Houses are selling!
Believe it or not, they are. Removing condos from the equation - In Charlottesville/Albemarle/Fluvanna/Greene: 141 properties sold in October 2006. 185 sold in October 2005. 196 in October 2004 and 194 in October 2003. Putting condos back in the mix, as they have become the…
Are there Two Charlottesvilles?
A reader wrote: A lot of the people I know don't think of living outside of the city as an option for them (I live in the city and work at the University). One couple on my street has two professional incomes and doesn't own…
Good enough for Google and China
Soon it'll be good enough for the rest of us. Besides, once CNN covers something, it has clearly taken a step further into the masses' consciousness. Certainly it's not enough for McDonough - the former dean of the University of Virginia School of Architecture and…
Carnival #19
Ubertor hosts this week's Carnival. His notation of the relative youth of the entrants speaks to a post I am working on.
Friday links 11-18-2006
Why single property websites are a waste of time and money. I admit that I have purchased the domain names for many of my listings, but this clarifies why this might not be the best use of time and money. Green building: the view from…
Realtor.com pushes traffic to Google
Surely not intentionally, but that is what they are doing with the following, received in my ever-crowded inbox: Dear Valued Customer, In order to be of assistance in your budgeting process, we would like to inform you with as much advance notice as possible about…
An intergalactic MLS
This is what I have been doing in Chicago for the past several months. (pdf) A shared, "intergalactic" real estate information database, with extensive records for every property on the planet, may serve multiple listing services of the future, according to a paper prepared by…
Tipping at Closing?
Great search phrase bringing a visitor to my blog. Tipping is generally not something that is seen at the Closing table; it might be welcomed, but not a customary activity. :)
Central Virginia development moves on
Biscuit Run, the proposed development to the south of the City has been revised downwards from a proposed 5,000 homes to 3,500 homes. The traffic study work session next month should be interesting. As always, Cvilletomorrow has much more information as well as a podcast…