Good news for those with private aircraft
Garrett/Piedmont Hawthorne/Associated has expanded its provision of services to the business aviation industry with a new hangar at the Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport in North Carolina, the company said Monday. The new 18,000-square-foot hangar is among the 41 locations in North America operated by Garrett/Piedmont Hawthorne/Associated, which…
Madison tax rates going up?
Madison County supervisors are considering a 3-cent higher real estate tax rate than needed to bring in the same money as last year, in their 2005-06 budget discussions. The numbers, however, are a little more complicated than that - and the tax rate isn't going…
Watching a house grow
I am going to Fluvanna this morning to do an electrical walkthrough on a new construction house. Watching a house grow from nothing to framing to roof to completion is an awesome process. That builders are able to make all those pieces fit together never…
Central Va’s real estate market podcast
I caught the tail-end of this courtesy of Cvillepodcast.com... listening to it now ...
Home Warranties
NYTimes reports about the value of getting a home warranty. This is a relatively inexpensive way to protect yourself against unforeseen problems that may arise. But, as with anything - "Most policies specify exactly what's covered and not covered," Mr. Bell said. "You just have…
Full-time Realtors
Just found a neat little section of the statistical summary in our MLS database. There are approximately 1100 Realtors in our Board. 612 closed at least one listing in 2004. Only 261 closed at least 5! Wouldn't you be better off having a full-time Realtor…
Builders’ Blitz
This sounds very cool - Professional builders in Raleigh and Greensboro, N.C.have created a way to help Habitat affiliates like ours build more homes with low-income families.It is called a “Builders Blitz”. The program was very successful in those cities, bringing local builders together to…
Morning water roundup
WINA Opponents of a James River pipeline held a rally Thursday afternoon in Scottsville. Daily Progress “One of our biggest concerns is that developers would tap into the pipeline on its way up to Charlottesville and affect the whole southern part of the county,” (the…
2004-2005 Stats
For those of you who like data, check out the PDF file in the extended area below. (more…)
Realtor meeting this morning with Harrison Rue
This morning's monthly meeting of Realtors was interesting and informative. Harrison Rue, Director of the Thomas Jefferson Partnership for Economic Development spoke about some of the most important projects have identified, notably the Hillsdale Connector and the Meadowcreek Parkway (pdf). I will try to post…