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Year: 2009

BUYERS

Financing a Home Inspection

I learned something new on Friday* - apparently homebuyers can finance up to $200 of the cost of a home inspection. This, from a new (to me) form I read in a closing on Friday: HUD DOES NOT WARRANT THE CONDITION OF A PROPERTY. It…

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Twitter Week in Review

Settling in for a few hours of work. # Listening to 130 on XM discussing the enormous dangers of the White House having its own "news" production channels # https://twitpic.com/69qkj - Here we go again #gasprices # RT @Cyberhomes Should you do a podcast or…

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Free Enterprise Forum’s Reality Check Report

The Free Enterprise Forum's "Reality Check" Report - Charlottesville, VA – Albemarle County's Places29 Master Plan for the North US 29 corridor under counts cost by over $175,000,000 (40.5%) according to the ‘Reality Check Report' released today by the Free Enterprise Forum. Using cost data…

ALBEMARLE

Charlottesville is Number Four on another List

Kiplinger ranks Charlottesville* as the fourth best place to live. Yay. But - if you're curious about some of the other cool companies in Charlottesville, take a look at the honorees at the Charlottesville Business Innovation Council's recent annual gala. See the full list at…

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Photographs of Belmont in Charlottesville

Kathryn Wagner has put together a wonderful photographic series depicting the Belmont neighborhood in Charlottesville. Direct link to the photos here. This is a story I wrote in 2007 about Belmont. These are some of the homes for sale in the Belmont Neighborhood: * Bear…

SHAMELESS SELF PROMOTION

Real Estate Radio in Charlottesville – Recap

Once again, we covered a lot of ground. I'll update this post later today with specific notes and links. A huge thanks to Coy Barefoot, WINA and the Charlottesville Podcasting Network for the podcast. - Short sales - Brief market update for Charlottesville, Virginia region…

CHARLOTTESVILLE

Charlottesville Pie Down – Ridiculously Good Fun

And so it was. The Cville Pie Down was the convergence of Twitter, community and the good people on and offline. It's easy to dismiss the phenomenon that is Twitter until you see what occurred on Sunday, 24 May on Charlottesville's Downtown Mall. What does…

BUYERS

Question Your Charlottesville Realtor?

(Click Through for Video) A comment on Charlottesville's Bubble Blog the other day is the inspiration for this video. There are houses out there, with people willing to sell them. take your time be patient, research, make and offer you know you can afford and…

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