Halloween Carnival
The Halloween Carnival is up at the Real Estate Tomato. Check it out and take some marshmallows.
Brand loyalty and quality customer service
I spent yesterday afternoon at the Apple Store in Short Pump, retrieving data from my still-waiting-for-a-part PowerBook. Thankfully, I was able to retrieve most everything. I witnessed something astonishing while sitting at the Genius Bar, something all Realtors should strive for. *Note: for this analogy,…
Real estate carnival 10-30-2006
I looked for a consistent theme; the only one I could discern is that of change. The market, business models, information disemination methods. Keeping up is a job in itself! I thanked the browser Gods for tabbed browsing; and then I set about the selection…
Albemarle is Number 10
Out of the whole U-S of A, Albemarle County is ranked number 10 with regards to the percentage of folks with higher education degrees. (Permanent, subscription link) Heck, of the Top 10, Virginia had four - Arlington, Alexandria, Fairfax ... and Albemarle. (No Charlottesville?)
PowerBook update 10-27-2006
I am losing my patience with Apple. My PowerBook is still in repair in Short Pump, they have no idea when it might be ready, and I am losing efficiency and profitability every day. Also, due to my dependence on my laptop, my clients suffer.…
Housing numbers are down
And inventory is up. Rates are low. Home price appreciation is slowing. Inventory is up. Significantly. note: as soon as I figure out how to upload an image via coding, rather than depending on my normal program, I will. Regarding NAR's press release: They have…
Prices fall because home size is falling
Now, to do a similar analysis on the CharlAlbemarle regional market ... If only I had the data interpretation skills and tools ... 3 Oceans does a brilliant analysis that shows the current trend toward smaller houses with better space (not just more and the…
A market in Transition
Some Realtors should find a new profession - so says the Minnesota Association of Realtors (thanks, Inman). So far this year, in the Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors, (most of the top 10 agents are either new construction or condo conversion agents) as of today,…
Thoughts on working online
Off-topic, but ... having to work from a backup laptop while I 1) wait for my PowerBook to be repaired and 2) wait for my new MacBook Pro (200gig hard drive!) has given me time to think about how I work. Working online only without…
What is Zillow up to?
Robert Scoble has this nugget today: Look for an announcement from them to show up on TechCrunch soon. Soon being within days. I don't break news anymore, I just do videos. Hmmm.... What are they up to?