What if – the MLS went away?
Would marketing become more important? How would buyers/consumers find houses/websites dedicated to individual properties? The Search engines. Search engines are already dipping their toes feet are already up to the waists in real estate search technology. Would this not present an opportunity for search to…
A minor addition to the blog
It's a real work in progress, but if you are in the Central Virginia (Albemarle, Charlottesville, Fluvanna, Greene, Nelson) region, take note of the "people who do stuff" wiki I have added. The goal? Make it the one-stop resource for those seeking HVAC, carpenters, plumbers,…
Local Realtor makes – good?
Via the Inman blog: Two recent disputes over domain names involve the same Virginia real estate broker, Patsy Strong (pictured). Strong first raised the ire of her former employer, Monticello Country Realtors Inc, when she refused to relinquish ownership of the domain name monticellocountryrealtors.com, which…
Augusta County and phasing
Whew. And you thought Albemarle's phasing proposals were onerous. Read Augusta County's proposal - Summary. Full text. Hat tip: NBC 29. For the life of me, I couldn't find the story on their vaunted new website. Augusta County remains more agricultural (I believe) than Albemarle,…
Charlottesville MSA’s 3rd Quarter Stats
Can be found here The City of Charlottesville loves the condo sales! More on these numbers later ... take a breath ... we're not as bad as many (most?) of the other markets out there ...
More pictures, please
One would think that the slowing market would make There are 2021 active residential properties in Charlottesville, Albemarle, Greene, Fluvanna and Nelson Counties. 52 have no photos at all (but many new construction properties, although finished, still have "artists' renderings" as the "photos.") 381 have…
Monday links 10-16-2006
Reduce your energy costs and get a tax credit Exotic loan programs and potential foreclosures The Downtown Mall shows signs of wear - from all the vehicular traffic. What a shame that the hub of the City is encouraged to deteriorate. If only more writers/bloggers…
Carnival of RE 10-16-2006
Procuring cause, best consumer web sites, flat fee brokerage and more. Inman hosts.
Housing and Transportation costs
The Center for Housing Policy has released a fascinating report titled: A Heavy Load: The Combined Housing and Transportation Burdens of Working Families (PDF). It's 32 pages long, so I have not had time yet to fully digest it, but the premise is fairly commonsense:…