A Charlottesville Seniors Real Estate Specialist Can Assist Equestrians

You may have heard of using the services of a seniors real estate specialist to help seniors with their transition as they downsize or move to an age restricted home.  However an equestrian may not feel that a real estate agent with a SRES designation would be a good choice to help them.  But  what about if you could find a seniors residential specialist who was also a horse property specialist?

Helping Equestrian Seniors Move

Downsizing with horses has its own challenges.  It may be a difficult transition if you are used to totally caring for your horses yourself.   Or you may be used to having a large farm with many horses and are faced with whittling down the numbers to just a few.  Your seniors real estate specialist – horse property specialist will guide you through your options.  He will be able to assist you with the sale of your farm and find professionals who can help with packing and also the sale or donation of extra farm equipment.

Equestrian seniors may still wish to maintain their equestrian activity at some level.  They may just wish to find a smaller farm with less acreage to take care of and an easier barn to work out of.  Or a home in an equestrian community could be a good choice.  Another option would be boarding your horses and letting someone else be responsible for the care.  If you are from out of the area, a horse property specialist can help you find the barn that is closest to where you want to live that would be a good fit for you and your horses.

Downsizing with horses is a transition in an equestrian’s life and a Charlottesville seniors real estate specialist can help, especially if they are an equestrian property specialist as well.

Copyright 2011 all rights reserved by Pam Dent  “A Charlottesville Seniors Real Estate Specialist Can Assist Equestrians“.   Written by Pam Dent.

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Charlottesville Country Homes – Well Priced Homes Are Selling

This well priced Charlottesville home  went under contract in one week.

65 Turkey Lane, Faber, VA
3 bedroom, 2 baths, 5.0 acre, log home $270,000

Stunning log home

 

Even with all of the inventory on the Charlottesville real estate market well priced homes are selling.  The key word here is price.  Buyers are savvy; they know the available inventory and are looking for a deal.  In order to sell quickly it is important for a home to be in perfect condition.  Todays buyers do not want to have to fix up their new home.  They want it to be in move in condition.  Therefore it pays to fix all of those little items before the home goes on the market.  However the main thing that today’s buyer is shopping is price.  They have been conditioned by the media to expect a great deal.  As a result of searching the internet, buyers know what is out there and how the homes are priced.  If you want to get an offer, you will need to make sure that not only is your home in the best condition but also that it is priced competitively.  If your home is well maintained and is priced aggressively showings and offers will come. 

If you are considering putting your home on the market, it is important to get the advice of a real estate professional.  He will be able to go through your home and tell you what you will need to do to ensure that your property shows its best.  He will also prepare a comparative market analysis of homes that are on the market now and also homes that have recently sold so that your home can be properly priced to enable a quick sale.

Your Charlottesville courtry home too could go from list to under contract in 1 week.

Copyright 2011 by Pam Dent, all rights reserved “Charlottesville Country Home – Well Priced Homes Are Selling“.

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Central Virginia Farms Real Estate Market Report – May 2011

This Central Virginia Farms real estate market report will examine the sales of properties containing ten or more acres in the Central Virginia counties of Albemarle, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa and Nelson,during May 2011.

May 2010 average list price $743,800.
May 2011 average list price $651,950.

May 2010 average sale price $680,000.
May 2011 average sale price $528,475.

May 2010 median sale price $635,000.
May 2011 median sale price $390,950.

May 2010 %sold/list 91.42%.
May 2011 %sold/list 81.06%.

Central Virginia May farm sales

1/1/2010 – 5/31/2010, 42 Central Virginia farms sold.
1/1/2011 – 5/31/2011, 38 farms sold on the Central Virginia real estate market.

The above figures are from the mls and while they are presumed to be correct they are not guaranteed.

Copyright 2011 by Pam Dent, all rights reserved “Central Virginia Real Estate Market Report – May 2011“.

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This Albemarle County VA real estate market report will focus on the sales of farms during March 2011.

Since Albemarle farms can run the gamut from a minifarm to a working Charlottesville farm, for the purpose of this report we will consider all property sales in Albemarle County of at least 10 acres.

March 2010 average list price $810,950.
March 2011 average list price $1,090,000.

March 2010 average sale price $687,500.
March 2011 average sale price $1,075,000.

March 2010 median sold price $662,500.
March 2011 median sold price $1,110,000.

March 2010 %sold/list 84.77%.
March 2011 %sold/list 98.62%.

Albemarle County VA Farms Sold March 2011

1/1/2010 – 3/31/2010 farm sales – 10.
1/1/2011 – 3/31/2011 farm sales – 8.

Albemarle County VA Farm sales & inventory March 2011

As you can see the sales of Albemarle farms continue to be very slow.  Today April 8, 2011 there are 135 Albemarle farms listed in the Albemarle County real estate market.  At the rate of only 8 farms sold in the first quarter of 2011, it is obvious that activity will need to pick up considerably to sell down the inventory and get us back to a balanced market.  However opportunities abound in the current market for buyers.

The above figures are from the mls and while they are presumed to be correct, they are not guaranteed.

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The March edition of my newletter Charlottesville Virginia Real Estate News is hot off the presses.

You may be interested in reading this issue which deals with the following topics:

• Buying a distressed property, foreclosure or short sale, takes patience.
• Why it is important to verify the information in the public records before putting your home on the market.
• Selling your home – Find out what improvements are cost effective.
• More information for sellers – Spring cleaning for the exterior of your home.
• Make sure you understand disclosure requirements when you are selling your home and avoid a lawsuit later.

Read Charlottesville Virginia Real Estate News.

If you would like to subscribe to the newsletter, email me at pam@pamdent.com and I will put you on the mailing list.

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