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REAL ESTATE- The 2007 roundup: yee-ha!

published December 20, 2007

Quickest turnaround

APPEARED IN THE HOOK: April 5, 2007 in issue 0614

ADDRESS: 1002 Grady Avenue

ASKING PRICE: $379,000

ASSESSMENT: $152,400

SELLING PRICE: $355,000

DAYS TO CONTRACT: 30

SELLER'S AGENT: Owner/Builder Jeff Erkelens of Latitude 38 Design/Construction. 434-825-7043

BUYER'S AGENT: Tom Raney, Real Estate III, 981-2608


Most interesting-- a bird sanctuary

APPEARED IN THE HOOK: August 16, 2007 in issue 0633  

ADDRESS: 3025 Mechum Banks Drive, White Hall

ASKING: $1,100,000
ASSESSMENT: $972,600

STILL AVAILABLE

LISTED BY: Kevin O'Brien, Charlotte Ramsey Realtors 979-8900


House we wished we could buy

APPEARED IN THE HOOK: June 28, 2007 in issue 0626 

ADDRESS: 6150 Faber Road, North Garden

ASKING: $850,000
ASSESSMENT: $380,700

SELLING PRICE: $725,000

DAYS TO CONTRACT: 168

SELLER'S AGENT: Tim Michel of McLean Faulconer Inc. 960-1124

BUYER'S AGENT: Shan Whited, Montague Miller  973-5393


When assessors and realtors disagree

APPEARED IN THE HOOK: February 1, 2007 in issue 0605

ADDRESS: 60 Davis Creek Road, Lovingston

ASKING PRICE: $385,000

ASSESSMENT: $48,300

STILL AVAILABLE

SELLER'S AGENT: Bo Newell, Mountain Area Realty, 434-361-2440


Price adjustment after no sale in soft market-- up!

APPEARED IN THE HOOK: March 22, 2007 in issue 0612

ADDRESS: 444 Ednam Drive,  Ednam Forest

ASKING PRICE: $999,000 (now $1.1 million)

ASSESSMENT: $754,100

STILL AVAILABLE- just more expensive

SELLER'S AGENT: Jim Duncan, Century 21 Manley Associates 977-7300 (cell: 242-7140)


Strangest juxtaposition: a castle near Stanardsville

APPEARED IN THE HOOK: November 8, 2007 in issue 0645

ADDRESS: 94 Lexington Court,Greene County

ASKING: $1,495,000
ASSESSMENT: $495,200

STILL AVAILABLE

LISTED BY: Loring Woodriff 466-2992 


Priciest house we reviewed (no sale)

APPEARED IN THE HOOK: March 1, 2007 in issue 0609

ADDRESS: 3396 Fox Mountain Road, Free Union

ASKING PRICE: $7,650,000

ASSESSMENT: $1,502,400 (under open space easement with Virginia Outdoors Foundation)

LISTED BY: Joelle Meintzschel of Quest Virginia Realty  434-760-2601


Least priciest  (sold!)

APPEARED IN THE HOOK: July 26, 2007 in issue 0630

ADDRESS: 8669 Schuyler Road

ASKING PRICE: $79,900

ASSESSMENT: $59,900

SELLING PRICE: $79,000

DAYS TO CONTRACT: 89

BUYERS' AND SELLERS' AGENT: Dolores Rogers, Real Estate III,  989-3397


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