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Thursday Links 02-21-2008
Is there a correlation between zoning and the subprime crisis?What is a short sale? We aren’t seeing that many of these in the Charlottesville area (yet).More on foreclosuresImpact fees a form of governmental support?
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Proffers, impact fees, market update, pricing land and more
There are few better motivators than fear of sounding unprepared and unintelligent – due to the last-minute call from Coy, I am now very up to date on all of the below issues.- If you’re pricing a property, price it to sell…. Solds may matter little, and what the seller paid for the property is irrelevant with regards to market value (as is the assessed value).- We discussed the current state of the Charlottesville market.- Declining markets and “Jingle Mail” – here is an excellent article on this from a professional appraiser’s point of view.- Property rights and Ron Paul (briefly)- Several callers called in and discussed the rural area ordinances that are up for a vote this evening in Albemarle County. This is a passionate debate between property rights advocates, “greater good” opinions, preservationists and more.We didn’t get around to discussing Senate Bill 768 – which would either destroy or fix the current proffer system, depending on you perspective , but I encourage any and all to learn more about it…. They’re talking about taxes, but the word “tax” isn’t used until the last page – page 12 if you happen to print it out.As soon as the podcast is posted, I’ll post it.
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Jim Duncan on WINA discussing the Charlottesville Virginia Real Estate market [ 14:51 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download