The Forest Lakes market remains virtually unchanged in the past week. Information from our local CAAR Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors MLS indicates that out of approximately 1,400 homes in the Forest Lakes neighborhood there are just 24 homes for sale, only 3 of which are deemed distressed properties, and just a scant few for rent. In the past month there have been 4 Forest Lakes homes go under contract, while in the past three months there have been 23 homes go under contract. Could it be that there may be only three months of standing inventory? If you are (1 comments)
The Forest Lakes market remains virtually unchanged in the past week. Information from our local CAAR Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors MLS indicates that out of approximately 1,400 homes in the Forest Lakes neighborhood there are just 23 homes for sale, only 3 of which are deemed distressed properties, and just a scant few for rent. In the past month there have been 5 Forest Lakes homes go under contract, while in the past three months there have been 23 homes go under contract. Could it be that there may be only three months of standing inventory? If you are (1 comments)
The Forest Lakes market remains virtually unchanged in the past week. Information from our local CAAR Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors MLS indicates that out of approximately 1,400 homes in the Forest Lakes neighborhood there are just 22 homes for sale, only 2 of which are deemed distressed properties, and just a scant few for rent. In the past month there have been 7 Forest Lakes homes go under contract, while in the past three months there have been 22 homes go under contract. Could it be that there may be only three months of standing inventory? If you are (0 comments)
Information from our local Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors MLS indicates that out of approximately 1,400 homes in the Forest Lakes neighborhood there are just 22 homes for sale, only 2 of which are deemed distressed properties, and just a scant few for rent. In the past month there have been 8 Forest Lakes homes go under contract, while in the past three months there have been 22 homes go under contract. Could it be that there may be only three months of standing inventory? If you are looking for a great place to live that’s beautiful, clean, safe while (0 comments)
Information from our local Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors MLS indicates that out of approximately 1,400 homes in Forest Lakes there are just 23 homes for sale, only 2 of which are deemed distressed properties, and just a scant few for rent. In the past month there have been eight Forest Lakes homes go under contract, while in the past three months there have been 38 homes go under contract. Could it be that there may be only three months of standing inventory? If you are looking for a great place to live that's beautiful, clean, safe and convenient (1 comments)
Not much change since last week. As of today July 17th there are 1,143 homes for sale in Albemarle County. Since July 1st there have been 36 go under contract or about 2 per day. So that means that there is about a year and a half of inventory. I think that's a buyers' market. However, all real estate is local. Certain areas like the Forest Lakes neighborhood are fairing quite well. Right now there are 21 homes for sale in Forest Lakes, that's out of 1,400 homes in the neighborhood, and 8 have gone under contract in the (1 comments)
Ok let's look at the numbers. How is the Charlottesville real estate market doing? As of today July 11th there are 1,140 homes for sale in Albemarle County. In the past thirty days there have been 82 go under contract. I use the past month and not a longer period only because I believe the data would be skewed by the Obama tax credit. That tax credit bump is a false inflationary factor compared to today's reality. So that means that there is about 13.6 months of inventory. Using the combination of the city of Charlottesville and Albemarle county (2 comments)
Information from our local Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors MLS indicates that out of approximately 1,400 homes in Forest Lakes there are just 22 homes for sale, only 2 of which are deemed distressed properties, and just a scant few for rent. In the past month there have been six Forest Lakes homes go under contract, while in the past three months there have been 36 homes go under contract. Could it be that there may be only three months of standing inventory? If you are looking for a great place to live that's beautiful, clean, safe and convenient (1 comments)
Information from our local Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors MLS indicates that out of about approximately 1,400 homes in Forest Lakes indicates there are just 25 for sale, only 3 of which are deemed distressed properties, and just a scant few for rent. In the past thirty days there have been seven homes go under contract. Could it be that there is only three months of inventory? If you are looking for a great place to live that's beautiful, clean, safe and convenient to everything, please give Forest Lakes a look. Forest Lakes is a Charlottesville bedroom community (1 comments)
Forest Lakes a Charlottesville bedroom community in northern Albemarle county is convenient to everything including downtown Charlottesville, UVA, the Medical Center, and NGIC. Residents enjoy many amenities including two swim and tennis clubs, a large fitness center, 12 miles of paved jogging trails, neighborhood elementary and middle schools. Out of about approximately 1,400 homes in the neighborhood our MLS indicates there are just 27 for sale, only 4 of which are deemed distressed properties, and just a scant few for rent. If looking for a great place to live that's beautiful, clean, safe and convenient to everything, please give (0 comments)
forest lakes: Forest Lakes Single Family Homes Sales Triple Since Last Year !!
- 06/22/10 07:33 AM
They say all real estate is local. Well if our local Charlottesville Forest Lakes neighborhood market is indicative of market trends then the market is looking good. Between the period of 1/1/2009 and 6/20/2009 there were 11 sales of single family homes. This year in the same period there have been 34 sales of single family detached. Also looking at the combination of attached and detached homes over the same perion the sales have doubled from 23 to 52. Forest Lakes a Charlottesville bedroom community in northern Albemarle county is convenient to everything including downtown Charlottesville, UVA, the Medical Center, and (0 comments)
forest lakes: A Better Way to Home Search
- 06/19/10 06:51 AM
A while back I was wondering how the real estate market was doing in my old home town Indian Rocks Beach, Fl. So I did as anyone would, I Googled Indian Rocks Beach real estate. I found a site that had a search tool like none I had not previously seen. It showed all the current listings on a map. When I moved my curser over the listings the most pertinent information along with a photo would pop up. No clicking necessary. Note this screen shot.
What really blew my mind was that in about fifteen minutes I knew as (2 comments)
forest lakes: Charlottesville - Forest Lakes
- 06/12/10 01:26 AM
New listing in Forest Lakes South. Immense 4-5 bedroom (large master on 1st), 3 1/2 bath on a cul-de-sac is a combination of rare factors. Come see 180 degree winter views of the Blue Ridge from large deck and/or screened in porch. Summer brings a forest canopy viewed throughout the interior space by numerous windows that bathe a two story great room w/stone fireplace, thermal tiled breakfast area and gourmet kitchen. Master suite with two large walkin closets. M bath with separate shower and jetted tub. Arguably the finest lot in all Forest Lakes, backs to the Powell Creek Nature Preserve. (1 comments)
forest lakes: Charlottesville's Forest Lakes Neighborhood
- 06/04/10 11:53 PM
Forest Lakes a Charlottesville bedroom community in northern Albemarle county is convenient to everything including downtown Charlottesville, UVA, the Medical Center, and NGIC. Residents enjoy many amenities including two swim and tennis clubs, a large fitness center, 12 miles of paved jogging trails, neighborhood elementary and middle schools. Out of about 1,400 homes our MLS indicates there are just 30 for sale, only 4 of which are distressed properties, and just a scant few for rent. If you are an investor, would like to be an investor or know of someone that is and investor, please give this neighborhood a look. (0 comments)
For those residents of Forest Lakes this weekend begins the summer fun. The north and south pools are open for the summer season. Pools open Saturday, May 29th!School Hours (thru Jun 11th)North - 3-8pm M-FSouth - 10am-8pm M-F, 11-9 Sat/Sun Normal Hours (after Jun 11th)North - 10am to 9pm dailySouth - 12-9pm M-F*, 11-9 Sat/Sun*During school days, the South Pool will close from 3:00 - 6:00pm for Swim Team Practice.South pool will close at 3pm on Jun 23rd, Jul 7th and Jul 21st for home swim meets. (1 comments)
forest lakes: Charlottesville's Forest Lakes Neighborhood
- 05/21/10 12:34 AM
Forest Lakes in northern Albemarle county is convenient to everything including downtown Charlottesville, UVA, the Medical Center, and NGIC. The National Ground Intelligence Center is just five minutes from Forest Lakes. Out of about 1,400 homes there are just 35 for sale, only 5 distressed properties, and just a scant few for rent. If you are an investor, would like to be an investor or know of someone that is and investor, please give this neighborhood a look.
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forest lakes: Charlottesville's Forest Lakes means amazing investment opportunities
- 04/02/10 12:18 AM
The bad news for Forest Lakes home owners is that there are four distressed properties, a very high number for the neighborhood. However, the good news for Forest Lakes home owners is that there are only four distressed properties in the neighborhood, which out of 1,400 homes represents less than 1%. Each of these properties offers an amazing opportunity and great value. Check out these amazing investment opportunities.
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forest lakes: Great investment value in Charlottesville's Forest Lakes
- 03/26/10 02:08 AM
Forest Lakes in northern Albemarle county is convenient to everything including downtown Charlottesville, UVA, the Medical Center, and NGIC. The National Ground Intelligence Center is just five minutes from Forest Lakes. Out of about 1,400 homes there are just 46 for sale, only 5 distressed properties, and just a scant few for rent. If you are an investor, would like to be an investor or know of someone that is and investor, please give this neighbor a look.
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forest lakes: Current listings in Charlottesville's Forest Lakes
- 03/24/10 09:23 PM
As of today 3/24/10 there are 47 homes for sale in Forest Lakes. That is only slightly higher than historical levels of this time of year. Considering that there are about 1,400 homes in Forest Lakes, 47 for sale represents only about 3%. Check out the current inventory. Whether you are an investor buyer, a regular buyer, or a potential seller. This is the time to enter the market. Here is a list of current inventory.
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forest lakes: Forest Lakes Pool - Job Opening
- 03/22/10 10:55 PM
I can't imagine a better place to spend a summer vacation from school than working at one of the beautiful Forest Lakes pools. On 28 Mar 2010 Douglas Aquatics, the pool management company, is hosting an open houses on for residents interested in summer jobs at the pool. See this flyer for details.