Green Roundup in advance of Earth Day
Is 21st Century Urban America Turning Green? Yahoo! to be carbon neutral by end of 2007 Home Depot to introduce "green" labeling and Lean, Green, Mainstream Household green paint alternatives - if for no other reason than they don't smell, use these. Earth Week Charlottesville…
Hyper local blogging success
How to define "success"? To start, success for RealCrozetVA is not defined by transactions, it is defined by what it contributes to the community. RealCrozetVA was started in September of 2005 with a simple goal: I am starting this blog somewhat on a whim, so…
1st Quarter Market Report released for Charlottesville area
Pictures will tell a thousand words. The word of the day is "transitional." My initial analysis from last week is here. When the final report is released by the Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors later today I will link to it. Update 04-17-2007: Here it…
Reflections on this weekend
This weekend I had the opportunity to meet with two different buyers, both of whom are going to be Medical Residents at UVA, and I hope I listened well. 1) "Your blog is very helpful - more-so than your website." While somewhat difficult to hear,…
Too many agents – for how long?
It's odd to be quoted in the same article as industry leaders such as David Charron and Stefan Swanepoel, but here's mine: Jim Duncan, a Realtor for Century 21 Manley in Charlottesville, Va., and a member of the board of directors for the Charlottesville Area…
How do you choose your Realtor?
"I shop for the person who puts themselves in my shoes." Said to me by a prospective client who was interviewing agents last week. I would like to think that more Realtors take this approach.
Charlottesville is the #2 place to retire young
Who knew? So says CNN and BestPlaces.net. Specific criteria used in making up the list of best places follow: * Population growth: We wanted positive growth since 1990. * Near major metropolitan area: within 100 miles. * Housing cost:…
Thursday links 04-12-2007
Best in the World gets more challenging all the time. Charlottesville Blogger Meetup Albemarle County lessened their tax hike The real-time passenger information system will cover about 400 bus stops for the city's 28-strong bus fleet. The City needs to do more than track the…
New soccer park in Charlottesville?
The Soccer Organization of Charlottesville is seeking to build, and build big near its current facility on Polo Grounds Road. The project proposal consists of an outdoor, lit, synthetic surface, full-size soccer field; a small, indoor soccer field with synthetic surface; two mini-soccer fields suitable…