Shifting Charlottesville housing market claims victims
Local appliance dealer closes shop, and others are hurting as well - details at the HooK.
What a difference six months make (in blogging)
I'm at the Virginia Association of Realtors' conference this week, and that's why I haven't been responding to the comments (sorry!). I've been talking about blogging quite a bit in the hallways, and the single greatest "thing" I've noticed is this - Since the last…
Government = Higher Housing prices
Interesting. Graphic and story found at Seeking Alpha, who found it at Cafe Hayek, who refers to the actual original story. Charlottesville's Free Enterprise Forum released a comprehensive study last year enumerating some of the local impacts of government regulation on housing costs (PDF). This…
Transfer of Development Rights bill moves forward
The Transfer of Development Rights bill, HB 991, is moving forward in the General Assembly. From the Daily Progress today: Del. Rob Bell, R-Albemarle, said his House Bill 991 would help create a pilot project to allow a market for the sale of development rights…
FHA Loan limits’ increase potential impact on the Charlottesville market
In response to an inquiry thanks to my handy-dandy "contact me" widget (look to the right!) --- I asked Matt Hodges, a Charlottesville broker with whom I work frequently, to write the following article. Knowing whom to ask is as valuable as knowing the answer…
RealCentralVA is #30 real estate blog
How 'bout that? They found most of the real estate blogs I read, but BHB is notably missing.
Best/Worst Headline of the Day
Struggling Homeowners See a Solution in Arson. You don't think the insurance companies will figure that one out? Really?
Housing prices likely to stay stagnant?
I've been trying to make time to post this for some time, but, lacking said time am going to post it anyway. This story in the NYTimes states that, in the words of an off-blog tipster: (Housing) Prices go up and down, but over long…
Hopefully, they’ll study the consultant’s recommendation
And then study the conclusion of that study, too. Please excuse my cynicism. This is a potentially very encouraging step forward - from the Daily Progress: More than a year after discussions began on creating a jointly run bus system, Albemarle County and Charlottesville elected…
If NAR spends so much money on PR
Why don't more people know how to spell "Realtor"? It's great that people make their way to my blog when searching for Charlottesville Realtors - But - for those who arrive (thank you for reading) searching for "realator" or "realitor" - it's "Realtor." Re·al·tor …