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CAAR Mid Year Market Report 2009

Click here to check out the CAAR Mid-Year Market Report!

Posted on July 9, 2009 Leave a Comment

City of Charlottesville Housing Affordability Program

Just this week the City will be sending out applications for it’s 2009 housing affordability program. The aim of this program is to offer credits of either $375 or $525 (depending on the income of the applicant) toward their 2009 December real estate tax bill. Criteria is as follows (taken from the Charlottesville Housing Authority Program website at the City

Posted on July 2, 2009 Leave a Comment

Appealing Your Tax Assessment

I have had several clients and friends ask me about their most recent Albemarle County Tax Assessments (just sent to home owners yesterday) and if there is any way to fight the numbers. I found a really great article that summarizes everything you need to know about this subject and then some. Many thanks to Sellsius Real Estate Blog! Some

Posted on January 4, 2009 Leave a Comment

The State of Our Market

I have gotten several individual requests recently from both buyers and sellers to give them specific numbers and data about the current Charlottesville market. I have run some numbers and gotten together some data, but also wanted to just make some general statements as well. We are currently experiencing a buyer’s market. What this means is that there are more

Posted on March 10, 2008 Leave a Comment

Lowest International Cost of Living

According to the investment services provider Mercer’s latest Worldwide Individual Tax Comparator Report, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) provides the best ratio of net to gross salary, with no income tax and small social-security contributions, meaning people enjoy a 95 percent return. In second place is Russia, which has a flat 13 percent tax for all income levels, while Hong Kong is in

Posted on February 6, 2008 Leave a Comment