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Month: May 2009

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Twitter Week in Review

Settling in for a few hours of work. # Listening to 130 on XM discussing the enormous dangers of the White House having its own "news" production channels # https://twitpic.com/69qkj - Here we go again #gasprices # RT @Cyberhomes Should you do a podcast or…

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Free Enterprise Forum’s Reality Check Report

The Free Enterprise Forum's "Reality Check" Report - Charlottesville, VA – Albemarle County's Places29 Master Plan for the North US 29 corridor under counts cost by over $175,000,000 (40.5%) according to the ‘Reality Check Report' released today by the Free Enterprise Forum. Using cost data…

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Charlottesville is Number Four on another List

Kiplinger ranks Charlottesville* as the fourth best place to live. Yay. But - if you're curious about some of the other cool companies in Charlottesville, take a look at the honorees at the Charlottesville Business Innovation Council's recent annual gala. See the full list at…

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Photographs of Belmont in Charlottesville

Kathryn Wagner has put together a wonderful photographic series depicting the Belmont neighborhood in Charlottesville. Direct link to the photos here. This is a story I wrote in 2007 about Belmont. These are some of the homes for sale in the Belmont Neighborhood: * Bear…

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Real Estate Radio in Charlottesville – Recap

Once again, we covered a lot of ground. I'll update this post later today with specific notes and links. A huge thanks to Coy Barefoot, WINA and the Charlottesville Podcasting Network for the podcast. - Short sales - Brief market update for Charlottesville, Virginia region…

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Charlottesville Pie Down – Ridiculously Good Fun

And so it was. The Cville Pie Down was the convergence of Twitter, community and the good people on and offline. It's easy to dismiss the phenomenon that is Twitter until you see what occurred on Sunday, 24 May on Charlottesville's Downtown Mall. What does…

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Question Your Charlottesville Realtor?

(Click Through for Video) A comment on Charlottesville's Bubble Blog the other day is the inspiration for this video. There are houses out there, with people willing to sell them. take your time be patient, research, make and offer you know you can afford and…

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Twitter Week in Review

Just saw the new Terminator. Daughter asked "Why was Arnold Schwartzenegger in it?" I'm old. # @Marijean Crozet Pie Down? What'd I miss? # Just looked - UVA lax is getting pummeled by Cornell # @1000wattmarc what are the truths to real estate? What does…

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Diverse Solutions Speeds it up

And it's all about speed ... and accuracy ... and functionality ... searching for homes in Charlottesville and Albemarle just got faster. From Diverse Solutions' blog: Two days ago, we deployed a very significant change to the way our dsSearchAgent IDX product is served to…

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Jim Duncan has been helping buyers and sellers in Charlottesville’s neighborhoods for 25 years. Get local insight born of experience.