The HooK’s Annual Manual
I neglected to mention that one of the best resources for those relocating to the CharlAlbemarle area came out last week. The HooK's Annual Manual has become one of the must-send components of my comprehensive relocation packages. Perhaps the only "bad" aspect of this issue…
Charlottesville Blog Carnival
I will be hosting the Charlottesville Blog Carnival next week. Please have your submissions in by Sunday, 13 August at 8pm. Please email me if you have written or have seen a particularly thoughtful or interesting post.
Four years
Riding in the cab yesterday from Charlottesville Airport to Washington Dulles (thanks, United), I had the pleasure of riding with a graduate of the Naval Academy. While debating the merits of having an airline pay for our taxi, he asked if I knew (name deleted),…
The MLS is merely a guide
With every day of innovation and aggregation by competitors, the MLS is becoming fast becoming a guide toward property offerings and valuations rather than "the" or even "a" definitive source. There are at least two reasons for this change - 1) The innovation of data…
Real estate Carnival
The Property Grunt hosts this week's national real estate carnival. The perspective that can be gained by a national, yet first-hand view of the real estate market is invaluable. This week's focus is on the shift from a Sellers' to a Buyers' market.
Way off topic, but – AOL is scary!
I am not even remotely smart enough to understand the ramifications of this, but AOL has released tons of personal search data into the wild. If you value your online privacy, take a few moments to read this story. To those of you who still…
Market Data for July 2006
The past few months have seen some significant changes in our market. It's not just the interest rates, though - they've actually gone down a bit of late. I am running the numbers a little bit differently as well. *Active in July 2005: 456 Active…
Challenges facing Realtors
1) Disintermediation 2) No longer control the data 3) Technology is evolving more rapidly than ever 4) Consumers' perception of empowerment 5) The Market shift.
Clustering, Phasing and Mountaintop Roundup
There has been much discussion in the past several days and weeks about the future direction of Albemarle County's growth. The decisions about to be taken by the BoS may have a profound impact not only on the Albemarle County real estate market, but that…
Misspellings and free money
Very few things irritate me more than misspellings. There really is no excuse in today's world of system-wide spellchecking. (With the notable exceptions of there/their, to/too, et. al. which are inexcusable ) From Charlottesville's new website: TIME IS QUICKLY RUNNING OUT ! ABSOLUTE DEADLINE FOR…