selling fully furnished, million dollar property at bargain price: $475,000 MLS#591549 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076

NOTTINGHAM ROAD

Spacious main level with living room, kitchen/ family room, dining room, sun room, first floor master bedroom/bath. Nestled in a quiet residential neighborhood but convenient to UVA, downtown, North Fork Research Park, and NGIC. MLS#599498 $689,000 C. Dammann, 434.981.1250

VILLA DESTE

Over 5,000 finished sf., 4-BR, 4.5- BA manor home, recently expanded with generous main-level master suite including mostly finished walk-out terrace level.

Great setting, private, with pastoral and mountain views. Western School District! MLS#601834 $1,227,000 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076

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CHURCH POINT FARM

Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to own an entire “neck� of 944 acres along the lower Chickahominy River with 8 miles of shoreline which is managed for cropland, waterfowl, deer, turkey and dove. The property features 3-BR brick dwelling. MLS#1912243 $4,475,000 Philip Reed, 804.833.8325 www.churchpointfarm.com

MILTON VILLAGE

21-acre lot located just minutes east of Charlottesville. Level building site with 4-board fencing along the road frontage. Creek, small pond, and automatic waterers. Public Rivanna River access only half mile away. MLS#586469 $398,000 Mark Mascotte, 434.825.8610

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capture appreciation, though Merrick says this has not been a huge advantage over the past couple of years. And fourth is for liquidity by being able to sell a home within three to six months.

With all those reasons to buy, how is the market for vacation homes?

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Wintergreen Resort At Wintergreen, 85 percent of the homes are second homes. Merrick sees all five reasons come into play for buyers looking there.

But you can’t top the personal enjoyment factor. As a mountain top resort, the amenities are built on the peaks rather than at the base of the mountain.

Skiing, tubing, 45 holes of golf, tennis, a spa, and full-service restaurants combine to make this fun all year long. Add in the Nature Foundation at Wintergreen, hiking trails, and proximity to the Nelson 151 Craft Beverage Trail and there’s no reason to leave.

It took a little while for Wintergreen to recover from the 2007-2009 Great Recession, and recent ownership changes have made significant improvements.

But Merrick says “Wintergreen is still a bargain. Consensus is that the market for homes here has bottomed out, bounced and is on the rise. If price is a factor, don’t wait too long to decide because from here, prices are headed up.”

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Massanutten Resort

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ake your pick. Vacation in the mountains, on the water, in the country, or in town. Central Virginia has more options than most and there’s no better time to see if a second home is right for you.

Not everyone is interested in buying and owning a second home. But more are both interested and able, because the short-term rental market has put that goal within reach of more people than ever before.

What’s true in the general residential real estate market is also true in the vacation home market. A shortage of

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homes for sale makes it a sellers’ market, while extraordinary financing conditions entice buyers to participate because the numbers work and there is so much fun to be experienced.

Five of the more popular places to purchase a vacation home in this area are Wintergreen Resort, Massanutten Resort, Lake Anna, Lake Monticello, and Smith Mountain Lake. Each have their own unique attractions that draw different buyers to them.

Why Buy a Vacation Home?

Tim Merrick, REALTOR® with Wintergreen Realty, LLC, describes five basic

motivations that move people to buy a second home. One is personal enjoyment. Central Virginia has so many different activities for owners to enjoy, making it a high target area for vacation homes. Year-round outdoor activities and cultural and entertainment venues abound. Whether buyers are looking at one of the nearby resort or lake communities, a rural property or downtown Charlottesville, this area is a hotbed for personal enjoyment.

The other four motivations are related to financial goals. One is to purchase a home as a tax shelter. Second is to generate income through rental; third is to

Just 50 miles to the north, in Rockingham County, is the other area all seasons resort, Massanutten.

Like Merrick, Jeff Konstant, of Massanutten Realty, is bullish on vacation homes. And he’s particularly enthusiastic about homes in Massanutten Village, with good reason. It is within two to four hours of major population centers like Washington and Baltimore, making Massanutten’s popularity easy to understand.

But the feather in Massanutten’s cap is being recognized in February 2020 by Evolve Vacation Rental as one of the top ten best places to buy a vacation rental in the United States to maximize return on investment. Massanutten Village (the McGaheysville, Virginia zip code) came in at number two!

Konstant was not surprised. Massanutten Village checks all the boxes: proximity to population centers, yearround outdoor recreation, and ease of renting short-term. With the Resort, Shenandoah National Park, and the Appalachian Trail all close by, the hiking, golf, canoeing, rafting, skiing, horseback riding, and anything else outdoors is virtually unlimited.

While Konstant recognizes the hit the economy is taking with the pandemic, he remains optimistic about the viability of the vacation home market. Stock market declines, or even high volatility, often drive people to move their money to real estate. Given everything that’s good about this area’s opportunities for high enjoyment and high return on investment, Konstant expects that trend to continue in Central Virginia.

For those that would rather be near water than in the mountains, there are plenty of lake front options.

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Gorgeous 5+ acre lakefront estate. Brick columns & stamped drive entry, circle driveway, beautifully landscaped grounds, all brick low-maintenance exterior. This 5 BR Traditional home features solid wood doors, hardwood & ceramic tile floors, special acoustic walls & highend sound system in home theatre room, and freshly updated kitchen & 4.5 bathrooms with new fixtures/vanities/showers.

Fenced back yard for dog/kids, leads to a wonderful Dock and Lakefront retreat.

MLS# 867139 $1,299,000

Traditional Lake Home at Contentment Island. There are Three 15X18 Master Bedroom en-suites/baths which makes this home a delight for guests as well as the homeowners. Cathedral ceilings in great room, 9’ ceilings on entry, and 10’ ceilings on the Lower Level. Solid wood doors, wood-stained trim throughout.

Landscaped beautifully with irrigation and slate patio with like-new hot tub and a huge Deck overlooking the lake! Southern facing on lakeside in a huge cove.

MLS# 867139 $859,000

Incredible & Private, Lake Home on a Point Lot looking down the main lake towards Smith Mountain! Mostly one-level living home with soaring ceilings, great room with fireplace, huge kitchen, and even a 2nd Kitchen in the Lower-level and pool table room. Paver patio with built-in outdoor lighting and gorgeous sunsets at the fire pit down by the lake. The Dock is a one of the largest, is spectacular with a covered slip and disappearing Seadoo lift/port, large covered deck, with a huge party deck on top providing expansive views in all directions.

MLS# 863873 $759,000

Impressive ‘Jim Barna’’ Log Home on a private gentle tapering Point Lot w/185 ft. WFT. & Covered aluminum Dock with boat slip! Quality Features thru-out includes random-plank Carlisle Hickory floors, radiant floor heat and 2 zone geo-thermal HVAC. Cathedral ceiling in Great room w/Fireplace, lg. Dining area & upgraded Kitchen w/huge Pantry; cozy bay-window breakfast nook and true one-level–living. Timber-tech Decking w/ iron-look railings overlooking the Lake.

MLS# 867416 $755,000

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Contemporary-Brick Ranch, openfloor plan lake home with awesome-unobstructed Lake Views!!

Updated chefs kitchen w/custom cabinetry, tile splash, granite Ctops, stainless appliances/ range hood, MBR Suite, Office, crown mldg & gleaming hardwood floors. L-Level has 2 Lg. BR/2 BA’s, pool table room just off the lg seating area w/FP over-looking the lake. Pavers, landscaped retaining wall/flwr beds, walkway to Covered Dock, w/swim floater & boat lift. MLS# 859784 $599,000

Beautifully appointed low-maintenance Home on an Eagles-perch above Leesville Lake.

Open floor-plan w/FP, hardwood & ceramic tile floors w/ high ceilings. WOW-Kitchen w/ high-quality features: Solid Maple Cabinetry w/pullout drawers, granite c-tops, outdoor Deck w/19’ elec-awning. Bonus rooms above garage, extra BR & Office.

Entire LL is unfin-basement storage/playroom, easily finished.

Huge Slate rock Lower Patio w/Hot Tub & gas Fire Pit area.

MLS# 826399 $599,000

This beautifully maintained 3 BR, 3 FB home is neat, clean and well-built with NO HOA, and sits on a large 3 acre lot.

Lower level 4th BR possible and a 2nd Kitchen as well.. perfect for teenager, mom, or guests. Plenty of room to do whatever you like and includes a large detached 16x24 shop for woodworking or hobbies. Covered screened in porch and full-length deck overlooking the lake.

MLS# 863580 $499,000

Wonderful Vacation or Retirement ‘Barna’ Log Home on 3 acre lakefront lot in Runaway Bay. Beautiful wrap-around covered porch and Decks, with a side-porch outdoor Fireplace!

Walk 3-panel glass/Wood Front Door into Vaulted ceilings and exposed Beams; granite counter tops, solid maple cabinets, Stainless Appliances, Fireplace in Great room and big windows to the lake and outdoor Decks!

Upstairs loft has a Bedroom/ FBath and open loft sitting area.

MLS# 867375 $439,000

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This unique 4 BDRM 2.5 BTH home is situated on a very private 37.86 wooded acres. There is almost a 300 ft driveway from the road to the house, so privacy is assured. At the back of the property, 2 creeks come together forming a very bold Castle Rock Creek...Imagine children wading or fishing in the creek on a hot Summer day. There is an abundance of wildlife for your enjoyment. There is a small cleared area behind the house for family picnic or be creative.

MLS# 866869 $335,000

Amazing point Lot location

with long VIEWS in both directions and a flat walk to the lakefront...recent upgrades include new flooring and paint, plumbing/lighting fixtures, and porch-Coming Soon: New firepit, Appliances, & Countertops. Lots of bonus room(s) both finished and unfinished for playroom, hobbies and an office at the lake! Convenient location. only 15 minutes to Smith Mountain Lake State Park art and Huddleston.

MLS# 860750 $325,000

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122 POINTE O WOODS DR You will fall in Love with this hybrid Log/Timberframe home; woodsy lot with views of the 16th green in ML golf course! Exterior looks like siding, but is full logs very energy efficient! Huge wall of windows allows in lots of light, w/tongue & groove wood ceilings, expansive open interior with exposed beams; floating open-staircase to Loft/Office with add’l bedroom possible; and 2 Kitchens! Lower level is a big area with kitchen, play room with pool table & wood-stove heats entire house; Space for 4 BR’s.

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Buyers come from Charlottesville, Northern Virginia, Washington, and the mid-Atlantic states. But it’s not unusual to see buyers from California or even international clients.

Smith Mountain Lake has more than 500 miles of shoreline so there are lots of options for choosing just the right site.

Sunrise over the water? No problem.

Sunset? Got it.

Buyers that want to be close to shops, restaurants and more developed areas, like Westlake Corner, congregate in Franklin County on the north and west side of the lake. From there, Roanoke is just a 30-minute drive.

Year-round residents at Smith Mountain Lake account for about 30 percent of the population. The rest are investors and owners that rent out their home for much of the year and enjoy it themselves part-time. Baran says, “There are a significant number of people who live here from April to Thanksgiving, and then head south for the winter months.

Many head to places like Charleston, South Carolina; just far enough to take the chill out of the air. And to meet the investment tax requirements to be out of the home for 6 months and 1 day.”

The attraction to vacationers includes all the typical water and boating activities. A 40-mile navigable stretch from tip to tip hosts every kind of water vessel from wake boards and stand-up paddle boards, to speed boats and pontoons.

Three hours north of Raleigh and four hours from D.C., Smith Mountain Lake is less fancy resort and more small-town atmosphere. As is true with most great vacation spots, many buyers start out renting a vacation home here and then end up buying.

Lake Anna “At Lake Anna, the market for vacation waterfront homes has been booming this year,” says Ashley Walton Hoffman, REALTOR® with Lake Anna Island Realty.

“Given the low inventory, it is certainly a sellers’ market, and our seller clients are getting top dollar for their homes and maximizing their equity positions.

Often, the home sells for more than the asking price.”

“To help increase our inventory, we’ve been ringing the bell, advising our clients that now is the time to sell if they are thinking about it.”

And buyers have been benefiting from easy borrowing and low interest rates. “Many of our buyers have primary residences elsewhere and purchase waterfront homes at Lake Anna as a vacation or investment home. This is a popular vacation destination with homes fetching $6,000 or more per week as a rental.

Other buyers are finding their dream homes or their retirement homes here.”

Buyers come from Charlottesville, Northern Virginia, Washington, and the mid-Atlantic states. But it’s not unusual to see buyers from California or even international clients.

“We recently assisted a couple from D.C. with the purchase of a lovely waterfront home on Lake Anna. Not only did we help them find the house, but we helped them shop for a boat that would be just right for this couple and their two kids. It was so gratifying seeing them with keys to the boat and keys to their new home, knowing they would make memories to last the rest of their lives.”

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Lake Monticello For a different kind of lake experience with more permanent residents, check out Lake Monticello. Vicki Wilson, Principal Broker/Owner of Monticello Country Realtors, agrees that the vacation and second home buyer market is doing well. Lots of options exist with an inventory of 38 active listings as of this writing, ranging from $149,000-$619,000 (seven of them waterfront). In 2019, 22 waterfront homes sold, with Monticello Country Realtors selling both the lowest price at $317,500 and the highest price at $785,000.

The waterfront at Lake Monticello consists mostly of full-time residents, but Wilson knows that many started by buying a second home. “Quite a few buyers become acquainted with Lake Monticello by visiting friends or family and fall in love with the lake. They end up buying a second home here to use on weekends. Eventually it gets harder to leave and some decide to retire early or work remotely using our high-speed internet so they can stay.”

Compared to other places, “prices and tax rates at Lake Monticello are low, bringing many buyers here for value and investments.” Vacation rentals are not

permitted but long-term rentals are.

With interest rates so low, now is a great time to talk to a REALTOR® specializing in lake properties. You can be pretty sure that prices are likely to go up.

“Our motto has always been ‘Vacation year-round at Lake Monticello.’ As a homeowner of 23 years, I can personally say the lake is a great stress reliever.” Just what we all could use right about now.

Smith Mountain Lake Another waterfront destination is Smith Mountain Lake, south east of Roanoke, where Deb Baran, Associate

Broker with RE/MAX Lakefront Realty, Inc., says the water is fine, and so is the market. Sales were very strong in 2019, the best since 2007-2009, and the first quarter of 2020 has kept pace.

“Now with the pandemic, we are going through a lot of uncertainty. But our experience during crises, is that places like Smith Mountain Lake become safe spots for people to ride out the storm.

With flights curtailed and big cities seeing limitations, people who normally travel are rethinking the whole vacation concept. A haven a few hours from home becomes very attractive.”

Some of the expansion in the vacation home market occurred because it became easy to subsidize the purchase with short-term rental income.

Konstant explains. “Airbnb has exploded the market. Before they came into the picture, VRBO/HomeAway was the only big platform available globally.

Now anyone with a smart phone can create their own vacation rental platform.”

“Not only did it bring in more buyers, Airbnb influenced the size of homes being built. During the 2004-2006 boom, the demand for bigger homes with more sleeping capacity became all the rage in the vacation market. This allowed owners to attract larger groups for short-term rentals and gain more revenue to support the investment.”

The current combination of stock market losses and volatility, coupled with the capacity to reduce the cost of owning a second home, is likely to continue to drive buyers to wonderful places throughout Central Virginia.

But the real draw is just how much fun it can be to own a vacation home here.

Carla Huckabee is a writer on healthy communities and high performing real estate and used Airbnb to subsidize a second home in Charlottesville before moving here.

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It’s amazing to me today that I still hear the same false rumors from people sometimes that I heard two decades ago. The mortgage company does not take title to your home and yes the heirs still inherit the home upon the borrower’s passing. Those are the two most misunderstood topics. And yes the money you receive is not income so it is not taxed as some people think. Also, Medicare and Social Security are not effected by the proceeds that you receive from a reverse mortgage. And yes it’s true that you are not required to ever make a payment for as long as you live in the home.

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nprecedented. How many times have you heard that word in the past four weeks? If you work in the mortgage business, you have been the one saying it. Every day.

Things were pretty settled before the Federal Reserve made its emergency moves. Jay Domenic, Branch Manager with Movement Mortgage, was comfortable making a prediction about mortgage rates in the short-term. “And now it’s so hard. We blinked our eyes and the market totally shifted.”

Domenic has never seen mortgage pricing change so rapidly. “Mortgage brokers used to be able to say, ‘Today’s mortgage rate is….’ Now we say, ‘The rate at this moment is…’ But people need to remember that an interest rate anywhere below 5 percent is a really good one.”

Knowing where rates have been helps put the slight uptick that we experienced last month into perspective. When the housing crisis hit in 2008, the average annual 30-year fixed rate was 6.23 percent, according to annual Bankrate data.

That mortgage rate hit its historic low of 3.52 percent in July 2016. But that feels like nothing when compared to 18 percent in 1981.

There seems to be consensus among the pros that mortgage rates won’t stray

far from their current position.

Phil Denfeld, Executive Vice President of Corporate Operations for First Heritage Mortgage, is one of those that feels confident that the mortgage rate in the near term will stay close to where it is now. “It’s not going to go way up, but it’s probably not going to go way down, either.”

“We are definitely in uncharted territory. The swings we saw in the bond markets are unprecedented. We used to see swings of maybe 20 basis points. In mid-March, we saw swings of 300 basis points. In a single day.” Unprecedented.

“So many factors go into a mortgage rate. And the lenders have been inundated with a high volume of loan requests due to a very active real estate market.

Everyone is struggling to keep up. That, too, affects the rate. Once things calm down, even if it’s us getting used to a new normal, the mortgage rate will be able to react to the measures that the Federal Reserve has taken. And we may see the rate you pay come down a bit.”

Doug Adamson agrees. An economist and Senior Loan Officer and Certified Mortgage Planner with Fulton Mortgage Company, Adamson is concerned about the general economy but optimistic about the future of mortgage rates.

“Three major factors brought us to

where we are now. The Federal Reserve’s emergency reduction in the federal funds rate in March spooked the stock market and initiated a broad sell-off. Unfortunately, mortgage rates and the federal funds rate don’t move in tandem; it’s more like a seesaw. When the federal funds rate goes down, mortgage rates go up, which is exactly what we saw in mid-March.”

“Then the Fed committed to buying mortgage backed securities, which does directly impact the mortgage rate. When that happened, we saw a three-fourths percent improvement in one day. That is the single greatest daily improvement in my 26 years in the business. It was unprecedented.”

“And finally, as most of the speculators leave the stock market due to uncertainty over Federal actions and the coronavirus, the distortions and swings will be much smaller. That should bring us all some stability.”

Adamson has good reason to be optimistic about where mortgage rates are headed, but perhaps less optimistic about the economy in general. The reality is, as the economy contracts, mortgage rates generally fall. Either way, he expects any movements to be less dramatic than they were in March.

“Based on the impacts of COVID-19 and how it might affect employment and businesses, for the remainder of 2020 I anticipate mortgage rates in the low fours or below.”

Domenic agrees. “As long as public gatherings continue to be limited and businesses are closed, this will be a severe

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drain on the economy. That will keep interest rates low. I don’t see a point where we won’t have a mortgage rate that starts with a four or even a three.”

How this all influences the housing market is yet to be determined. In late February, Dr. Robert Dietz, Chief Economist for the National Association of Home Builders, came to Charlottesville to provide an overview of the real estate market. He presented mostly positive data. With mortgage rates and unemployment rates both under four percent, and consumer confidence riding high, the outlook was encouraging.

Will COVID-19 change this? Most experts expect mortgage rates to stay around or below four percent for the foreseeable future. The unknown is how it impacts the broader economy. If potential buyers are less sure about the future of their jobs and concerned about what just happened to their 401k accounts, that may dampen some of the current enthusiasm in the real estate market.

Alternatively, if people leave the stock market because of the volatility, they may be ready to invest that money in real estate by upgrading to a new home or buying a second home. That will help the real estate market.

However this plays out, the word from those closest to the mortgage market is that mortgage rates are likely to be just fine for the remainder of 2020.

Carla Huckabee writes about healthy communities and high performing real estate. She paid 14 percent interest on her first house in 1984.

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