Here’s One Voice for Smaller Albemarle County Schools
The prospect of consolidating three smaller Albemarle County elementary schools is a troubling one - this is one of the areas in which economics may need to take a secondary position to sociological and societal benefits. Anecdotally, smaller schools are better. Better for classes, for…
Twitter Week in Review
Really looking forward to being on WNRN radio tomorrow morning at 11 https://post.ly/3N9m # Really looking forward to being on WNRN radio tomorrow morning at 11 ((jim duncan, radio, nature, play, bundoran farm, https://post.ly/3N9m # Never thought I'd be writing/blogging nearly 5 years in https://post.ly/3N9S…
WNRN Radio This Weekend – Nature, Play and Charlottesville Neighborhoods
I'll be in sidekick mode on WNRN this Sunday ... this is a paragraph written by Kate White, the "star" of this weekend's show. I'll be adding my input here and there, but I will primarily be discussing some of the neighborhoods in the Charlottesville…
Charlottesville Rail Service for Tourists
Lamentably, the new rail service being launched by Amtrak will be targeted at tourists and leisure riders rather than those who might get more use from such a service - if it were timed appropriately. Thanks to Congressman Tom Perriello for supporting a more intelligently-timed…
Charlottesville is a Great Weekend Getaway
And it's also a pretty great place to live. Charlottesville* is "earning a reputation as one of America's emerging wine destinations" ... Yep, we have quite a few vineyards and breweries, too. Did you know there's a Charlottesville Beer Trail? The Washington Post noticed earlier…
Charlottesville Real Estate Market – We Don’t Know What We Don’t Know
With all due respect to Don Rumsfeld ... Some segments of the local real estate market are absolutely seeing improvements while others are just beginning to experience significant downturns. Calls for an "end to the recession" however are premature and, in my opinion, irresponsible. We…
What’s the Population Cap for Charlottesville and Albemarle?
Should there be a population cap for Charlottesville and Albemarle? Who should decide? If the "maximum" population is X, what happens when we reach X + 1? Make no mistake, ASAP is a slow-no growth organization; their URL is stopgrowthasap.org, for goodness sakes. That said,…
Twitter Week in Review
Initial run at market analysis resulting from today's showings finished. Great people today. #fb # Going to the gym. Been out of the routine for a few weeks. Gotta (re)start. # I'm speechless about this real estate video https://post.ly/2cd8 # Demographic Details of Charlottesville &…
Attention UVA Students – Looking for Charlottesville’s Walmart?
A word of advice: You may find your time and sanity better spent avoiding the WalMart in Charlottesville (it's on Hilton Heights Road by driving a few minutes to the West and visiting the Waynesboro WalMart and Target. The Charlottesville Walmart is only nearly five…
Walkability=Affordability = Profitability=Livability
Where are the Walkable Neighborhoods in Charlottesville/Abemarle? I wrote the above post last year in response to a potential client's query, and also because I know this - walkable neighborhoods are more valuable to a large segment of the Charlottesville real estate market. One thing…