School Values and Housing Prices – Specifically in Albemarle County
Do better schools increase house prices? From my perspective as a Realtor in the Charlottesville area, the answer is yes. I have never had buyers tell me that they wanted to live in a bad school district; but virtually every single one - whether they…
A Food Revolution – Start in Charlottesville
This is an absolute must-watch video. Charlottesville folks - What are the best local food options you have found/used? Search for local food options in Albemarle at Buy Fresh Buy Local; Search for local food options in Charlottesville. Personally, I like reading the Green Scene…
Charlottesville Twitter Week in Review
Why do I aggregate my Tweets every week? Simple. I do spend a little bit of time doing these, so I'd like to have my content on my site. Simple. :) Prepping to show property, then meet some great clients. And *then* dinner with my…
Have you Read the Revenue Sharing Agreement?
I hadn't. Huge thanks to Waldo for getting the Revenue Sharing Agreement. You can download it at Scribd. The revenue sharing agreement between Albemarle and Charlottesville is a pointed point of consternation and disagreement and highlights the political (dysfunctional) relationship between the two Governments. This…
Internet and Tech Companies in Charlottesville?
First Wednesdays wants to hear from you. If you are part of an internet company, design / development firm or startup project in Charlottesville, we'd love to hear from you. The goal of First Wednesdays is to grow the internet / startup community in town…
Who Knew E*Trade Owned Homes?
Apparently E*Trade own 225 Bedford Park Road in Foxchase in Crozet (technically Charlottesville, but really Crozet). As far as I know, this is the first foreclosure in Foxchase and is an indication that foreclosures are not isolated to any particular price point. I think this…
Sued for Cigarette Smoke, Government tracking Cell Phones and House Prices
A few stories of interest from my Posterous site this week:- I know a lot of people lost power last week in the Charlottesville area, but I am grateful we did not, particularly with trees such as this weighed down. - An energy-efficient tax credit…
IndyMac … What?
Courtesy of RealCville: Hey, grab a stiff drink and try not to lose your lunch as you watch the video (linked below) about the bailout of IndyMac Bank, which was seized by the FDIC in June 2008 because it was losing so much money on…
Please Google, Bring Fiber to Charlottesville
Alerted by a Tweet from @sajego: Dear Charlottesville municipalities - sign up for Google Broadband! https://www.google.com/appserve/fiberrfi I read on ... Google is planning to launch an experiment that we hope will make Internet access better and faster for everyone. We plan to test ultra-high speed…