If you’re an agent practicing Dual Agency and get sued, how long do you think it’ll take an attorney to pull up these documents and the large number of posts warning against Dual Agency? … ~ Lem Marshall, VAR Legal Counsel “Commonwealth Magazine 2004″ In all honesty, I’d like an explanation here in public rather than in a hallway or a meeting or behind my back – Why is courage to examine the status quo so lacking?
Date Archives January 2009
Market Perspective from Twitter
I said – I wish I could search the MLS based on difference between how much seller’s asking and what they owe.
…In my market we only have about 10-15% of those , the rest are short sales or REO’s.
Did you Meet your Neighbors on Your Commute?
On the way back, I saw a client/friend and their kids – the older riding his bike with training wheels – and talked to them for a few minutes.
… I’d love there to be a map online of the Charlottesville area that showed bike lanes and ratings by other bikers/commuters describing and rating bike lanes and bikeability.
Are You Buying – RIGHT NOW?
Two questions, the answers to which will help drive a future post. … What is the biggest reason you are not looking to purchase a home right now?
Are You Paying Attention to the General Assembly?
Permits the City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County to impose an additional sales and use tax at a rate not exceeding one percent, provided that all revenue generated from the additional tax is used solely for transit or other transportation projects. … The Authority shall prepare a regional transit plan for all or portions of those areas located within the City of Charlottesville and all or such portions of the Counties of Albemarle, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, and Nelson as their governing bodies desire to have covered, to include, but not necessarily be limited to, transit improvements of regional significance.
They Didn’t Move to Charlottesville, but They Sent me This
After much discussion, we agree that although Charlottesville city and Crozet are beautiful and have many attractions, in the end we didn’t have that ‘ah-ha’ moment that made us feel it could be our home.
…The 360 degree view you were able to give us on Charlottesville’s strengths and weaknesses, as well as the way you could really zero in on what mattered to us, was impressive.
If Realtor.com Can Do It, Can’t I?
Just curious – If Realtor.com is displaying sold data (data apparently not available in Charlottesville – yet, bolding mine) With some areas experiencing a 25 to 39 percent decrease in home prices in the third quarter, buyers need to remain competitive in potential bidding wars. Using REALTOR.com ®, the #1 homes for sale Web site, buyers can track price changes on homes of interest, monitor actual sales data on nearby homes within 24 hours of a sale , and get the latest photos and video tours of thousands of Southern California properties.