Twitter Week in Review
RT @oddapt: Peter Chang's current restaurant is in Charlottesville, VA called Taste of China. I'm thinking PILGRIMAGE! [Is he *that* good?] # Sad news - Charlottesville Ice Park Closing https://post.ly/PuI4 # RT @PhxREguy: RT @MrsPhxREguy: Happy Birthday Thompson's Realty! # Working offers on two foreclosures…
City Neighborhood Liaison – Needed?
The City of Charlottesville is contemplating adding a "neighborhood advocate" to liaise with City neighborhood associations. What about the neighborhoods without associations? Should there be a liaison for them as well? I vote for her: “It's a bad use of city funds and there are…
Friday Chart – Charlottesville & Albemarle – February Homes Under Contract
How good (or bad) will February home sales be in Charlottesville, Albemarle and the surrounding counties? We've been talking recently about what the effects the various snowpocalypses have had on the Charlottesville real estate market; people were snowed in, buyers couldn't get out to see…
Check Out Crime in Charlottesville
How safe is this area? Is one of the most important questions my buyer clients ask. But I can't answer it. This is the perfect opportunity for the County of Albemarle and City of Charlottesville to cooperate, share, partner, whatever. Just do it together. For…
Charlottesville Median Inventory Update – End of February
A brief update on the Charlottesville, Albemarle and Charlottesville MSA real estate markets ... for single family homes. For much more real estate data and charts, click through to sign up for spam-free updates. As always, please let me know what questions, comments, insight you…
Twitter Week in Review
If you don't understand, please park elsewhere https://post.ly/Orii # Whew. Long, long day of showing houses. Productive & had a little adventure or two. # Showing about 10 houses today. 9 are vacant. Sweet. #cville # Single-Agent Dual agency is a great option. If you…
Part of Virginia’s Buyer Broker Agreement That Speaks to Dual Agency
And some wonder why I don't practice Single-Agent Dual Agency ... it's right there in the Virginia Buyer Brokerage Agreement ... "Because of the Broker's dual representation in such a transaction, Buyer understands that Buyer and the seller have the responsibility of making their own…
Charlottesville’s Downtown Mall – A Brief History
The Charlottesville Downtown Mall from Karl Krause on Vimeo. Found via Twitter. This is a great video describing Charlottesville's Downtown Mall; it captures much of what makes the Mall a great place to go, to eat, to congregate, see people both on purpose and by…
What Matters to You when Relocating?
What factors do buyers consider when relocating (to Charlottesville/Albemarle)? Inspired by a conversation at Roost's Facebook page, my answer to the question was: Schools Parks Internet Accessibility - the Charlottesville/Albemarle region does not have 100% coverage. Help, Google? Local Politics - democrats? republicans? agnostic? Are…
FHA Changes – What they mean for the Charlottesville real estate market
I'm not a mortgage broker or a lender in Charlottesville, but I know folks who are. Guest post by Matt Hodges with Compass Home Loans:FHA has picked up much loan volume that the sub-prime world vacated – so much so that for every ten new…