Close the UVA library to the public. Please don’t infringe on the virgin ears of students (no longer available). Damn public.
The library’s first concern should be, not to preserve public openness at all costs, but to preserve a comfortable, welcoming environment to students and faculty. The academic needs of the University community should take priority over the physical urges of the Charlottesville community.
Brad and Lockhart sitting in a tree … The real esate/blogging landscape is changing every day.
Foreclosure maps from the Wall Street Journal
Homegain charges less:
Today, HomeGain announced that, due to current and forecasted real estate market conditions, we have reduced the referral fee for AgentEvaluator to 27% for all regular members and to 22% for our Platinum and Gold Club members. This reduction equates to 10 and 12 percent savings, respectively,for HomeGain real estate agents who close a transaction as a result of a match with a HomeGain consumer.
Most “energy conservation” initiatives fall short because they don’t address dysfunctional human settlement patterns, the root cause of excess consumption (archived: 2010).
Ask 500 People. (h/t Mashable)
A driving tour of the Old Trail development in Crozet:
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5 Real Estate What If’s That Make Me Lose Sleep
What if: 1 - The government forces all delinquent/underwater mortgages to be modified? Those of us who do pay our mortgages look like suckers. 2 - Retirees cannot retire. 3 - The 30 Year Fixed Rate Mortgage goes away? 4a - QRM becomes law -…
Unbelievable.
“Effective immediately FannieMae will no longer accept electronic signatures.” Why? Why???? This is the sort of thing I'd like to see Congress and the National Association of Realtors address. The inefficiencies created by needing wet signatures are tremendous. Printing, signing, scanning/faxing. Only to be told…
The “No-Spam” Policy for RealCentralVA.com
Search for homes to your heart's content. I'll never spam you. For real. Simple. I don't spam. Never have. But some people still use bogus names when registering for the home search tool on RealCentralVA.com. And then someone said to me - you know what…
Taking Vacation. And Stock.
I'm taking a vacation soon. I tell my clients that I am "grudgingly" going; but ... after reading my friends' Kris' and Jay's posts, I'm striving to readjust my priorities. I have systems in place, an extraordinarily competent agent poised to cover for me while…