OFF-TOPIC
Hurricane Katrina
Please give. The effects of this tragedy on the real estate market and the economy are currently incomprehensible. People need our help. From InstaPundit - Lefty blogger Skippy has donated, and is issuing a challenge to bloggers left and right. "this is not about red…
SHAMELESS SELF PROMOTION
September Newsletter
The September Newsletter is out! Please email me if you would like a copy.
OFF-TOPIC
Hurricane Katrina
We gave for the Tsunami; please give to one of the charities below. The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency urged people to make contributions to organizations. FEMA listed the following agencies as needing cash to assist hurricane victims: • American Red Cross, 800-HELP…
BLOGGING
Bloggers liable?
This article in the WSJ is especially in light of the recent Blogger Summit I attended.
GENERAL REAL ESTATE
Why not all agents are rich
Slate's take. With all these new agents swarming onto the scene, the price they charge may remain constant, but the number of houses each sells will not. The zero-profit condition predicts that, in locales where housing prices rise, the number of agents will also rise,…
GROWTH
Forum Watch is out.
Of particular note are the Places 29 report (pdf) and Neil Williamson's editorial. (more…)
ALBEMARLE
Water
Full text of RWSA's request for assistance in selecting the best option to increase our region's water supply/storage capacity. That they are requesting the public's input is a credit to Tom Frederick, the Executive Director of Rivanna. Get involved (so long as you have an…
BLOGGING
Bloggers summit/code of ethics
Bloggers' legal responsibilities Technology has always has the edge over regulations and laws. Common sense is not necessarily subject o technology or anything else. One suggestion was to not lie, cheat or steal. This is similar to the honor code at my alma mater, VMI,…
GENERAL REAL ESTATE
Demographics
Demographics and the real estate market On the demographic front, Rosenberg notes that the demographics aren't favorable to housing, and certainly less favorable than was in the case in the 1970s. He notes that the growth rate in household formation among 35- to 44-year-olds have…
GENERAL REAL ESTATE
Hurricane Katrina and the housing market
The more I read about Hurricane Katrina, the more terrifying she seems. This article provides an efficient doomsday scenario of what may happen in the aftermath, most specifically regarding oil prices. Port Fourchon ... the nation's premiere oil and gas support services facility--and right now…