School closings?
Our area is expecting a little bit of snow today and this evening. For the most up to date info, I have found that NBC29 tends to have the most accurate info. Albemarle's school closing link is a dead link to NBC29. We tend to…
December Forum Watch is out
The Free Enterprise Forum has published online its Forum Watch for December. This is an excellent resource for educating yourself about the goings-on in public policy, growth, etc in the region.
Phone numbers and websites
Ever since mobile phone portability became a reality, I have been meaning to do this. I registered 4342427140.com and 4342427140.net this evening. Each one goes to either my website or this blog; either way (I hope) it will be easier for clients and potential clients…
Where is Albemarle Growing?
All over. From Brian Wheeler's SchoolMatters: Where is Albemarle Growing?: I recently updated my analysis of the Albemarle County building reports from the past two years which document each quarter where new building permits are being issued in the County. These do not reflect newly…
Judging customers
There is an almost-legendary story in my office of a client who walked in on Christmas Eve (New Year's Eve?) many years ago dressed in raggedly-looking clothes who wanted to see a property or two. Despite the client's not looking like he could afford to…
New listing in Stonehenge
Betty just put this townhouse on the market. 3BR, 2.5 BA, $217,900.
Website updates
Maintaining an efficient and profitable real estate website takes an awful lot of time; I worked for almost 90 minutes or so this morning. Two notable additions: - I have added a discoverable RSS feed for this blog to my real estate site's homepage. -…
Another take on Growth in Central Virginia
Virginia Business Magazine has an excellent article this month focusing on the challenges (and successes) faced by the Central Virginia region - specifically the housing market, the economy, relatively high cost of living. One thing is clear from the article - Charlottesville's reach extends far…
Inman News’ note on our podcasts
Inman News has a little blurb about the podcasts that we have produced. This can only be a good thing. (I might have emailed them about what we are doing). Update May 2018: dead links above.
December Newsletter
I have just published my December Newsletter. Please email me if you would like a copy.