Realtors – Be Careful Whom you Follow On Twitter
Not everyone wants to be followed. Sometimes a little bit of discretion is called for. I'm @JimDuncan if you're curious. :)
Economic Roundup, Starting with Jon Stewart
Watch also Wyatt Cenac's Survivalist Investment Tips where he describes discovering the stock market's volatility as "finding out Santa Claus is real because you catch him robbing your house." Also - Fed Leads Unprecedented Push by Central Banks to Flood Market With Dollars No Time…
Yes, Virginia, You CAN Get a Loan in Charlottesville
In an attempt to dispel some of the (justified) negativity surrounding the Charlottesville real estate market, I thought I'd ask some of the lenders with whom I regularly work for their insight. Part of my job is knowing stuff, another is knowing whom to ask.…
Pat’s Take on the Crash
Well said. I think this is the general perception now... loss of confidence in our economic and political leaders to be able to do anything at all. This is the cause of the credit crisis and the market crash. There is no trust in those…
“Official” Market Report Released
The Daily Progress' Brian Mcneill has a report. There is very little change to what I wrote in my most recent market reports. One clarification regarding the $7,500 first time homebuyer "Credit" - It is a LOAN. “…the tax credit must be repaid. Home buyers…
No Crime Data for You! What are Charlottesville and Albemarle Afraid of?
From the HooK: (bolding mine) Drane, an economics/philosophy major who graduated from the University of Virginia in 1992, now lives in Baltimore, which he says has the second-highest per capita crime rate of any city in the United States. “That's kind of where my interest…
Updated Market Report for Charlottesville Region
Very little has changed since last month's market report. Coming next week - Is NOW a good time to buy or sell a home in the Charlottesville area? As I said last month: Make no mistake - properties are absolutely selling right now. However, those…
The Biggest Builder Foreclosure (so far) In Charlottesville
From today's Daily Progress: A respected Charlottesville regional homebuilder is facing foreclosure on more than 20 properties worth a total of at least $3.5 million. Church Hill Homes has defaulted on payments for 13 residential properties in Albemarle, five in Fluvanna County, two in Charlottesville…
Waynesboro and August Brief Market Report
Located just west of Charlottesville/Albemarle, the Waynesboro and Charlottesville real estate markets are becoming closer and closer. They say that pictures say what words cannot - Listing volumes for Waynesboro and Augusta List to Sell for Waynesboro and Augusta Days on market: 2005 - 104…
And You Wonder Why HOAs Get Bad Reputations
There HAS to be more to this story. So Jensen, who says he is an involuntarily mobilized reservist, headed off, leaving behind a pregnant wife, a young son and a 2.5-acre lot with not a spot of landscaping. Now, Lt. Jensen is being told to…