2006 Realtor Stats
Of the top 10 Realtors in the Charlottesville-Albemarle area, only one was not associated with either new construction or condo conversions. Several of the top 20 were "Teams." 228 had at least 10 transactions. 407 had at least 5 transactions, or sides. About 350 had…
Looking for a house in Charlottesville
This is why I shun print media as often as possible - With print, there is no way to measure who is reading your ad; it's almost like throwing money into a vacuum and hoping for a result. An agent in my office said today…
Inman Connect 2007
I would love to go to this conference, if only to meet many of the real estate bloggers who will be in attendance, but alas, family, work and end-of-month travel prevent me from going. I look forward to reading about all the news that comes…
Real estate photography matters
Believe it or not, good photos help sell a house. I will be implementing many of these tips for my new listings. These two photos below are from a pre-list appointment for a property in Charlottesville that will hit the market in the next few…
Sustainable building workshop in Albemarle
Kudos to the County of Albemarle: The Virginia Sustainable Building Network will be holding a training session for Earthcraft House™ in Charlottesville for the first time on January 18, 2007. Earthcraft House™ is a green building standard endorsed by Governor Tim Kaine, the Homebuilders Association…
One of the things about Google I don’t like
With all the talk about Google's winning the battle of real estate search, the thing that irks me the most is the consensus that their victory is inevitable. Without competition, complacency reigns. Witness the fragmentation and loss of relevance that MLS's are experiencing. I'm not…
Gov. Kaine’s Transportation package
Bacon's Rebellion has a great summary. Notably: Subdivision streets. One proposal, bearing similarities to a bill introduced by the House of Delegates, would tighten criteria for accepting subdivision streets into the state highway system. Provisions would ensure that roads are well built and, where appropriate,…
Links for 3 January 2007
Gorgeous pictures of soccer fields (HT: growabrain) Too many Realtors Time-based Zoning takes a blow in Greene Vista is going to jumpstart blogs and RSS. Or maybe sales of Apple products. How to fight. Software for starving students - nice. I am currently using Neo…
You cannot call the correction over
Until the charts look like this. Charts courtesy of the WSJ and Seeking Alpha. I'm not saying that we're not on an upswing - I actually believe that the Charlottesville-area real estate market is on its way up. Calling the game over now is a…