Green Albemarle County?
I wish I could have gone to this. From a Daily Progress progress article this morning. Miles of greenway trails connecting parks, homes and schools. A streetcar system in Charlottesville, quickly moving people and reducing car traffic. A new emphasis on locally grown food, increasing…
New listing in Ruckersville
Betty (my mom) has just put a property on the market in Ruckersville - 9 miles to the Target/Hollymead Town Center and 13 miles to Rio Road in the City. You can see more information at our website and a google map here.
October Forum Watch
The Free Enterprise Forum's October Newsletter has been released. As usual, there is a lot of pertinent information. Full text is below. (more…)
Local traffic is truly a regional issue
An interesting discussion at cvillenews.com yielded, in addition to a thoughtful and cogent debate, this link that gives direction as to where the Charlalbemarle traffic is coming from. Who knew that an estimated 99 people commute from DC to Cville? Continuing to focus on transportation/infrastructure/growth…
Free Enterprise Forum enters the Rich Collins fray
Today the Free Enterprise Forum released an Amicus Curie brief in support of private property rights. I wrote about this case here and here. The Amicus Curie brief fully supports the right to free speech but contends such a right does not supercede the right…
Albemarle Place
From today's C-Ville, written by John Borgmeyer - With the promise of 1.8 million square feet of new construction—including a hotel, restaurants, a cinema, retail outlets, a grocery store, a two-storey department store and up to 800 residential units—Albemarle Place would be the latest…
Get a new hobby!
In a report that is indicative of the what happens when barriers to entry are low - A 46.1 percent increase in the number of Realtors in Massachusetts since 2001 means there is now one Realtor for every 1.6 houses sold in the state so…
Albemarle County BOS elections
Local elections are one part of the political process where the results of the election process can be both seen and felt by the public. The Board of Supervisors make decisions that directly impact how Albemarle County citizens live on a day to day basis.…
Bubble
Discussing the potential bubble yesterday with a client, we noted some of the parallels between the "irrational exuberance" of the tech bubble and the "froth" in today's housing market. 1) Local Salaries are not keeping pace with housing prices. 2) There is a limit on…