Greene County lifts mandatory water restrictions

After eight days, Greene County has removed limitations on customers of public water following rainfall that recharged the public water supply. However, officials are still encouraging water conservation.  “While recent rainfalls have increased the water level in the Rapidan River, we could return to low levels without further precipitation,” said Alan Harrison, Director of Greene…

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Realtor group reports continued trends of slower home sales

Home prices in the Charlottesville area are continuing to increase while overall sales activity remains sluggish. That’s the main takeaway of the latest quarterly report from the Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors.  “The median sales price in the CAAR housing market during the second quarter was $445,900, up seven percent from last year, a gain…

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CAAR report: Slowest first quarter in real estate in seven years

The real estate market began 2023 with lower volumes than recent years according to the latest report from the Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors.  “There were 688 homes sold in total across the area in the first quarter of 2023, down 23 percent from last year, the lowest first quarter sales total since 2016,” reads…

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Regional Housing Partnership officials appear before Charlottesville City Council

It has been a year and a half or so since the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission adopted a document called Planning for Affordability that sought to help all six regions in the community update the housing chapter of their respective Comprehensive Plan.  The work is part of something called the Central Virginia Regional Housing Partnership, a…

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Weldon Cooper Center estimates show regional growth of 2.5 percent since 2020 Census

The population of the six localities that make up the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission grew by 2.5 percent between the 2020 U.S. Census and the beginning of the fiscal year.  That’s according to the latest population estimates from the Weldon Cooper Center at the University of Virginia. These are used by the Commonwealth of…

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CAAR: Sales continue to slow; Prices continue to climb

Housing sales have been down for five consecutive quarters in the region covered by the Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors. The group released their quarterly report today.  “There were 1,206 home sales in the CAAR region during the third quarter of 2022,” reads page 2 of the report. “This is 192 fewer sales than this…

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