Real Estate

Ivy protection: Contemporary fills a rural setting
Published on Jun 9th, 2012
1 comments Address: 555 Spring Hill LaneNeighborhood: Spring HillAsking: $649,000Assessment: $617,400Year Built: 1987Size:  3,427 finished sq. ft., 975 unfinishedLand: 5.22 acresCurb Appeal: 8 out of 10"...
Priced right in Meadowbrook Heights
Published on Jun 9th, 2012
0 comments 4/18/12 Albemarle Gregory J. Surveyer & Carole L. Rock to Hubert & Inez Dreckmann, 2513 Brandermill Place, $399,000 Amy F. Lancaster to Mike & Francis Ong, 348 Minor Ridge Road, $205,000...
Property auctions
Published on Jun 7th, 2012
0 comments June 13 at 3:15pm at the Albemarle Courthouse Property: 205 Barnsdale Road Debtor: Ronnie L. Banks and Linda M. Taylor Original amount owing: $62,000 Bidder brings: $5,000 or 10 percent sale price...
Parkway may see a rehab
Published on Jun 5th, 2012
0 comments 4/11/12 Charlottesville Brian Charles Dutoi to Allison L. Firster, 1410 Meridian Street, $174,500 Frances M. McDaniel, Executrix of the Shirley L. Thacker Estate, to Spottswood Coleman Charleton, 806...
Property auctions
Published on May 29th, 2012
0 comments May 31 at 11am at the Albemarle CourthouseProperty: 5020 Harris Brook Lane, North Garden Debtor: Jeanette B. Cowan Original amount owing: $66,332 Bidder brings: 10 percent sale price Info: Wittstadt...
Country indeed: Renovated vernacular invites light, exudes character
Published on May 26th, 2012
2 comments Address: 6173 Blackwells Hollow RoadNeighborhood: Blackwells Hollow, northwestern AlbemarleAsking: $299,000Assessment: $302,000Year Built: 1936Size:  2,656 finished sq. ft.Land: 2.0 acresCurb...
Property auctions
Published on May 24th, 2012
0 comments May 31 at 11am at the Albemarle CourthouseProperty: 5020 Harris Brook Lane, North Garden Debtor: Jeanette B. Cowan Original amount owing: $66,332 Bidder brings: 10 percent sale price Info: Wittstadt...
Halsey's houses: Fox Ridge offered as plantation deteriorates
Published on May 22nd, 2012
8 comments The long unwinding of assets owned by internet millionaire Halsey Minor now includes his hometown property: Fox Ridge Farm, a 205-acre equestrian estate near Free Union. Quietly placed on the market...
Reassessment reflects need for upgrade
Published on May 21st, 2012
0 comments 3/30/12 Albemarle Poplar Glen LLC to John V. Ashworth, 317 Poplar Glen Court, $335,341 Carolyn Colette Lussier, attorney-in-fact for Catherine C. McDonald to Stein E. Kretsinger, 5911 Advance Mills...
A brick house: This lady's stacked... with elegance and comfort
Published on May 12th, 2012
0 comments Address: 2985 Earlysville RoadNeighborhood: Earlysville in Western AlbemarleAsking: $625,000Assessment: $720,100Year Built: 1948Size: 3,662 finished sq. ft.Land: 5.0 acresCurb Appeal: 8 out of...
Property auctions
Published on May 12th, 2012
0 comments May 17 at 5pm at the Albemarle CourthouseProperty: 1220 Amber Ridge RoadDebtor: Ronald D. and Frances D. CarterOriginal amount owing: $260,000Bidder brings: $25,000 or 10 percent sale priceInfo:...
Graves Street renovation brings quick sale
Published on May 5th, 2012
0 comments 3/21/12 Albemarle Shiflett Farm LLC to NVR, Inc 5592 Summerdean Road, $85,000 The TSRM Group LLC to  Jeffrey P. & Tristy L. Ridder, 140 Hessian Hills Circle, Unit 4, $96,000 Nicholas...
Property auctions
Published on May 5th, 2012
0 comments May 16 at noon at the Albemarle CourthouseProperty: 310 Westminster RoadDebtor: Betty J. CramptonOriginal amount owing: $310,000Bidder brings: 10 percent sale priceInfo: Abby Moynihan 301-490-3361...
Bidding war erupts on Evergreen
Published on Apr 29th, 2012
5 comments 3/14/2012 Albemarle William W. Bailey to Federal National Mortgage Association, 1625 Cool Spring Road, $169,744 (foreclosure) Belvedere Station Land Trust to Rita H. Reid, 876 Belvedere Boulevard, $...
Property auctions
Published on Apr 28th, 2012
1 comments May 3 at 10am at the Albemarle CourthouseProperty: three building lots on Langford DriveDebtor: Ivy Estates LLCOriginal amount owing: unknownBidder brings: 10 percent sale priceInfo: Motley's Auction...
Property auctions
Published on Apr 21st, 2012
0 comments May 1 at 11:30am at the Albemarle CourthouseProperty: 1646 Seminole TrailDebtor: WSG Charlottesville LLCOriginal amount owing: unknownBidder brings: $100,000 Info: Charles R. Schwartz 804-775-4351...
Long listing in Ivy subdivision
Published on Apr 14th, 2012
2 comments Albemarle 2/29/12 Christopher P. & Rumana Whynott to Norman G. Levine & Louise Westervelt, 2611 Fernleaf Road, $360,000    T. Scott Collins to Jeffery Paul & Brenda Kaylyn ...
Labor of love: Covesville Victorian renovated by neighbor
Published on Apr 14th, 2012
0 comments Address: 5502 Monacan Trail RoadNeighborhood: Covesville in southern AlbemarleAsking: $275,000Assessment: $140,600Year Built: 1870Size:  2,816 finished sq. ft., 0 unfinishedLand: .58 acresCurb...
Property auctions
Published on Apr 14th, 2012
0 comments April 20 at 10am at the Albemarle CourthouseProperty: 1485 Beaconhill, AftonDebtor: Ray and Marticia Michelle MathiasOriginal amount owing: $150,000Bidder brings: 10 percent sale priceInfo: ALG...
Wisterious house blooms with abandonment
Published on Apr 10th, 2012
0 comments Wisteria thrives at a seemingly unoccupied dwelling in Blackwells Hollow, in the northwest corner of Albemarle. Photographed April 8.
Property auctions
Published on Apr 7th, 2012
0 comments April 12 at 11:30am at the Charlottesville Circuit Court Property: 111 Elkhorn Road Debtor: Gary D. Fariss Original amount owing: $110,000 Bidder brings: 10 percent sale price Info: Commonwealth...
Property auctions
Published on Apr 3rd, 2012
3 comments April 11 at 3:15pm at the Albemarle CourthouseProperty: 1451 Bremerton Lane, KeswickDebtor: Francis E. and Shirley A. Pochick Original amount owing: $370,000Bidder brings: $20,000 or 10 percent sale...
New construction a bright spot?
Published on Mar 31st, 2012
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Property auctions
Published on Mar 29th, 2012
6 comments April 4 at 3:15pm at the Albemarle CourthouseProperty: 7356 Cripple Creek Road, AftonDebtor: R. Jack Roy and Karen Groff-RoyOriginal amount owing: $143,775Bidder brings: $10,000 or 10 percent...
Amenities and price contribute to quick turn
Published on Mar 28th, 2012
0 comments 1/25/12  Albemarle  Jon Christopher Williams to William R. Bibb, 2635 Martin Kings Road, $124,000  Secretary of Housing & Urban Development to Ronald G. Harris, 75...
Property auctions
Published on Mar 22nd, 2012
0 comments March 23 at 5pm at the    Albemarle Courthouse Property: 1641 Brightfield Place Debtor: Daniel S. Chen and Susan B. Broadwater Original amount owing: $229,500 Bidder brings: $20,000 or...
Rental option: When buyers and sellers change course
Published on Mar 17th, 2012
4 comments A recent article on BusinessInsider.com lists several reasons why renting may be a more attractive option than owning in today’s market. Renters don’t have to come up with a 20% down payment, and...
Not a foreclosure
Published on Mar 16th, 2012
0 comments The sale of 2205 Ridgeway Lane listed in the Hook's December 1 edition of $old listings was described as a foreclosure due to inaccurate information in the Albemarle County assessor's office....
Property auctions
Published on Mar 14th, 2012
0 comments March 19 at noon at the Charlottesville Circuit Court Property: 501 Rockland Avenue Debtor: Charlotte J. Gibson Original amount owing: $168,750 Bidder brings: 10 percent sale price Info: BWW Law...
Two builders, one foreclosure, and then a sale
Published on Mar 8th, 2012
1 comments 1/5/12 Albemarle Old Trail Creekside LLC to Samuel C. & Sarah Keenan Harris, 6679 Welbourne Lane, $150,000 Roger R. & Marian G. Fuller to Stephanie Nicole Fuller, 2495 Gobblers Ridge, $210...