Efficiency in Government in Albemarle
I haven't even attended my first meeting for the Albemarle County Fiscal Impact Advisory Committee, but I am already curious. From the letter accompanying the entirety of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act: I am required to furnish you a copy of the FOIA because…
Are Libertarians gaining traction in Central Virginia?
Based on the recent press for Arin Sime, perhaps so, including this editorial from the Daily Progress - The most honest, positive and straightforward political ads this season, with issues and positions spelled out in plain English, without highly selective, emotional attacks, appear to be…
Water supply and drought in Central Virginia
With the news that the drought warning will continue ... Update 2023: dead link the HooK) As of last month, my family has cut our water usage by 28% below our average usage. For the first time, buyer clients of mine have specifically chosen to…
NAR stepping into wildly unknown territory
To them, at least. The RE.net is evolving, and mostly self-policing, much too quickly for the National Association of Realtors to regulate it. Good luck to them if they have any thought that this might fly - 6. Posting unfavorable/unflattering (but truthful) comments to BlogsThis…
How do we think and learn?
What follows are two outstanding videos. As interesting as the videos themselves is the manner in which I found them - The first one came to light from this blog: The second one (Greg posted yesterday as well) was one of the "you might also…
Welcome new readers
Welcome new readers, some of whom I hope are from the cVillain. Thank you for stopping by. This week starts the first of what may be extended targeted advertising in the Charlottesville online space. The Charlottesville real estate market is changing every day; this site…
Blog Action Day 2007 – My 2 cents
It's Blog Action Day, a day when thousands of bloggers write about one issue in an attempt to raise awareness about the environment. The "green" movement is no longer a fringe movement, but one that has gone mainstream for practical reasons - many of the…
3rd Quarter Market report for Charlottesville area real estate market
What a difference a year makes. The Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors releases its Third Quarter Market report today. (The full PDF report is here) There were 2,875 homes sold in the first nine months of 2007, which was down 647 (-18.4%) from last year.…
Hindsight is 20/20
This story from the Washington City paper probably rings true for far, far too many people. Even more than subprime, it highlights the perils of working with a lender who is owned by the builder, and often times there is no Realtor involved, nor attorney…