Last Week on Jim’s Posterous
Rather than bore you with a full summary of my time on posterous, here are a few of the stories I noted/wrote there last week - Rethink the Season of GivingPostal workers say facility closure would slow mail service | Charlottesville Daily Progress Well *this*…
Mill Creek Embezzler?
From the Daily Progress: A man who was the treasurer of the Mill Creek Homeowners Association for about 10 years has been charged with embezzlement. Kevin O'Connor was arrested earlier this month, police said. Neal Grandy, president of the homeowners association, said the organization hasn't…
Charlottesville is a Small Town
I grew up in Culpeper, Virginia, just north of Charlottesville ... before it became a bedroom community for Northern Virginia. My dad was and is a commercial real estate broker there; I remember when I was a kid Dad would joke with me - and…
Twitter Week in Review
Rethink the Season of Giving https://post.ly/D9qJ # @RealtorToby 34 days until the Day After Christmas. in reply to RealtorToby # RT @calculatedrisk: More on Strategic Defaults http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2009/11/more-on-strategic-defaults.html [we're just getting started, I think] # Watched a video of myself tonight. I can't take myself seriously…
Hotels in Charlottesville – Courtesy of Hotelicopter
Now this is an interesting little widget from the folks at hotelicopter. Frequently buyers come to Charlottesville on house-hunting trips and need a place to stay. I'd like to pick the specific ones I recommend and display that widget. What say you hotelicopter? I'm still…
NGIC and DIA – Who’s Moving Here?
Courtesy of the Free Enterprise Forum: Last Wednesday (11/4), the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors received a briefing titled “Survey of DIA Personnel Moving to Rivanna Station”. The survey, conducted by the Center For Regional Economic Competitiveness, a non-profit research organization affiliated with George Mason…
Friday is Walk to School Day in Crozet
Wake up a little bit earlier, grab your kids, stop by a coffee shop, and enjoy the morning on Friday!
Nest Realty Group Pulls in Another Award
And we're even getting a netbook to prove it. Nest Realty was awarded with an HP Realtor Technology Award last week at the National Association of Realtors conference in San Diego. HP honored 5 brokerages across the country that used technology in and out of…
Toy Lift in Charlottesville 2009
Once again, it's time for the Charlottesville Toy Lift. And once again (thanks to my wife being on the Board for the Toy Lift) it's time to volunteer. Click through to fill out a volunteer form. What is the Toy Lift? The Kids Lift Foundation…
Electronic Signatures for Real Estate Transactions
I've been using electronic signatures for a few weeks now, and they have been tremendously helpful - saving gas, time and energy. Instead of faxing, emailing, printing, scanning ... my buyer and seller clients have clicked to sign. From out-of-country to clients to those fifteen…