Jos. T. Samuels

 With this website we invite you to explore Charlottesville area real estate and living in Virginia. From the first gentle roll of the Piedmont Plateau through the foothills of the Blue Ridge mountains to the peaks, here you will find everything from fertile plains to sublime hilltops, from secluded valleys to private mountain retreats. You will find historic 18th and 19th century plantations, manors and country houses, exciting city homes and neighborhoods, golfing communities and 21st century architecture incorporating the best of old and new.

The Charlottesville area has been home to our family since the early 18th century. Until the early 20th century, we were mostly farmers, mirroring the nation as a whole. My grandfather started selling real estate in 1913 including the 1924 sale of nearby Shadwell, a Jefferson home, at auction where lunch was provided, "$100 in gold given away free" and a band concert was held. My father joined the firm after WWII where he served in the infantry and survived the D-Day invasion of Normandy. I joined in the early 1970's after college and have often sold farms for families who found their properties through my grandfather and father.

Today, we find ourselves enjoying a very different community than the one we knew growing up. My wife, Owie, could ride her pony to the local Country Club for a hot dog many years ago. While that is no longer an option, there is an incredibly vibrant City center surrounded by rural areas and lovely countryside. Charlottesville is a dynamic educational, music, dining and theatre environment that is remarkable for its size. Local real estate echoes that quality with charming city cottages and luxury estates, condominiums within walking distance to downtown, golf communities, equestrian properties, historic estates, classic homes and mountain cabins. For these investments and more we have the resources and knowledge to help you.

We play an active role in land conservation in an effort to accomplish the proper balance between housing needs and protection of our rural areas. Preservation of our natural resources is a critical element of our work and life. Valleys, streams and rivers are sheltered by several gentle mountain ranges - a hallmark of Charlottesville and Albemarle that we wish to see remain.

We sell real estate farms, land and residential opportunities primarily in a five county area surrounding Charlottesville and Albemarle County including the outlying counties of Nelson, Fluvanna, Louisa, Orange and Madison. However, selling real estate takes us on journeys throughout Virginia witnessed by our recent sales of Cobb Island Station along Virginia's Eastern Shore and of Wakefield along the James River just east of Richmond. Virginia is our home and there are few highways and byways unknown to us.

Our offices are located in downtown Charlottesville, home also to the University of Virginia, truly a world-class institution and academic environment. Charlottesville and Albemarle County offer an elegant and sophisticated academic, culinary, cultural, medical, social and sporting environment unique in its place amidst a rural landscape. Through this website, travel to Virginia and learn more about the place our family has called home since 1740. We trust you will find the Charlottesville area and Virginia as pleasant and rewarding as do we.