Reasons I will be able to enjoy the beach
1) The love and support of my family. 2) Wireless internet 3) Skype: jimduncancville/Cell phone 4) Support in the office (thanks, Mom) 5) The patience of my family dealing with my sometimes-workaholic-ness
Crozet and Waynesboro
How much is Waynesboro benefiting from Crozet's growth? How much does Crozet benefit from Waynesboro? "We've seen the dynamic and the shift of people when we look at the demographics and why Wal-Mart and why Home Depot and why Lowe's have come to Waynesboro sitting…
Real estate carnival 08-13-2006
Continuing the Carnival theme - the national real estate carnival continues. Most of the carnival pertains to those who track the real estate market and industry ... glean what you can ... and learn what you will from other regions.
Charlottesville Blog Carnival 08-13-2006
And here, I thought that this would be a sparse week: The HooK carries the torch for freedom and democracy. The joy of Tony Sinclair. The SELC on how growth affects the area. My favorite part was when a caller asked how the guests got…
51m blogs and counting
Well, not really (yet). To learn more about all that you ever wanted to know about the blogosphere but were afraid to ask, read this. How does one filter the information efficiently so that one gets all the information one wants and learns about stuff…
Growth in Albemarle
Fresh off her recent accolades, Jessica Kitchin with the DP brings us two excellent stories this morning on Growth. First up is an overview of where Albemarle County is today. The second story is the first in a series of growth articles to come this…
Housing bubble trends
Just a test ... a possibly dynamically updating graph showing the search trends on Technorati for "housing bubble." For the past 360 days: Posts that contain Housing Bubble per day for the last 30 days. ... and for the past 30 days: Posts that contain…
Saturday Links 08-11-2006
Will Insulating With Straw Catch Fire? (Free link) Architects who've worked with both forms of insulation say the cost of using straw bales instead of fiberglass can be about the same to 10% more. While the actual bales cost less than industrial-made fiberglass insulation, labor…
The best real estate blog post of the year
Ardell's post this afternoon gets my nomination. Zillow is “good enough” because agents aren't. Redfin is “good enough” because agents aren't. Inspectors and Disclosure Forms aren't ”good enough” because agents aren't demanding better service from these areas for their clients. Don't get me started on…
Two real estate cycles
Here's my theory - we are in the midst of two separate, distinct yet interconnected real estate cycles. The first cycle is comprised of those sellers who have purchased in the past five years who have either bought and sold a couple of times already…