When interviewing your Buyer’s Agent, ask him/her whether he/she will accompany you for the home inspection. I had a “Buyer’s Agent” tell me today that he had left the home inspection because he had “better things to do” than stick around for a home inspection and that they were a pain in the a**. How does one represent a buyer when one has no idea what is being referenced in the home inspection report? Sadly, this was a “seasoned” agent rather than a newbie.
Date Archives May 2006
A thought on the Blogger’s Summit
Correct me if I’m wrong, but the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership is a moderately respected institution. They have put together a pretty impressive lineup of speakers…. And inviting everybody.There has been an awful lot of discussion about who was consulted and who wasn’t. There’s more out there; just click around a bit…. One reason that people blog is to express voices and opinions. This second Summit is an opportunity to expand that voice, to expand and develop credibility and influence – to contribute. This is an opportunity to demonstrate that bloggers can rise above the typical partisan flaming that has created so much division and distrust in today’s political environment…. I’ll bet you would have been interesting in person.For what it’s worth, these are my two favorite musings on the “situation” – Craig’s and Charles’.
Morning Links 30 May 2006
Energy Star @ Home (Treehugger) – With rising fuel costs, every penny saved counts!The June Free Enterprise Forum Watch is outIs the Housing Bear upon us?Real estate blog ego-strokingGoogle is no longer my primary searchExcellent soccer observations – 9 days until the World Cup!
Is the Realtor bubble over?
Sent in by an alert reader who was visiting New York City.My guess is that as the market slows, there will be reduction in the ranks of Realtors and real estate licensees. There is great comfort is receiving a salary.
What will it take?
Talking to one of my clients last evening, discussing why his property has not yet sold, we discussed how I, despite having been in the business for almost five years (a grizzled veteran based on the number of new agents out there), have seen only the “boom” in the market. There are a lot of incentives out there that we haven’t seen before.
Friday links
The best analysis I have seen that clarifies the conflicting housing numbers released by the Census Bureau.
Roundabout in Ivy
Following up on the Hook’s report in March, WINA notes today that:(Supervisor Sally Thomas) believes a roundabout might work at the intersection of Owensville Road, Morgantown Road, and 250 West. Thomas contends a roundabout is a good idea when roads at an interchange, such as those three, don’t align themselves precisely.The data from VDOT (please excuse my lack of possible correct data interpretation) shows that Ivy Road has 46,000 vehicle trips a day. Unfortunately, I could not find specific data showing how many vehicle trips the roundabout at the airport manages (which Sup. Thomas cites as the successful reference), but I cannot believe that it is anywhere near 46,000. If Crozet does end up growing to 12,000 (or 24,000) people and the speed limit through Ivy is (if I recall correctly) 35 MPH, how big would this roundabout have to be?Below is a picture of “The greatest roundabout ever built in the US. It carries up to 58,000 vehicles per day and 8,000 pedestrians per day.” That looks a little bit bigger than Ivy.Bacon’s Rebellion loves roundabouts…. I do drive Ivy Road at least twice a day (four times today).Note: How does this impact real estate, the primary function for this blog? It impacts quality of life and the desirability of an area – thus, property values.