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July 2008 (30)
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24: If You’re Planning to Buy New Construction in the Charlottesville Region (0)
23: Didn’t You Used to Do That for Free? (5)
23: No Inman Connect for Me this year (6)
22: Buyers Agents Uploading Photos of Others’ Listings (0)
22: Brilliant - a Comparative Realtor Analysis (1)
22: Bull Versus Bear - the Panel I’m Most Looking Forward To (1)
21: Podcast of Last Week’s Radio Appearance on WINA (0)
19: Thank you to the commenters on RealCentralVA (0)
18: Going to San Francisco Next Week (2)
18: Friday Links 07-18-08 (2)
17: Astute Economic Analysis (1)
16: Lawrence Yun on 4realz Thursday (1)
16: Media Appearance on Thursday 17 July (1)
16: Proof Twitter Works (1)
13: 2nd Quarter Market Update for Charlottesville Region (12)
11: Charlottesville Area Market Report for 1st Half 2008 Released (9)
11: Proof that Gas Prices are affecting buyers in Charlottesville area (3)
10: A Must-Read Story about Smoke Detectors (1)
10: The Best Comment on Charlottesville Government (0)
10: Charlottesville (Region) gets High Rankings (Again) (1)
09: RealCentralVA seen through Wordle (2)
09: Isn’t Hindsight a Wonderful Thing? (0)
08: A Cautionary Tale - Yet another Due Diligence Question for Buyers, Sellers and Realtors (5)
06: Recapping yesterday’s radio appearance discussing the Charlottesville Real Estate Market (4)
05: Albemarle now has Curbside Recycling (2)
04: Media Appearance on Sunday (3)
02: Are Green Homes the new “Trophy” Homes? (2)
02: A simple question leads to an interesting conversation (4)
02: Vacant Homes and Homeowners’ Insurance (2)
01: New Laws in Virginia become Effective Today (1)

June 2008 (46)
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30: Duplicate content in the RE.NET (6)
30: Social Media Explained and Expanded (0)
29: Green Financing reaches possible mainstreaming (1)
28: An Outstanding Conversation on the Unraveling of the Fringes (1)
28: Should Charlottesville be like Austin or Aspen? (3)
27: Friday Links - 06-27-2008 (2)
26: CHO Responds to Questions about their impending demise (0)
26: Does the Baby Convey? (5)
26: This is what I do not understand about the Virginia General Assembly (1)
25: For a Six Million Dollar Listing - Why Not Proofread? (1)
25: What are the Chances the Charlottesville Airport would Close? (7)
23: Why live in Downtown Charlottesville? (1)
23: Are homebuyers and sellers the only ones who need transportation? (4)
23: Charlottesville and Albemarle Sold properties by price range (4)
23: Riding to a few listings (1)
20: Where Will the Urban Cores Be? And why this Matters NOW (3)
19: If you don’t think gas prices are affecting buyers (1)
19: Real Cville - now taking comments (0)
19: Choosing the right buyer’s agent (6)
17: Tuesday links - 06-17-2008 (3)
16: A lifestyle shift - riding a bike (10)
16: Coming up this week on RealCentralVA - 16 June 2008 (2)
15: A thought on the current Realtor.com/AVM debate (0)
14: Walk Score and Zillow sitting in a tree (0)
13: RSS Pieces provides a rundown of how ePerks is destroying its own reputation (6)
13: Podcast of Tuesday’s Radio appearance (1)
13: Transportation Town Hall on Monday (0)
13: Street View in Charlottesville (6)
12: Fun with Search results (0)
11: Albemarle County might minimize transparent government (3)
09: Charlottesville Area Market Update - June 2008 (12)
08: Charlottesville has its own Bubble Blog! (8)
08: One line market observation (0)
07: Meme’d (1)
06: Charlottesville market report coming Monday (0)
05: I’ll be on WINA radio Monday (0)
05: Government’s not going to do it - so why not Google? (4)
04: What’s outside the window? (3)
04: Who’s going to be first? (6)
03: Charlottesville’s Festival of the Photograph (0)
03: I have no idea how often the train goes by your house - and here’s why (0)
03: Reduce density in Downtown Charlottesville? (0)
02: The 93rd Carnival of Real Estate (0)
02: Coming up this week (0)
02: Economic Summit in Charlottesville this September (0)
01: Proximity to rail equals higher property values? (1)

May 2008 (31)
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30: Getting a loan is about to get harder (0)
30: One thing that absolutely must be fixed on the new Realtor.com (1)
29: How much do I charge for sending out a referral? (7)
28: Negotiate anything (1)
28: What the DOJ-NAR settlement means for me (11)
27: Tracking Gen Y in real estate (1)
26: Take Charlottesville’s Art In Place to a different place (0)
26: Could this be part of the future of transportation? (0)
22: Policy Maps for today’s real estate consumer (4)
21: Apparently Charlottesville real estate is overpriced (12)
21: Best listing remarks of the day (2)
21: Wednesday links 05-21-2008 (1)
19: Foreclosures in Charlottesville and Albemarle (3)
18: Words all home sellers and listing agents should read (0)
18: Anyone in the Charlottesville media want to localize this story? (1)
16: A 30 second review of the new Realtor dot com (2)
16: Declining Market? Not so much (5)
15: Median Housing Prices for Central Virginia (3)
14: Light blogging this week (2)
14: Curious whether any Charlottesville HOAs restrict solar panels (4)
12: Bike Week in Charlottesville (1)
09: Darden’s Dean is blogging (0)
08: Why is this concept so hard to understand? (4)
08: What if the Meadowcreek Parkway didn’t exist? (6)
07: This is a test - it is only a test (of print advertising) (9)
06: Reader Question - What do you think about Fifeville? (3)
05: Reader question - five hundred thousand to one million dollar properties? (2)
04: Condos in Charlottesville (2)
01: What’s a mortgage broker to do? (6)
01: Do you Google people you meet? (5)
01: My favorite disclosure of the day (0)

April 2008 (44)
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30: C-Ville’s blog is live (0)
30: Charlottesville’s Coffee Shops (2)
30: Surprised that Yun’s candor wasn’t noticed (9)
28: Monday Reading 04-28-2008 (3)
28: Why Good Realtors Hate Bad MLS Data (0)
28: What will MLS data standards do for the consumers? (4)
26: The lending environment is getting even more challenging (1)
26: Upgraded to Wordpress 2.5.1.1 (0)
25: The Solution to Sprawl (15)
24: C-Ville has a blog (2)
24: 92 acres for One Million Dollars in Albemarle County (0)
24: Transparent politics in Virginia (0)
23: Where’s Charlottesville in the Case-Shiller index? (4)
23: This is the type of economic news that is concerning (3)
22: Kudos to Glenn Kelman (2)
22: Putting statistics into context that matters (0)
22: Earth Day links (2)
22: And possibly the other shoe in the condo (conversion) market (1)
21: Some good news (5)
20: CFL Lightbulbs in Plain English (6)
17: Charlottesville Earthcraft Homes tour - and a brief riff on “is blogging advertising?” (9)
16: Trulia is “new”? (0)
15: Question from a reader regarding Charlottesville area foreclosures (7)
14: Irony (0)
13: Upgraded to Wordpress 2.5 tonight (1)
13: “Official” Real estate Market report for Charlottesville area (2)
11: Online buyers’ habits changing (3)
11: Be careful picking your lender (0)
11: Real estate Market report for Waynesboro and Augusta (1)
11: Search provides insight into readers’ minds (0)
10: Twitter insight of the day (3)
10: Afternoon Links (0)
09: Great story on Belvedere in Charlottesville (0)
08: I’m reading the Daily Progress less and less (22)
07: Charlottesville area real estate market update - 1st Quarter 2008 (6)
07: The Carnival of Real Estate #85 (10)
07: Sellers are watching - and commenting (1)
04: The Social Internet (2)
04: Coming up Monday (0)
03: “Without forecasts, we don’t look credible” (9)
03: Why Belvedere? (0)
02: Do Realtors have a Board of Ethics? (1)
01: Want to know how many subprime and Alt-A mortgages there are in Charlottesville? (1)
01: Should you disclose a disruptive neighbor? (5)

March 2008 (52)
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31: It’s our money, darn it! (6)
29: A GREAT MLS stat for today (1)
29: Turn out the lights tonight (0)
28: Richmond has Google Street view (0)
27: Building a home in Belvedere (6)
27: “Won’t budge on the price” (2)
26: Charlottesville is #9 (1)
26: I can’t make it to RETech South (1)
26: The Free Enterprise Forum has a blog (0)
25: The Single-agent Dual Agency debate is revitalized at VARBuzz (4)
25: If you don’t own it, it’s going to change (0)
24: If you’re thinking about blogging about real estate (8)
24: Grasping at any good news I can find (8)
24: Monday Links 03-24-2008 (0)
24: The Charlottesville economy - up or down? (0)
23: RESPA reform in the spotlight (1)
23: You weren’t meant to have a boss (1)
21: A match day loss and possible substantial gain (1)
20: Notes from a mortgage broker in Charlottesville (3)
20: A brief lesson in reputation management (0)
20: Buy Local, save money (and energy) (2)
19: Getting ready for Match Day March 20th (0)
18: My blog as a Magic 8 ball (0)
18: That’s right - raise taxes (6)
17: Media appearance - WINA this afternoon and a brief Charlottesville market update (6)
17: I alluded to it last week - Lunch with Lawrence Yun (3)
17: The Carnival of Real Estate (1)
14: It’s Sweet Sixteen time in the Blog Brawl (2)
14: Charlottesville is like Haight Street? (0)
14: If you could ask Lawrence Yun a question, what would it be? (4)
13: A note regarding my meebo widget (5)
13: “I guess I’ve got the traffic, and now I’ve got the convenience” (5)
12: Seeking a defense of Single-Agent Dual Agency (0)
11: Lawrence Yun, thank you for speaking the truth about too many Realtors (6)
11: Complacency (1)
11: Buying new construction without a Realtor? Read this first! (14)
11: If you don’t ask, you never learn (0)
10: Drop visual tours as a marketing tool? (18)
10: Zip codes don’t work for real estate searching (2)
10: Charlottesville has an expanding economy (2)
10: Round 2 of the Blog Brawl (4)
09: Media appearance in Charlottesville on Monday afternoon (0)
08: Divorced commissions come to Charlottesville! (12)
06: Notes on this morning’s presentation to Charlottesville Realtors (9)
06: Thank you, Ken Boyd (7)
06: Latch on to any glimmer of confidence you can (0)
05: Seeing is believing (2)
04: Quick Charlottesville Inventory update (0)
04: Cut mine in half, please (8)
03: Carnival of Real Estate #80 (0)
03: A reason I’m proud to be a member of the Virginia Association of Realtors (1)
02: 1600+ real estate blogs (1)

February 2008 (69)
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29: Sunlight, water, growth and credible appraisals (0)
29: Central Virginia real estate market not distressed (yet) (1)
29: A little competition is healthy (0)
29: Fiber in Nelson County? (0)
28: Pulled from the comments - national data’s local impact (7)
27: How not to sell your house (12)
27: If they pass the Tipping Point (1)
26: Tuesday links 02-26-2008 (2)
25: Delaying posting market data (3)
25: A great comment on mass transit in Central Virginia (2)
24: What is the timeframe for the new FHA loan limits to be available for consumers? (3)
24: Charlottesville Foreclosures - not that bad (13)
23: A note to builders in the Charlottesville area (2)
22: Why Should You Use a Realtor instead of a Builder Sales Agent? (8)
22: Too short-sighted for our own good? (1)
22: Cool photo of Charlottesville’s Downtown Mall (2)
21: Another shovel digs Realtor.com’s grave (1)
21: Seriously, green homes make sense (11)
21: Thursday Links 02-21-2008 (0)
20: Even more candor from the National Association of Realtors (4)
20: Realogy sends (more) listings to Zillow - so what? (5)
19: I love that I come up first for this search in Google (0)
19: Location, location, location (1)
19: Image stabilizer for real estate photography (4)
18: Readers aren’t leads (0)
18: Bus Rapid Transit in CharlAlbemarle? (2)
18: Stupid is as stupid does (7)
17: This is exactly what the NAR should be doing (3)
16: There has to be a better way to market a house (5)
16: The Subprime Mortgage situation explained (1)
15: Shifting Charlottesville housing market claims victims (0)
15: What a difference six months make (in blogging) (3)
15: Government = Higher Housing prices (1)
15: Transfer of Development Rights bill moves forward (1)
14: FHA Loan limits’ increase potential impact on the Charlottesville market (2)
14: RealCentralVA is #30 real estate blog (5)
13: Best/Worst Headline of the Day (0)
13: Housing prices likely to stay stagnant? (12)
12: Hopefully, they’ll study the consultant’s recommendation (2)
12: If NAR spends so much money on PR (0)
12: Virginia Realtors’ conference this week (2)
12: Vote today (0)
11: We’re lucky to have great GIS in Albemarle (0)
11: Serious questions for real estate agents (0)
11: The 10 Rules to blog by (1)
09: More on SB 768 (8)
08: At what point is it cheaper to walk away? (0)
08: “SB768: Conditional zoning; replaces cash proffer system with system of impact fees.” (6)
08: If the public doesn’t speak, don’t complain (0)
07: Thursday thoughts - 2 February 2008 (2)
07: Rural Area Protection measures pass in Albemarle County (4)
06: The CNBC curse? (11)
06: Proffers, impact fees, market update, pricing land and more (0)
06: Realtor Hyperbole in perspective (0)
06: Daily Progress has a commuter’s update (0)
05: Upgraded WordPress (0)
05: Tune into WINA this afternoon (0)
05: There’s more to Waynesboro than (relatively) cheaper houses (0)
05: Charlottesville real estate market update for January (2)
05: Environmentalists with a sense of humor (0)
04: Pulled from the comments - More on Dual Agency (2)
04: Real estate is a gamble (9)
03: Instead of a Monorail in Charlottesville (4)
03: Growth and building data for Albemarle County (0)
03: Why take a Buyer’s Agent to new construction? (2)
02: You think Albemarle and Charlottesville’s reassessments hurt the budget? (1)
02: “Suing for lack of competence” (2)
01: Property taxes in Albemarle and a Streetcar in Charlottesville (5)
01: Rumors and expectations of the Realtors’ demise were greatly exaggerated (2)

January 2008 (70)
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31: I don’t like being first for this search term (1)
31: The Wall Street Journal gets it right on commissions (6)
31: Sorry, you can’t use that fireplace (2)
30: Three biggest stories in the past 7 days (0)
30: “A” is a pretty good grade, no? (0)
29: The market is working it out (2)
29: Albemarle County property assessments are out (0)
29: What happens if Charlottesville becomes a “declining market”? (2)
28: Quick housing inventory update for Charlottesville real estate market (0)
28: Vacant House update for Charlottesville area (0)
28: “A remarkable lack of spin by Mr. Yun” (7)
28: UVA Match Day is March 20 2008 (1)
28: “The Subprime Problem is Contained” (3)
27: Podcast posted - The State of the Charlottesville real estate market (0)
27: For your Sunday discussion (1)
26: Albemarle Place Changes Ownership?
26: Richmond’s feeling left out of the musical circus (2)
25: Realtors gaming the MLS (21)
25: Lawrence Yun in a fit of candor (5)
24: Who’s the first to Roost in Charlottesville? (1)
24: A new contact form
24: Domain names as part of a real estate contract? (8)
23: Albemarle County assessments are being mailed Friday (2)
23: From $90k to $400k
23: I learned a new term yesterday (2)
22: Showing in Waynesboro (1)
22: Never look at it (2)
21: Recap of Sunday’s show on Charlottesville real estate and economy (5)
20: Questions for today’s radio show (1)
20: One of the differences between Albemarle and Greene Counties (12)
19: A symptom or a cause? (5)
18: Quick market update for Charlottesville MSA (1)
18: A primer on the ever-changing mortgage market (3)
18: Real estate radio in Charlottesville on Sunday (1)
18: A bigger Charlottesville airport (3)
18: As a follow-up to my change post
17: Banning plastic bags in Virginia? (3)
16: This is why I tell my clients that everything can change (3)
16: “A C-SPAN that covers local meetings” (1)
16: Truncated Macworld Keynote
16: Wednesday links 01-16-2008
14: Hang out with the cool kids
14: Get ready for real estate assessments in Albemarle County (6)
13: Death by a thousand cuts (1)
13: Charlottesville area housing market report (2)
13: What’s holding the local real estate market back? (7)
13: Local economic outlook
12: Which photo would you use? (10)
12: Charlottesville Area Market Report for 2007
11: Bull versus Bear (1)
11: Check your school district before you buy (1)
10: Zillow might be right(er) (10)
10: A new Charlottesville green site
09: Today’s C-Ville Weekly
09: What good is a real estate blog? (1)
09: Smarter customers are the goal (1)
09: Inventory reduction sale in Charlottesville (3)
08: Tuesday links 01-08-2008 (2)
07: Speaking in New York City this week (4)
05: Tracking local politics that affect the real estate market (1)
05: Being number one for this search is good
04: Would you buy a house with this HOA restriction? (14)
04: I am not a lead (2)
04: Three years of blogging (9)
04: Appearance on local TV in Charlottesville (4)
03: More foreclosures than we’re used to (1)
03: Charlottesville Housing Inventory for the start of 2008 (6)
03: End of year Realtor stats for the Charlottesville area (1)
02: Focusing on the wrong tools (7)
01: Google’s speedy indexing of pages not always a good thing (13)

December 2007 (43)
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31: Track bills with ease in Virginia
31: A dubious argument (3)
30: Representing two buyers on the same house? (3)
30: Everyone should read this editorial
30: Who says microblogging isn’t effective?
29: Attempted Censorship or misguided public official? (6)
28: Positive housing news from mainstream media (2)
27: Greening incentives for new construction and renovations in Charlottesville
27: cVillain’s “best of” 2007
27: It appears people are trying to assess the Charlottesville real estate market
26: Private Malls are “public” places
26: Three things for Wednesday
26: Real estate blogs are international (1)
26: Learn about the FairTax (1)
23: Great discussion on Charlottesville development
21: The NAR Gateway - Preliminary report released (3)
21: The HooK’s recap of 2007
20: Are (real estate) blogs commercial? (1)
20: Know something good when you see it
20: Not sure that I like the ads on the new Realtor.com beta (2)
20: Links for 20 December 2007 (1)
19: Assessments, property taxes and shifting market values in Albemarle County (2)
19: The commercial real estate landscape changes again in Cville (1)
19: 19,000 square feet
17: Dropping prices, new construction and the inherent risk in a changing market (4)
17: Growth, wine and 2 billion dollars (1)
17: Monday’s the day for builder incentives (1)
17: New version of Askimet
17: A new limited service rule
14: Friday links 12-14-2007
14: What’s a builder to do? (6)
13: It’s a great time to buy a house
13: Fragmented search with Zillow and Trulia (9)
12: Central Virginia regional real estate market update
11: Realtors spend too much time discrediting Lawrence Yun (9)
10: Clarifying my stance against Dual Agency (6)
10: Virginia General Assembly 2008 (3)
07: Builders are pro-illegal immigration? (6)
07: Friday links - 07 December 2007 (1)
05: Toy lift needs Help (1)
04: What are the arguments against Divorcing the Commission? (12)
04: Representation isn’t free (2)
03: Shifting liability

November 2007 (45)
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30: What’s a blog? (5)
30: Why Use a Realtor - decoding NAR-speak (6)
29: Thursday links 11-29-2007
28: Passionate real estate representation (2)
27: Take the Recycling Survey
27: Charlottesville’s Town Centers (11)
26: The NAR Gateway inches out of the box (3)
26: Lest you get the impression that things aren’t selling (5)
23: Trulia says - Two Foreclosures in Charlottesville?
23: Sorry about all the spam (1)
22: Seen in the search results
21: The first significant builder “transition” in Charlottesville (8)
21: Housing and tech in Charlottesville (1)
21: How do you determine the cost of doing nothing? (1)
19: Define “readily apparent” for consumers (1)
19: Light week of blogging
17: We’re all dealing with less money
16: Add MLS Data to the mix, and you’ve got a winner (4)
16: Rail coming to Charlottesville
15: Politics and the housing market (2)
13: Recapping the Albemarle BoS Elections (1)
12: Should be on your radar (2)
12: More on transparency in Realtor fees (10)
12: Toy Lift 2007 in Charlottesville (1)
12: No Vegas for me this year
12: October Market Report for Charlottesville/Albemarle (6)
09: Charlottesville relocation map (2)
09: A word on Trulia’s new features (4)
09: Proffers, timing, smart growth and questions (5)
09: One taker on my blogging offer for politicians
07: Stability in College Towns
06: Best line of the day (1)
05: What happens after the baby boomers? Take Two (7)
05: Monday Links 11-05-2007
05: Vote tomorrow
05: The greening continues (1)
05: Make sure you open all the doors (1)
05: Why write for the Bloodhound?
04: Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2008
04: Albemarle’s Third Quarter Building Permit report
02: A big day (6)
02: Media Appearance 11-01-2007 (4)
01: Vacancies, foreclosures and opportunity in Charlottesville
01: Then why aren’t the students going?
01: Builders hurting in Charlottesville

October 2007 (68)
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31: Big donations in Albemarle politics (1)
31: They might be dropping the Fed Funds rate - so what? (7)
31: Rumors of Albemarle Place’s demise are greatly exaggerated (3)
30: Tuesday links 10-30-2007
29: Rah Virginia Mil
29: Are you willing to martyr yourself to the industry? (5)
29: 10 ways to make your home greener (1)
28: WP 2.3.1 broke my theme in IE7 (8)
28: No better science than you’ll find in Vegas (7)
26: An offer for politicians who blog in CharlAlbemarle (3)
25: NAR does good
23: Square footage, Bankruptcies and Campaign funds (2)
23: A follow up on Cyberhomes/AOL (2)
23: November Referendum on Growth in Albemarle
23: Keeping it all in perspective
22: The Carnival and the Odysseus medal come to Charlottesville
22: Cyberhomes and Realtor.com (7)
22: Marketing real estate internationally (1)
21: Where did Albemarle Place’s site go? (2)
21: Treehugger doesn’t like Charlottesville’s water conservation efforts (1)
20: Saturday links - 20 October 2007
20: My entire blog - stolen by a splog (6)
19: $270,000,000 (7)
19: 50 years of cul de sacs
19: Whither false blame? (8)
19: Journalist or Realtor?
18: Ryan Homes is not in Belvedere
18: So much misinformation about Realtors it’s almost comical (9)
17: Green building in Charlottesville is about to (hopefully) take a major step forward
17: Lower housing starts is a great thing
17: Efficiency in Government in Albemarle (2)
17: Are Libertarians gaining traction in Central Virginia?
16: Water supply and drought in Central Virginia
16: NAR stepping into wildly unknown territory (2)
16: How do we think and learn? (2)
15: Carnival of Real estate is up
15: Welcome new readers
15: Blog Action Day 2007 - My 2 cents (1)
15: 3rd Quarter Market report for Charlottesville area real estate market
14: Hindsight is 20/20
12: