Fine Charlottesville Real Estate #1 The most popular Charlottesville homes are in Western Albemarle and located in the small, attractive hamlets of Ivy (birthplace of Merriwether Lewis) and Crozet. Crozet is Albemarle County's designated cluster zone...meaning this is where the majority of new Charlottesville homes are located. The Western Albemarle School District is probably the finest in Central Virginia and 93% of the graduates go off to college. The average Charlottesville home is about $300,000 for a single family, 3 bedroom home. Charlottesville taxes are also low so this attracts a lot of buyers from New York and New Jersey. The most expensive Charlottesville homes are in Keswick which is 5 minutes east of Charlottesville. The Keswick farms along the Louisa Road are some of the finest in America and home to Thomas Jefferson and Meriwether Lewis. Charlottesville offers four FULL seasons and a terrific, family-friendly environment. Recently voted the Best Place To Raise A Family, the majority of Charlottesville homes are 3 bedroom and built during the real estate boom of 2004-2005 when we saw our population skyrocket. It was also that year that Charlottesville was voted the Number One Place To Live In America. One major reason many Floridians move north is the majestic, pastoral beauty of the Piedmont area of Virginia. Almost every Charlottesville home has a view of the Blue Ridge Mountains...and they are blue! We moved here in 1998 and immediately bought a run-down historic Charlottesville home in Ivy. $200,000 later our home was worth 4 times what we paid for it. Now this is not happening today, but it will again soon. And yes we do have our share of Charlottesville foreclosures and short sales. The area is relatively crime-free (and kept so as this is the second most traveled to destination on the East coast other than Washington, DC), superb schools, fine dining, superb music scene, lively arts community, fabulous sports facilities, the University of Virginia and horses everywhere. Come visit with us and let's go look at a few affordable Charlottesville homes. #2 Now is the time to buy a Charlottesville home. Not only is your purchase going to be a sound investment but you'll pick up a home now for almost 20% less than a year ago. Charlottesville is consistently ranked by national publications such as Forbes, Frommer's, Town and Country, USA Today, the New York Times, and CNN Money as the number one place to raise a child and/or do business. Charlottesville is a wonderful place to work. This fabulous spot in the Piedmont area of Virginia offers sprawling 18th century, Georgian, Albemarle plantations, historic Charlottesville homes, spectacular Charlottesville horse farms, pastoral rolling land, cozy rustic cottages from the 1920's to the 1940's, and fixer-uppers. The Blue Ridge Mountains and James River offer extraordinary views, and many of the Charlottesville homes you find will be private, situated away from any major thoroughfare, with mature trees around them and enough acreage to give you total privacy, yet within minutes to shopping and Whole Foods.
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The Charlottesville area offers so much to the nature-seeker/historian/archeologist. There is also an incredible historical element to our. Charlottesville was founded by Thomas Jefferson and is home to Monticello, his luxurious Albemarle historical estate and the University of Virginia. You will experience the rich tradition that dates back to the colonial days when you invest in real estate in Charlottesville. A number of other famous people made their homes in the Charlottesville area. Presidents James Madison (in Orange County), James Monroe (in Albemarle County), Zachary Taylor (in Orange County), John Tyler (near Charles City), Woodrow Wilson (in Staunton), Theodore Roosevelt & Franklin D Roosevelt (in Albemarle County) all invested in Charlottesville area real estate. George Armstrong Custer, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark also lived in Charlottesville and their residences still remain here today. The Charlottesville area offers a number of incredible amenities. These include six championship golf courses (Glenmore, Keswick, Old Trail, Farmington, Stoney Creek and Devils Knob (Wintergreen Resort), a four-star ski resort, the University of Virginia (with its famous UVA Medical Center & Martha Jefferson Hospitals), numerous professional equestrian centers, and fantastic tennis, swimming, and rafting on the James River. The University of Virginia was recently voted recently the country's number one public university by the Princeton Review consistently battling it out with William & Mary. If you purchase a Charlottesville home in the city you will be within walking distance the historic Charlottesville Downtown Mall. The Charlottesville downtown area offers primarily specialty shops and diverse restaurants, but is also beloved for its Paramount Theater, the indoor Charlottesville Ice Park and historic movie theater, The Jefferson. There is also an outdoor amphitheater, The Charlottesville Pavilion, which features world class entertainment. Charlottesville Virginia real estate offers all a fine public school system...one of the best in the state. In addition to the University of Virginia ("the Public Ivy League College") for secondary education, the public school system for primary education is quite strong. With its low student-to-teacher ratio and commitment to excellence, the public school system has won national acclaim as many teachers come directly from UVA's world-renown Curry School of Teaching. Charlottesville homes are Now more affordable despite the exclusive nature of some areas of Albemarle County such as Keswick & Earlysville, overall the region is ranked as one of the most affordable places in the nation to live. The market here is very slow right now which means it is a buyer's market. You can purchase a Charlottesville home for 20% less than last year. Unemployment is very low, and as of 2006, the average house income was $45,000, while the average estimated house value was $255,000. This makes Charlottesville homes both a sound and viable investment. #3 Charlottesville homes were ranked the most sought-after real estate in 2004 and 2005 when Charlottesville was voted the Number One Place To Live In America. As of November 1st, 2011, Charlottesville homes are the 3rd most desireable real estate to buy. All in all this is pretty damn good news but why? What makes a Charlottesville home so popular? Well several reasons: Excellent Charlottesville Public Schools; laughable real estate taxes; a music scene unsurpassed except by major cities; low crime; no traffic; two fox hunts; exquisite eighteenth century; Palladian architecture (much of it designed by Thomas Jefferson, himself); charlottesville-area-real-estate.com
the University of Virginia is the number one public university in America (and Charlottesville homes near UVA are suprisingly affordable); the Virginia Film Festival; Virginia Festival of the Book; 5 star dining; unsurpassed sports facilities for young and old alike and extraordinary natural scenery (the Blue Ridge Mountains are always within view are truly blue). Charlottesville farms are world renown as some of the finest in America. And if you like history...considers this: Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, James Madison, Theodore Roosevelt and Lewis & Clark all lived here (so expect to see fine Charlottesville historic homes around every curve on our fantastic roadways). Everywhere you look, our pastoral, verdant countryside is visible...And four full seasons! Richmond is 1 hour east and Washington, DC is 2 hours north. The average, 3 bedroom, Charlottesville home costs $300,000 but you can do better...just be patient as Charlottesville homes have depreciated in value by 23% since 2007. People purchase Charlottesville homes after one look here...I know because my wife did...Wayne Newton, Art Garfunkle, Dave Mathews, John Grisham all have owned a spectacular Charlottesville home at one time. Contact this Charlottesville real estate agent to view all Charlottesville homes and Charlottesville short sales. Or if you prefer living the country life ask us about Albemarle real estate. By:- Kurt Vogelsang at http://www.charlottesville-area-real-estate.com/
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