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Month: September 2009

SIDEBLOG

A Timely Revisiting of IDX in Charlottesville

A snarky, ignorant anonymous coward is sending a letter to some sellers in the Charlottesville area, the text of which follows. I have removed the identifiable information. (Grammatical errors are the letter writer's.) The part that gets me the most is the anonymity. If you…

ALBEMARLE

More Roads in Charlottesville and Albemarle?

I'll believe it when I drive clients on either road. I'll bet $100, to be donated to the charity of your choice, if either of these roads gets built before 2020. Read the whole story at Charlottesville Tomorrow. My prediction? At least two more studies…

CHARLOTTESVILLE

Family Guy Homage to Pie

How appropriate in light of this weekends' Charlottesville Pie Fest at the Crozet Mudhouse to benefit PACEM. PACEM is: People and Congregations Engaged in Ministry (PACEM) is an interfaith collaboration of congregations and community partners in Charlottesville. Our passion is to help the homeless find…

GENERAL REAL ESTATE

Real Estate Photos and Videos – Quality Matters

In the words of a client - an actual buyer in the Charlottesville, Virginia real estate market - ie: I am not making this up. He had visited Charlottesville on his own several months before his wife, who was visiting without him. Because of this,…

SIDEBLOG

Twitter Week in Review

Charlottesville's "Ten" restaurant gets a *smackdown*- http://www.yelp.com/biz/ten-charlottesville-2#hrid:bk0BX7nvvrzqSpDXgPcAJw -I think the reviewer seems credible. Doubt I'd go based on this # @bradcorner #cvillepiefest is serious fun. Community, connecting, charity, Pie! Very Charlottesville/Crozet. # @carolineemerson get the Curve. in reply to carolineemerson # @justincbeck Wish I could.…

MARKET STATISTICS

Charlottesville Area Market Report Coming Soon

The Third Quarter Charlottesville Area Market Report is around the corner ... I've asked before and I'll ask again - What do you want to know? - Median price? - Sales volume? - Breakdown by property type? - Forecasts/projections? - How many foreclosures are there?…

ALBEMARLE

Crozet Master Plan up for Review

Bumped back to the top because the conversation at RealCrozetVA is pretty good. And now, rather than eighteen months after the fact, is the time to voice your opinion, rather than eighteen months or three years from now. From Charlottesville Tomorrow: With the adoption of…

ALBEMARLE

Charlottesville Pie Fest – Crozet Mudhouse

Cross-posted at RealCrozetVA. You may remember the original, spontaneous Pie Down from earlier this year. What does this have to do with Charlottesville real estate? Nothing at all, other than to highlight something that I think is really quite cool, and representative of the people…

ALBEMARLE

UVA Knows – Some of the things to love about Charlottesville

Charlottesville, Virginia is a great place to live and is often reviewed in top lifestyle, health, and business rankings. The recent issue of the University of Virginia Magazine included a feature called “16 Things to Love about C'ville in the Fall” ... From the leaves…

ALBEMARLE

What is Charlottesville and Albemarle’s Sustainable Population?

A very interesting conversation with Jack Marshall, president of Advocates for a Sustainable Population (ASAP). [no, not that ASAP] Listen to the discussion at Charlottesville Podcasting Network. One would think that with the money ASAP got from the Charlottesville and Albemarle governments they'd be able…

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