GENERAL REAL ESTATE
The worst in history?
Today's hyperbolic statement comes from, ironically enough, that venerable hard news source - the Today Show. Normally, I watch CNBC and the wife watches NBC. Unfortunately, no Squawk Box on Saturdays. Lester Holt's (I think that's correct) teaser was - "Today's housing market is the…
GENERAL REAL ESTATE
Required reading for sellers
This article from today's Wall Street Journal (paid link) is direct, cogent and simple; simple in a good way. Finding an article in the big media about today's changing market that provides good information that is not written from a fear-mongering frame of mind is…
ALBEMARLE
Albemarle County Development Survey
If you don't speak, no one will listen. As of today, about 300 surveys have been completed. The Albemarle County Development Review Survey has been out since 18 September. It is a survey designed to give the special Task Force and thereby the Board of…
GENERAL REAL ESTATE
A few transportation bills
Regarding the current special transportation session and wondering how these part-time legislators are able to wade their way through this labyrinthian morass, I am picking and choosing a few bills of interest: SB 5016: Failed regarding the NoVa regional transportation tax the grantors tax is…
GENERAL REAL ESTATE
Mortgage fraud in Charlottesville?
I know, I know - it's a relatively provocative headline, but I found the coincidence between these two headlines too much not to post. From the WSJ (Free link): MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- Federal and state authorities are investigating allegations of an elaborate mortgage fraud involving…
BLOGGING
Real estate news – 2.0 style
Digg-style. Realestatevoices launched today, a "Digg-style" social-networking news site that will aggregate and rank real estate news. Despite receiving the announcement email from Niki this morning, it has taken me this long to check it out. Joel Burslem's post some time ago foreshadowed Realestatevoices' arrival…
ALBEMARLE
Wednesday links 09-27-2006
Long Tail - Calvin and Hobbes style. I am a sucker for anything Calvin and Hobbes. One of the best analogies regarding our current transportation morass. Rather than a seamless fabric stretching from the tip of Northern Virginia to the hem of Southside, the fixes…
OFF-TOPIC
Correct attribution?
I cannot discern to whom attribution should be credited, but this thinking is one of my primary goals of every transaction with which I am involved. Just get it done, and get it done right. It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do…
ALBEMARLE
Wrapping up the recycling poll
Ok, so the "Poll of the Week" lasted slightly longer than a week. The question: How much would you be willing to pay for Curbside recycling? The clear winner (with 43% of the votes) was "I've never had to pay for curbside recycling in previous…