It’s a tie
Tied with Jay. That's pretty darn good company. I'm no big dog, but it's something.
Withholding offers?
Hmmm ... a hypothetical story just came across my desk from another agent who said that, on a listing of his, two separate buyer's agents are withholding two separate offers because the seller is offering 2.5%, rather than 3%. In one case, an agent said…
Where do you search for homes in Charlottesville?
Excellent post today from Kris Berg about the varied places one can search for homes. Frequently even my savvy home buyers are surprised that not all homes are listed in the MLS. Kris does an extraordinary job pulling them all into on place. Locally, I…
So proud to be true
This blog comes up #1 in Google for this: charlottesville "real estate" "the truth"Seriously. There are very few better compliments for this blog. *Somebody from New Jersey is doing some serious research on the Central Virginia real estate market.
TDRs baby stepping forward
At least that is the way it seems. Charlottesville Tomorrow noted on Wednesday that David Slutzky was pressing forward with his Transfer of Development (TDR) proposal. I have noted previously that TDRs present a unique opportunity to at the very least, have a creative discussion…
Eminent Domain unabated
And hopefully the Virginia General Assembly will be able to stop it in its tracks. These are the bills currently put forth in the General Assembly tagged with "eminent domain." These are the search results for same. Now, read this article in the Wall Street…
Quite an honor
To be included in a list of 10 Good Men (bloggers), is quite an honor. To be read by one's peers is gratifying. To be recognized is humbling. So I humbly say, thank you. The full list: Josh Dorkin - Real Estate Investing for RealLarry…
Charlottesville area listing inventory numbers
Between the first of January 2006 to the 8th of January 2006, 225 properties were listed. For that same timeframe for this year, 132 residential properties have been listed.* There were 23 price changes in this timeframe in 2006 versus 60 price changes in 2007.…
Charlottesville Neighborhoods – question for readers
Do you love your neighborhood? Tell me! As part of the series, I would love to include stories written by those who actually live in the varied neighborhoods. While I have lived in Charlottesville for nearly 20 years, and have been in real estate for…
Charlottesville Area 2006 Market round up
Rather than copy and paste the entire article here, you can read CAAR's Year End Market Report here (PDF). In short, 2006 was another record-breaking year tempered by a (in some segments dramatic) return to normalcy. The "froth" or "irrational exuberance" has been blown away.…