Buyer Activity is Up in Charlottesville
It's True. I said on Twitter: Granted, the above responses are all from Realtors, but they are the ones who will have the "boots on the ground" experience. Locally in the Charlottesville real estate market, buyer activity seems to be increasing - in some cases,…
Entrepreneurial Career Advice
I'll be speaking the 10th Grade Career day at Piedmont Virginia Community College on 12 March: You will be in a classroom with about 22 students (plus a teacher) who have signed up to hear about a career in business and as an Entrepreneur. Students…
Condos Are a Shifting Market – Even in Charlottesville and Albemarle
Here's what I would do: Come out publicly with a statement of your final standing, (assuming it's good). After all, you're marketing the community more than ever before, and association solvency is more crucial than ever. It's time for buyers to read the condominium developments'…
Learning from the Bubble Blog
A few snippets from which I'm liable to do some blog posts - MLS "gaming," ethics, " internet search terms, meta tagging, sellers' motivations, training v. education, buyers' points of view, the difference between unethical and sneaky, educated buyers, pricing, the state of the market,…
On Confidence and Differentiation without Denigration
A belated video upload; I did this this morning but have not had reliable internet access through which to upload. We're doing things differently - marketing, compensation models, consulting, information sharing ... a trusted friend and someone whom I respect made a comment to me…
Sued For Blogging about Publicly Available Information
Are they kidding? From my Apple dictionary:absurd adjective what an absurd idea! preposterous, ridiculous, ludicrous, farcical, laughable, risible, idiotic, stupid, foolish, silly, inane, imbecilic, insane, harebrained, cockamamie; unreasonable, irrational, illogical, nonsensical, incongruous, pointless, senseless; informal crazy, daft. antonym reasonable, sensible. What am I talking about?…
Moving to Charlottesville?
I randomly and fortuitously met some potential clients last week. As I was finishing a showing, a couple drove by and asked if we were having an open house. My client assured me that we were finished, she introduced me to them, (as a "great…
Rant of the Year – Rick Santelli
What he said. "The government is promoting bad behavior" Sadly, I think Americans are too complacent for a Revolution.
Albemarle County Property Tax Rate set to Increase
It's unconscionable that governments would seek to raise taxes in the midst of a recession. Currently the tax rate in Albemarle County is 71 cents - meaning that a homeowner living in a house assessed for $100k would pay $710 per year. Assessments have dropped…