As the New Year approaches, The Betsy Gunnels Group would like to take this opportunity to Thank all our Past and Present Clients and wish you a Blessed New Year in 2010.  For our family 2009 was a year with two major milestones. We were blessed with our 7th  healthy grandchild, Emily, born on May 1st, to [...]

Hip Hip Hooray! We are pleased announce that Betsy Gunnels’ listing, 125 Jefferson Dr, is officially under contract. The Lake Monticello housing market is starting to pick up speed, especially in the first time home buyer price range. In Fluvanna County, 17 homes are currently under contract that had a list price of $225,000 and [...]

I have positive news to share. The National Association of Realtors announced that national home re-sales increased to the highest level in almost 2 years. Locally I am seeing more activity in Fluvanna County and Lake Monticello home sales.  I’m glad to know it’s happening in other areas of the country.  Email me and I’ll [...]

Betsy Gunnels recently listed and sold, $470,000, a lovely Lake Monticello waterfront, 9 Whippoorwill. The home was in excellent condition but did need updating. The lot featured mature landscaping and a gentle walk to the water. Betsy also brought a new Lake Monticello waterfront home on the real estate market, 6 Tara. It is a [...]

The real estate market is currently a buyer’s market. There are several ways to decrease your time spent on the real estate market: internet marketing, brochures, ads, networking, staging and so much more. However we have summed it up with TWO things that every buyer wants in a home. If you can provide these two [...]

What Does Gen Y Want in a Home? Who are the Gen Yers and why are they important? Gen Yers (also called Echo Boomers or the Millennium Generation) are individuals born sometime between the years of 1979 and 1994. They are representatives of what is called a baby boomlet, and are nearly 80 million strong, [...]

CAAR Market Report 2008 Year-End Published by the Charlottesville Area Association of REALTORS® Overview It probably comes as no surprise that the 2008 Charlottesville area real estate market had a bad year. If you have read any of the 2008 quarterly reports we produced, you know all about the decreases in home prices and the [...]

Below the Virginia Association of Realtors (VAR) reports the 2008 third quarter home sale results. Virginia’s housing market is out-performing the nation and it’s expected that both home sales and home prices in the Commonwealth will show moderate growth in spite of the national economic turbulence. In the third quarter of 2008, transactions were up [...]

Below is a 2007 vs. 2008 City of Charlottesville sold condo comparison under $199,999. Keep in mind this chart does not take into account the condos that will close before December 31, 2008. In 2007, seven City of Charlottesville condos sold under $99,999. In 2008, three City of Charlottesville condos sold under $99,999. None of [...]

Below is a 2007 vs 2008 Lake Monticello sold homes comparison under $199,999 . Keep in mind this chart does not take into account the homes that will close before December 31, 2008. In 2007, one home sold under $149,999 at Lake Monticello. In 2008, three Lake Monticello homes sold under $149,999. One of the [...]