Category Archives: Radford

What Do People Love About Living in the New River Valley?

A couple of weeks ago, I asked on Facebook and Twitter “what do you love about living in the New River Valley?”  I was overwhelmed with responses, both in messages on Facebook, or tweets, or emails and in one case, a text.  Here’s a list, unedited, of some of the reasons why people are so in love with the New River Valley (well, bolding or links are mine … so it’s partially unedited).  Leave some more reasons in the comments? Read More

Vacancy Numbers in Blacksburg, Christiansburg & Radford

How many homes in the New River Valley are vacant, and for sale?  A friend sent me an article from CNBC entitled “Nearly 11 Percent of US Houses Empty” (read the whole article here).  The reasons are broad, I’m sure – forced transfers and relocations, and foreclosures, often being the biggest culprits. Read More

What’s the List Price to Sale Price Ratio in the New River Valley

I was sifting through recently closed sales the other day and noticed a property that had sold for its list price.  While I certainly don’t have a problem paying full price for a good deal, when I looked a little more closely I noticed that the list price had been dropped to the sales price … on the same day that the closing took place.  Someone emailed me later that day and asked me what the typical home in the New River Valley sold for relative to it’s list price.  Well, if I used the example of the house mentioned above, 100%. Every property that goes on the market sells for every dollar of the list price … but you and I know that’s probably not the case. Read More