Tag Archives: land use
Bike Paths Increase Property Values?
Proximity to transit may increase property values . (From 2005 ) Walkability increases property values and livability . And now, studies have shown that real estate property values increase with proximity to bicycle paths. People enjoy living close to bike paths and are willing to pay more for an otherwise comparable house to be closer to one . (h/t BHG ) In short, proximity to functional, viable, affordable, multi-modal infrastructure increases property values. Continue reading
Land Use Reform in Albemarle County?
David Slutzky is proposing dramatic changes to land use in Albemarle County.
Courtesy of the Daily Progress:
Under David L. Slutzky’s idea, rural landowners would be given a choice: They could pay real-estate taxes based on the land’s fair market value just like the vast majority of county landowners, or they could get massive land use tax breaks by agreeing to keep their land permanently undeveloped through conservation easements.
That change would mean some rural landowners would no longer receive land use tax breaks and would pay thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars more in taxes each
Returning to Local Real Estate Blogging – Writing about Charlottesville and Albemarle real estate
Maybe I have gotten a bit astray, maybe I haven’t but re-focusing can’t be a bad thing.
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That being said … I have been writing and sharing at Posterous a fair amount lately. What is Posterous, you ask?
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If you can use email, you can have your own website to share thoughts and media with friends, family and the world.
Not only is writing/posting at Posterous dead simple – you can post … Continue reading…
Crozet – Grow Downtown, on 250, in Old Trail?
I imagine the debate about how big and whether Crozet should grow will never end.
Living in Crozet as I do, I look forward to some of the growth, but really wish that infrastructure would be built to go along with the growth. What good are having walkable destinations without sidewalks and bicycle paths on which to travel?… Continue reading…
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If I am looking for information for myself or for my clients, I always send links to Charlottesville Tomorrow. Simply put, I am better prepared to represent my clients because of what they do.
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