Monthly Archives: May 2009
Twitter Week in Review
- Settling in for a few hours of work. #
- Listening to 130 on XM discussing the enormous dangers of the White House having its own “news” production channels #
- http://twitpic.com/69qkj – Here we go again #gasprices #
- RT @Cyberhomes Should you do a podcast or video…LOL use are you hot or not. Are you under a 6…use audio #WordCamp #Mattcutts #
- RT @stevewhitaker Perfect Saturday afternoon for a get-together. http://twitpic.com/69n74 [I'm jealous] #
- Is there anywhere in Cville where you can get a meal as satisfying as Bodo’s for $3? #
- @G2Architecture what types
The Mudhouse is Coming To Crozet
Free Enterprise Forum’s Reality Check Report
The Free Enterprise Forum’s “Reality Check” Report –
Charlottesville, VA – Albemarle County’s Places29 Master Plan for the North US 29 corridor under counts cost by over $175,000,000 (40.5%) according to the ‘Reality Check Report’ released today by the Free Enterprise Forum.
Using cost data buried on the back pages of Places29’s Technical Memorandum 11 and Federal Highway Transportation Administration (FHTA) historic cost data, the Free Enterprise Forum’s Reality Check Report generated a road inflation escalating trend line analysis. The land costs were increased by a similar historic trend line analysis of the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
Photographs of Belmont in Charlottesville
Direct link to the photos here.
This is a story I wrote in 2007 about Belmont.
These are some of the homes for sale in the Belmont Neighborhood:
* Bear with me; I’m testing something … … Continue reading…
Real Estate Radio in Charlottesville – Recap
Once again, we covered a lot of ground. I’ll update this post later today with specific notes and links.
A huge thanks to Coy Barefoot, WINA and the Charlottesville Podcasting Network for the podcast.
- Short sales
- Brief market update for Charlottesville, Virginia region
- Where to search for homes in Charlottesville – Zillow, Trulia, Roost, Realtor.com, Nest, mycaar? (hint: start here)
- Sellers’ responsibilities to verify that their Realtors are putting good pictures online; if sellers are not checking up on their Realtors, they should be.
- Green building gaining ground – it’s about saving … Continue reading…
Jim Duncan discussing the Charlottesville real estate market on WINA radio [ 0:01 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadCharlottesville Pie Down – Ridiculously Good Fun
And so it was. The Cville Pie Down was the convergence of Twitter, community and the good people on and offline. It’s easy to dismiss the phenomenon that is Twitter until you see what occurred on Sunday, 24 May on Charlottesville’s Downtown Mall.
What does this have to do with Charlottesville real estate? Nothing at all, other than to highlight something that I think is really quite cool, and representative of the people and community we have here in Charlottesville.
What started on Twitter led to dozens of people crammed into the Mudhouse on the Downtown Mall … talking, … Continue reading…
Question Your Charlottesville Realtor?
A comment on Charlottesville’s Bubble Blog the other day is the inspiration for this video.
There are houses out there, with people willing to sell them. take your time be patient, research, make and offer you know you can afford and do not be afraid to start well below asking. Also do not always listen to your realtor, no matter how long the have been in the business… We found even though we had a long time realtor with a great reputation, in the end our work and focus on what we wanted made
