Friday afternoon …
I was in class all morning, so am in the midst of catching up. I leave you this Friday with these - (which have interesting headlines, but I haven't read them all yet) If Michigan Is Looking at Rapid Transit, Can Virginia Be Far Behind?…
Cheating matters
A sign of good things to come? "Cheating matters. It isn't OK to cork a bat. Cheaters shouldn't prosper."Is this novel concept making its way into big business? The idealist in me wants to believe that companies such as Home Depot and Bank of America…
April’s Forum Watch
The Free Enterprise Forum's April Forum Watch is out. Take the time to read it. It's long, and chock full of good information. Zoning, water, growth, phasing ... it's all there.
The Changing market.
The past several days have been interesting, with much discussion off-line (they do happen, you know) about the effects of the changing real estate market. The Wall Street Journal has an excellent summary of what some of these changes mean for different segments of the…
Double check your spelling
I don't know which bugs me more - the misspelling of "privilege" or the fact that I can't figure out who spelled it incorrectly in the first place. The Daily Progress' byline is "From staff reports," and ESPN's says "Joe Schad." Both reports say: "It…
Trends, changes and crap
The Washington Post has a potentially excellent series on Emerging Trends, touching on many facets of the changing market. From one of these articles: "It's not what the market will bear anymore," said Walter Molony of the National Association of Realtors. "It's a question of…
Anecdotal evidence on the local market
The news was flooded last week with reports on the housing market's decline. This article in the Washington Times is but one example: The downturn in the housing market is deepening, with new home sales at a nine-year low, prices down for the fourth month…
Morning links 03-27-06
Housing sales drop Retirees and real estate in the C'Ville region Taxes by the mile ...some states are experimenting with per-mile tax systems. In Oregon, an experimental system uses GPS to monitor how many miles a car drives. Drivers are then charged an appropriate road…
Morning reading 03-24-2006
Homeowners' Insurance Premiums set to rise - and you thought you weren't affected by Katrina, et. al? Higher standards for Realtors - with so many Realtors clamoring and calling for higher standards for their profession, when will their (my) association (NAR) listen? In a nutshell,…
VA book festival “Business Breakfast”
I had the pleasure of attending the opening "Business Breakfast" for the Virginia Festival of the Book, (thanks to Matt). I love that Charlottesville has this type of event - supposedly the most successful book festival to come into existence in decades. C'Ville has more…