Charlottesville’s Real Estate Blog since 2005.

Clear, Honest Market Analysis. For People, Not Realtors.

Month: August 2009

SIDEBLOG

Twitter Week in Review

A satisfying way to finish up a great day https://post.ly/21XF # Decisions, decisions. https://post.ly/21Lg # @mortgagereports I have a client whose HELOC was frozen due to an AVM. I'd love to see a copy; b/c it's wrong. # Showing a few houses around UVA. It's…

CHARLOTTESVILLE

National Geographic Loves Charlottesville – Again.

    They came in April of this year (noted here) and they're back again this month. From National Geographic's Traveler: You wouldn't expect Thomas Jefferson, Stonewall Jackson, and William Shakespeare to have anything in common, but they do. All three men cast long shadows in…

ALBEMARLE

Belvedere Pioneers Celebrate One Year

A fascinating and insightful post from Kate at Belvedere that is clearly heartfelt and one she may have struggled to write. She highlights some of the ups, downs, surprises and disappointments. As I represented them and they are friends, I'm delighted with her closing: "but…

POLITICS

Miss Utility Cracks Down on Signs in Virginia

Real estate signs are a perennial problem/necessity/eyesore/requirement to market a home effectively ... and now revenue opportunity for the SCC/Miss Utility. You may have heard about Virginia's Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act: It requires that Realtors® (and others) call the Virginia Utility Protection Service —…

ALBEMARLE

Albemarle County’s Land Use Re-Validation Progam

According to Albemarle County, as of 1 October 2008, there were "4,981 tax parcels in the Use Value Tax Program." I haven't seen much recent discussion about the potential impacts of the land use re-validation program in Albemarle County. The Free Enterprise Forum discussed it…

SIDEBLOG

Twitter Week in Review

@tcar Happy Birthday! # Ending our vacation https://post.ly/1nX1 # @steverubel Here's the question I keep coming back to with Posterous (and other 3rd party platforms) ... who owns the ... https://post.ly/xvE # ‘Take Back the Beep' Campaign - Pogue's Posts Blog - NYTimes.com https://post.ly/1moT #…

Interested in Learning More?

My goal is simple: help my clients – buyers or sellers – make good decisions.