November 2022 property transactions: Many questions remain one year after Charlottesville's new Comprehensive Plan is adopted

Details on property transactions as the market turns...

Welcome to another anecdotal look at what is happening in the real estate market in Charlottesville. I’m coming up on two years of producing this transaction by transaction account as a way of keeping a close eye on what’s happening within city limits. Up until this point I’ve not automated this process and the goal is not to identify trends or make any claims. 

But I am here to ask questions to inform future stories as I continue to try to understand a community that has been changing as long as I’ve lived in it. I have this sense there has been an acceleration in the past few years as some players in the market know the rules much, much better than those of who don’t even know we’re in the game. 

I’ve written about land use in Charlottesville for a while and I am humbled by all I do not know. I have a lot to learn and try to be careful to not overstep my knowledge. I do this work to make my living, but I am not and never will be a developer. 

For the past two years, these summaries have been the one major item that goes to paid subscribers first. I’m going to continue that in 2023 and try to add other material as I continue to develop Town Crier Productions into a sustainable business. If you don’t want to pay, you can wait a few days and this post will be on Information Charlottesville with all 22 other editions published so far.