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Month: April 2005

GENERAL REAL ESTATE

Font troubles

I am having problems getting fonts to be consistent, as well as with all new posts being categorized as “uncategorized.” Please bear with me.

GENERAL REAL ESTATE

Rich Collins’ run for Delegate

Rich Collins is interviewed in this week's C-Ville - It's a question of having markets work for you. Property taxes are such a big issue for me. Growth costs a lot more than people realize. Your water gets more polluted, your traffic becomes more congested,…

GENERAL REAL ESTATE

Let’s go to Culpeper!

The Commonwealth Transportation Board will hold a public hearing involving its draft 6-year plan for rail, mass transit, bicycle, pedestrian, and state highway projects. The agency wants to hear about projects through the 2011 budget cycle. The public hearing will be held at 5 p.m.…

GENERAL REAL ESTATE

If only we had a large body of water

Pushed off land by soaring housing prices, Clay is one of a growing number of Washington area residents making their homes on barges and schooners from the District's Southwest waterfront to Chesapeake Bay inlets in Southern Maryland, marina managers say. Our region is running out…

THOUGHTS, ETC.

What does your iPod say about you?

From today's Washintonpost.com - It was then that it occurred to me that the study was right. I was looking at little white devices that held the key to what makes these people click. And that is where the iPod goes beyond cool and into…

THOUGHTS, ETC.

Assistant needed!!

We need help. Preferably already a licensed REALTOR, but not necessary. Must have excellent technical skills, experience with Microsoft Publisher, web data entry. Must have own transportation. Desire and commitment to do things right the first time is an absolute imperative. Somewhat flexible hours preferred,…

GENERAL REAL ESTATE

Poor service

I met a nice couple today who are in the process of acclimating themselves to our market. Planning to send a few properties that meet their basic needs/wants in the Crozet area, I am sending them some active and under contract properties. What is the…

GENERAL REAL ESTATE

New basketball coach at UVa.

Interesting comment today from Dave Leitao in his first press conference at UVa. He said that in deciding whether to accept the position, he took the, in his words, “virtual tour” of Grounds. We design and implement these every day. Useful tools, these Visual Tours!

REGIONAL

Water meeting tomorrow

The DP reports on tomorrow's water hearing with The Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Environmental Quality and the Fish and Wildlife Service at 10:30 a.m. in conference room A at the Albemarle County Office Building. One of the misconceptions is that we as a…

REGIONAL

Another bubble article

From today's Washington Post - a very good analysis of the Washington metro market. Many of the conclusions/assertions can be applied to our regional market. It's another insane spring in the local real estate market. As the prime season for buying and selling unfolds, very…

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