ALBEMARLE
Crozet Growth “town meeting” Feb. 9
I received the following in the mail the other day - (I'm not that special, I just happen to live in Crozet) - an invitation to a public hearing in Crozet regarding growth, the discrepancies in the projected number of residents of Crozet and much…
ALBEMARLE
Inventory is up in CharlAlbemarle
The moderation continues - In January 2005 in Albemarle and Charlottesville, there were 228 active properties on the market. In January 2006, there are 275. Is the market softening? I am not sure yet to what extent. April and May will be more telling. Rates…
BLOGGING
Blogging’s rise
This article from the current American Journalism Review examines blogs' influence on the recent political campaign in the Commonwealth. I personally see blogs contributing to the dispersion of news and information rather than replacing mainstream newspapers. I say newspapers and their online arms because I…
TECHNOLOGY
No support on weekends
Realtors work on weekends (we work other days, too). This isn't surprising to most; we work around others' schedules. It's the nature of the business. The company that provides the online contract forms we use, Zipform, apparently does not know this, as their tech support…
CHARLOTTESVILLE
New listing in the City
More information can be found at my website, Google Base and Craigslist. A true renovation opportunity in the City. A two to three minute walk to the thriving West Main corridor, close to coffee shops, restaurants, Starr Hill music, UVa, the Hospital and more. This…
ALBEMARLE
Population increases (shocking!)
The Weldon Cooper Center has released a study showing population increases throughout the Commonwealth. The Thomas Jefferson Planning District (our region) has seen a fairly significant increase in its population - 7.5%. Albemarle has seen a provisional change of 7.4%. Charlottesville - (-.5%) Greene -…
AFFORDABILITY
Another way to provide affordable housing?
This is ludicrous. (courtesy of WVIR) Caravati visited Richmond on Wednesday for the third time in two weeks. He's pushing an amendment to the City's Charter that would make developers set aside parts of their projects as low- and moderate-income housing. Caravati says the city…
AFFORDABILITY
Amendment to City’s “Affordable Housing” Bill
Very good amendment to the bill I wrote about last week. The [exercise of any powers granted in this section is hereby declared to be a public purpose and public use. city shall not exercise the power of eminent domain pursuant to any power granted…
POLITICS
Free market’s response to Eminent Domain
This is outstanding. Courtesy of Bacon's Rebellion: ... BB&T, the bank with No. 2 market share in Virginia, is taking action on its own. The Winston-Salem, N.C., bank has announced that it "will not lend to commercial developers that plan to build condominiums, shopping malls…
WINE
Wine blog
I love wine. The Central Virginia region has an outstanding selection of vineyards to visit. This is an interesting blog - Virginia Wine Time - I'll probably follow their pursuits and live somewhat vicariously. HT: wineona.