Nearly mid-year market data for Charlottesville and Albemarle
Courtney Stuart has a very good article in this week's HooK. Not that she needs it, but she deserves credit for presenting an accurate, non-threatening/non-emotional picture of the current real estate market in the Charlottesville/Albemarle region. "There's an awful lot of inventory," says real estate…
Get involved, darn it
Good article today in the HooK about bicycle commuting in the Charlottesville area. One thing that struck me was this - None of the bicyclists interviewed for this article, for example, are members of The Alliance for Community Choice in Transportation, the Charlottesville Area Bicyclists…
When do we call it a disaster?
Not yet. I got a headache as soon as this question was asked of me the other day when being interviewed for a local real estate market update. One of the reasons that I write this blog is to provide data analysis to help provide…
Staging your home
With Barbara Corcoran. Simple but effective tips in this series this week on the Today Show. There is opportunity in every market. Before, it was how to deal with rapidly rising prices; now it is how to market your home effectively.
Wednesday links 05-30-2007
More on Fortiusone, a combination of maps, data and heat maps Developers, environmentalists and government officials travel from Charlottesville to Chapel Hill How much will a 3,000 unit development cost the school system? (From fbofw.com) Designing for equity Population caps in Albemarle County?
Century 21’s new ad
Seems to be targeting Redfin? Despite the comment, "to watch your eyes when you walk into a home, and know right away that you are in love with it" ... it's a decent ad. Buying and selling residential real estate is an emotional process, but…
Free rides in the City
USA Today notes how the City of Charlottesville is considering eliminating fares on the buses. Cvillenews had great discussions months ago. Until three things happen - 1) The buses stop stopping on at the bottom of the hill at the Emmet Street/Angus Road intersection during…
Changed the search feature on the blog
The search feature of my blog was frustrating me, and more importantly, readers as well. So, I added the Google search widget. Please let me know what you think.
Exceptional customer service
Price of an Empire Builder bag from Tom Bihn in 2004: $130 Price of shoulder strap from Tom Bihn in 2004: $25 The answer to the following question - I purchased an Empire Builder in February of 2004, and I love it. Today, the shoulder…