A buried stream
A buried stream shows itself. My client emailed me this movie with these (partial) remarks - ... there is a creek at the bottom of Mulberry Avenue ... the city was working a week ago down there, but I heard there is natural stream coming…
Regional roundup
With every one of these localities moving forward with their own growth and comprehensive plans, doesn't it make sense to have some sort of regional cohesion between the plans and planners? What impact does TJPDC have? Albemarle assesses residents' opinions - was anybody surprised by…
Craigslist, Google, Yahoo, and fair housing
One reason that Craigslist may have difficulties evolving within the world of real estate is this from the Search Engine Watch blog: At stake is whether online sites should be compelled to actively police the postings of their users to ensure compliance with federal and…
Soccer catches on
Way off topic, other than the fact that playing, coaching and watching soccer brings me joy: Despite the general lack of interest in the World Cup by the US audience, the soccer tournament is more popular than the NBA basketball championship and the NHL's Stanley…
Business blogging takes time
And commitment, dedication, knowledge and a sense of humor. I read this story at Steve Rubel's site last week, referencing this study done by the University of Massachusetts (pdf). One of the more insightful conclusions is a simple one: Blogs Evolve. For anybody curious about…
Towards representation
My wife called to me last week to watch a segment on the Today show (no link to the story) focusing on Sellers choosing not to have representation when selling their houses - some call them FSBOs. The gist of the story is that the…
Eminent domain restricted?
Executive Order: Protecting the Property Rights of the American PeopleSection 1. Policy. It is the policy of the United States to protect the rights of Americans to their private property, including by limiting the taking of private property by the Federal Government to situations in…
Simple Data analysis for CharlAlbemarle
Below are the number of new listings in the Charlottesville/Albemarle area for April, May and June 2006. As this is my first attempt at this basic analysis, I figured I would start small. Note: I excluded condos for this dataset. I wrote about them several…
It’s the land
While reading this article in the WSJ, titled Land Prices Increasingly Drive Housing Markets and then John Miller's opinion, I was reminded of John Adams' investment philosophy: It had long been an article of faith among the Adamses that land was the only sound investment…
Thursday thoughts
Between a walkthrough, a closing and watching and listening to the USA's World Cup loss, these are some items of note: Albemarle Place clearing has begun. Affordable housing is essential to modern cities. Government-subsidized affordable housing? I don't agree with this, but it is an…