POLITICS
Track bills with ease in Virginia
Check it out. I've got mine. Do you have yours? The threshold of participation in politics is getting easier and easier. These are the bills I'm tracking.
SIDEBLOG
A dubious argument
Hmmm .... Some developers argue that cash proffers are to blame for the current slump in the housing market because the cost is passed on to buyers in the purchase price.They may be part of the equation making housing more expensive, but to say that…
BUYERS
Representing two buyers on the same house?
Don't do it (in Montana). I have been in this situation only once and I disclosed my situation to both buyers. Both sets trusted me and felt comfortable with my going forward submitting offers for both of them on the same property. I don't remember…
OFF-TOPIC
Everyone should read this editorial
Slowly but surely, we seem to be relinquishing common sense and freedom. Six years after the terrorist attacks of 2001, airport security remains a theater of the absurd. The changes put in place following the September 11th catastrophe have been drastic, and largely of two…
TECHNOLOGY
Who says microblogging isn’t effective?
Actually texting - and print media - but I learned about if via Twitter. (follow me on Twitter)
BLOGROLL
Attempted Censorship or misguided public official?
Real estate assessments - high and low - bring about emotional responses. Local government, and government in general, have an insatiable need for our money. Sometimes, as in this case, the responses are from the public officials charged with assessing property. I would however request…
GENERAL REAL ESTATE
Positive housing news from mainstream media
Who saw this coming? My colleague Dan Gross recently wrote about the National Association of Realtors' history of predictions that make meteorologists look spot-on. He's right: it's always wise to treat broker happy-talk skeptically, and that includes the NAR's prediction of a housing market rebound…
CHARLOTTESVILLE
Greening incentives for new construction and renovations in Charlottesville
Go green and save green - or something like that could be the marketing tag line for an expansion of the City of Charlottesville's current green trending. In response to this question - "What, in your opinion, is the best way for local governments in…
CHARLOTTESVILLE
cVillain’s “best of” 2007
Or, as they say, "2007 Raw List of Charlottesville Superlatives." cVillain burst on the scene earlier this year and has quickly become what I believe to be an informative and fairly influential site in C'Ville. It's certainly where I vicariously live the night-life that Charlottesville…
MARKET STATISTICS
It appears people are trying to assess the Charlottesville real estate market
Search provides such valuable insight into the minds of readers. The following search strings brought people to my site in the past twenty-four hours. housing market in charlottesville charlottesville housing prices how to re-negotiate with builders united states housing market by region 2007 median house…