Home Buyer Tax Credit Closing Extension Has Life – H.R. 5623
The Home Buyer Tax Credit Closing Extension has life. Maybe? In a 409-5 vote, House lawmakers have passed a standalone bill that would extend for three months Wednesday's deadline for closing on a home purchase in order to claim the federal homebuyer tax credit. From…
Albemarle County Schools Fighting Obesity Epidemic
That obesity is an epidemic saddens me. One could read this article in today's Daily Progress that way ... Albemarle officials are mapping out new school bus routes that likely will save the school division money next academic year but would force students to walk…
Twitter Week in Review
Prepping for this morning's radio show on @WNRNradio at 11am. Talking about the state of the Charlottesville real estate market. # Walking a half mile to a bus stop? What are these people, crazy/heartless/sadists?? http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/education/article/county_schools_may_trim_number_of_bus_stops/57643/ # RT @cvilledave: Great 2nd goal by Ghana. However, they…
Discussing the Charlottesville Real Estate Market on WNRN – 27 June 2010
I'll be discussing the state of the Charlottesville real estate market this weekend on WNRN. Update 28 June 2010: Enormous thanks to Charlottesville Podcasting Network for putting up the podcast so quickly. As promised on-air, I will be putting up show notes by Wednesday. I…
Apparently the Tax Credit Closing Extension is Dead. For Now
From OpenCongress: Despite shaving another $22 billion off the price tag of H.R. 4213, the unemployment insurance, jobs and tax extenders bill, the Democrats this afternoon failed for the third time in three weeks to defeat a Republican filibuster. As a result, Majority Leader Sen.…
Charlottesville is One of Five Best Places to Retire
Another list confirming that living in Charlottesville is good. Thanks to Newsplex for pointing this out. We still don't have sufficient senior-friendly housing to meet the current or anticipated demand. It's out there, but you have to look. Kiplinger likes Charlottesville. Fourth best place to…
When Evaluating the Charlottesville Real Estate Market, IGNORE National Data
Take your lede: - Home sales in 2010 are up 14% in Charlottesville and Albemarle year over year. - Home sales in 2010 are up 19% in Charlottesville MSA year over year. - Foreclosures continue to climb in Charlottesville and Albemarle. - Questions abound regarding…
Albemarle Place Progressing?
Albemarle Place is moving through the Planning Commission. Of course, it was "back on track" in 2008. It's going to be elegant. Update 24 June 2010: Listening to Coy Barefoot's podcast with Brian Wheeler, it seems that the 7-11 on Hydraulic Road and 29 has…
Dealing with Home Buyers’ New Psychology
It's not really "new" ... the Charlottesville area has been considered a buyers' market for a couple years now. What may be new is the occasionally extreme nature of the buyers and that they are now accustomed to and comfortable with the "new" normal -…
Charlottesville Twitter Week in Review – 20 June 2010
I love my clients; they just sent me one of the most thorough analyses I've seen. Unbiased. Unemotional. Accurate. # RT @gingerw: If Trader Joes delivered, I would be all over that. [they do in Charlottesville. Sort of. http://www.relayfoods.com/ ] # @PhxREguy I've had this…