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If you're a Realtor, a homeowner, a renter, someone who lives in the Charlottesville region, who uses our roads, buses, the occasional train, votes, has thought about voting, is impacted by decisions of our local elected representatives, breathes ... you likely benefit in some way,…
Twitter Week in Review
Taking the kids to see the wife in Suffolk for the night. Leaving Cville in a bit # RT @Rob_Aubrey: If U wouldn't hire a Realtor build a house, Y would U hire a builder to sell your house #slc #ut #justsaying -- # Uploading…
Sign Here and Don’t Bother Reading this Contract (I Haven’t)
Off topic, and not for or against HR 2998, the former HR 2454. But trust me anyway. If you were a buyer or seller, would you hire me if I didn't bother reading the offers, Contracts and contingencies that I asked you to sign? How…
A Conversation about the Charlottesville Real Estate Market
Two years ago, I would have been terrified with the prospect of filling an hour of radio time. This past Sunday on WNRN's Morning Wake Up show, I think we could have done two. :) We covered a lot of information on Sunday in a…
More and Better Pictures, Please
I received this note last week: "Jim, Can I just complain about the horrible photos on the Cville MLS? There is a listing with 25 photos and 11 of them are of the kitchen. This house has 3 bedrooms, and there are NO photos of…
Bundoran Farm – How All Development Should Be
This is a pretty great note about the Bundoran Farm preservation development in Albemarle County: (click through to read the whole thing) I received this nice letter below from Joe Barnes at Bundaron (sic) Farm after posting about his wonderful conservation development. I want to…
Twitter Week in Review
I am humbled by the fact that I/we in the US can watch #iranelection from the safety of our homes. # Drinking a nice Grenache, smoking a cigar & watching John Hodgeman. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yW7OPByRGDY # RT @TBoard wow! these photos are so bad they look like…
It’s About PRICE
Update February 2017. This used to be a video, which was hosted on a now-defunct video platform. Darn it. Thank goodness I had the video transcribed! The more I think about it, if a house is not priced right from Day One, and under…
Blog Wayback – Recycling in Albemarle?
From the Blog Wayback Series: January 2006 - Recycling in Albemarle?The HooK has an interesting story this morning that says that even though Albemarle County does not pick up recycling anymore, ... county code mandates that haulers have to offer the service, "but doesn't say…