The HVAC company who will get my business
This afternoon I am sitting in a condo in Turtle Creek in Charlottesville waiting for the HVAC people to come between one o'clock and three o'clock. Lo and behold, my phone just rang (at 1:16 pm) and she told me that they were on their…
Charlottesville area housing sales
Following up on Liesel Nowack's story this morning in the DP, fast on the heels of the Virginia Association of Realtors' release of home sale data: Regarding low interest rates' impact on the boom - did they have an influence? Yes and no. For a…
Great craigslist posting
60 Second Loan Approval! One Page Form, No SS Number Needed!!! hmmm ... spam? Who falls for this crap? I expect this post will be removed shortly ... craigslist is pretty good about stuff like this.
Friday links – 25 August 2006
The Human Car Home for Sale, by Anxious Owner - my analysis of local incentives is coming soon. Macro market roundup Keep your friends close and your enemies closer (Microsoft and Firefox collaborate) A great idea marginalized by its affiliation with the UN It took…
How do you feel?
How do you feel about giving our tax money to New Orleans when their elected "leader" makes comments like this? During the "60 minutes" interview, a correspondent pointed out flood-damaged cars still on the streets of New Orleans' devastated Ninth Ward. Nagin replied, "You guys…
That’s a lot of Realtors
Based on this number - 173,323 (population of the Charlottesville MSA) And this number - ~1300 (number of Realtors in the CAAR) There is one Realtor for about every 133 people living the Charlottesville Area. Only 315 Realtors have had more than five "sides" (per…
Define Discount
Regarding "Discount" Brokerages: Definition: To deduct or subtract from a cost or priceDiscount from what? Simply using the term "discount" implies a "fixed" rate, no? Who is guilty of implying a discount? Those who market their fees or those who don't?
A new website and unintended consequences
As a follow-up to my "What I want in a website" - I am testing out a new website that very well may become my main real estate site. Why? Ubertor are innovative and easy to work with so far. They are doing things that…
Wow. All you have to do is sit.
Walt Mossberg tests out a truly high-tech toilet. How lazy does one have to be? For example, push the "For Her" front button and a pink wand releases a gentle spray. Each wand is rinsed before you use it, and after you arise from the…
Are ethics stronger today?
In my Broker's Law class the other day, the teacher made an interesting comment. She said that ethics today were stronger than they ever have been. I disagreed somewhat in class, but vehemently inside. In a very-unscientific analysis, I turn to Google Trends to see…