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Year: 2009

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Must Read Advice from Kris Berg

Kris and Steve say - Weeding through the thick field of job applicants can be a daunting undertaking. Sure, you can make a beeline to the “Neighborhood Specialist,” but we are all neighborhood specialists if you believe the bus benches, the shopping carts, and the…

ALBEMARLE

First Quarter Market Report for Charlottesville and Albemarle

And the surrounding regions ... 1927 2411***. The number of properties currently on the market right now. 317. The number of properties that have sold through the MLS in Central Virginia. 36. The number of these properties that are marked as having been foreclosures. 529.…

ALBEMARLE

Buy Local

Editor's note: This is a post I have been sitting on for a few months now, but the HooK's story last week about Ryan Homes' market dominance  spurred me to publish. It is written by a local Realtor who works for a local builder. I have…

ALBEMARLE

Blog Wayback – Revisiting Some of My Favorite Posts

I've written a lot over the past four plus years, and a lot of my favorite posts deserve to be revisited. With that in mind, I am going to be posting stories I have written in the past. Every other Wednesday (until I get distracted…

CHARLOTTESVILLE

What Makes Living in Charlottesville Special?

Sean Tubbs likens the first weekend in April to baseball's Opening Day: Today is the first Saturday of April, and it appears that the Charlottesville we all live here for has returned in all its full glory. This blossoming has me feeling absolutely buoyant and…

CHARLOTTESVILLE

Shenandoah Joe’s on Ivy Road in Charlottesville

I'm a wi-fi hobo. A Digital Itinerant, if you will. I frequent haunts such as the Mudhouse, Cville Coffee and, if I'm in the mood for really good coffee, Shenandoah Joe's. Shenandoah Joe's new location on Ivy Road in the former Java Java spot brings…

GENERAL REAL ESTATE

Friday Links – 03 April 2009

It's been a while since I've done a "links"post, but there are a few stories of particular interest this week. Daniel Nairn visually shows one hundred years of growth in Charlottesville/Albemarle. Charlottesville Tomorrow says that a Crozet-Charlottesville commuter train may be viable. And ... people…

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