I’ve been busy actually showing and listing houses, so posting has been light.
In the meantime:
* Aspen or Austin? – this is an excellent post about the future of Charlottesville, sponsored by the Virginia Piedmont Technology Council, one of my favorite local groups (but unfortunately I rarely have the time to attend their events) Here is the podcast.
* Density increases congestion.
* Too Many Realtors? No kidding. Two related posts.
Statistically the average Realtor (NAR member) sold fewer transaction sides in 2006 than in 2000. … Furthermore, the increase in NAR membership even outpaced the increase in new households.
When you compare the price per square foot in the Central Virginia region to here (archived: 2013), we are downright affordable! (or here (archived: 2008)!) A modest mean price per square foot in the Charlottesville are is about $150 per square foot, give or take $50-$75 dollars.
Increasing education requirements for new and current real estate agents in Virginia – getting a real estate license in Virginia is dangerously easy. Kudos for this bill.
A solution to our transit (lack thereof) problems (archived: 2016) (via BoingBoing)
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