Q: When should a buyer start the "I'm serious about buying a home next year" conversation? A: As early as possible. (same advice goes for Charlottesville area sellers) Walk through this homebuying scenario with me In 2016 442 homes sold in the City of Charlottesville via the Charlottesville MLS 371 with at least 3 bedrooms 313 with at least 2 bathrooms 244 with at least 1,700 finished square feet 149 with at least 1,700 finished square feet above grade (as in, not including finished basement space) 71 sold … [Read more...]
Charlottesville Transportation + Albemarle Transportation = ?
People who drive from Charlottesville to Albemarle, and vice-versa. Same with people on bicycles, and pedestrians. Why don't Charlottesville & Albemarle work together (with the University of Virginia, too)? Finally, they might.* From Charlottesville Tomorrow The Albemarle Board of Supervisors and the Charlottesville City Council have agreed to enter into a formal partnership to help improve bus service in the region. “This is a partnership that is advisory,” said Chip Boyles, the executive director of the Thomas Jefferson … [Read more...]
September 2017 Monthly Note
This should be fun. Interested? Two clicks here, and you'll get one email a month from me. Market updates, insight, stories ... This month: Negotiating from a fearful position (and how/why it's bad) Ignorance and unrepresented buyers/sellers Sex offenders and property values Getting rid of facebook (part 2 of 2; here's part 1) Blog roundup The Market (brief) … [Read more...]
That Ugly Thing on West Main? That’s an Internal Garage
It's big, it's ugly ... and it's just the internal garage for "The Standard," a mixed-use building that will eventually have 600 bedrooms. … [Read more...]
Deleting Facebook – An Experiment (Part 1 of 2)
"If you're not the customer, you're the product," as the saying goes. I am tired of being the product.* I have a new facebook account; the old one is deactivated. Why? I've long said I hate facebook, but use it because I must - for RealCrozetVA community, and for the Crozet Cycling Club pages, and I've long said that if I could do those pages without having FB, I would. I finally have; I deactivated my profile and assigned admin roles for those pages to a new, just-for-those-pages-FB account. But ... Why? A long-simmering combination of … [Read more...]
Riding a Bicycle from Hollymead to Downtown Charlottesville
Riding a bicycle from Downtown Charlottesville to Hollymead Town Center - I drove the new Berkmar Extension recently with a client who also rides a bicycle, and we discussed the feasibility of riding from there to Downtown Charlottesville. Commuting by bicycle from 29 North to Downtown Charlottesville can be done, pretty easily; it requires skill, and a bit of confidence). From the Nest office off Charlottesville's Downtown Mall to the Hollymead Town Center (Target, Harris Teeter, Blue Ridge Cyclery and a lot more), it took me about 32 … [Read more...]
August 2017 Monthly Note | Charlottesville, Racism, Bubble, Blogs
I had every intention of following my scripted note. And then August 12 happened, Nazis and white supremacists invaded Charlottesville. Our town is healing, and our country is reeling from the ramifications. But I must write. If you're interested, please subscribe to my monthly note here. … [Read more...]
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