Twitter Week in Review
@outskirts seriously, go to Chung's in Albemarle square. in reply to outskirts # Line out the door at Charley's on High Street. Is that b/c od the food or the "Smoking Allowed" sign? # An afternoon at King Family Vineyards https://post.ly/R9Tp # "Hi, my name…
So … the Homebuyer Tax Credit Costs (way) More than $8k per House
Do you still think it's a good idea? From Calculated Risk: (bolding mine) This is no surprise and suggests that the extension and expansion of the home buyer tax credit will probably cost taxpayers over $100,000 for each additional home sold. Just about every economist…
City Buying Land for Homeless Shelter
From the DP: Charlottesville will pay $1.55 million to purchase the land known as the Fourth Street Station, located at 401 Fourth St. N.W., for the city's first single-room occupancy facility, a type of transitional housing for the homeless and working poor. And it might…
Stupid Real Estate Questions
Why Stupid Real Estate Questions?Hey, Jim Duncan with RealCentralVA.com and Nest Realty here. I'm thinking about stupid real estate questions. Transcription: As I tell my customers and clients, it's not a stupid question in that you're in a stupid mindset, but it's a stupid question…
Albemarle County Budget – 2010 – Reductions all Around?
Read the Albemarle County Budget. If you're pressed for time or attention span, start with the Budget Summary (pdf) - that's where I found this unfortunate nugget: Eliminates $190,000 for Homebuyers Down Payment Assistance Program. One-time funding for this program in FY 10/11 could be…