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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 (no longer available).

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 live.

Great place to find a job. (you’ll note that Charlottesville’s unemployment is lower than the national average)

(I’ve been asking for housing suitable for seniors – and all ages for at least five years)

I would cite the article, but I’m unclear as to whether I can without submitting to their terms of service. I almost didn’t even point out the article because of this.

5 Great Cities for Retirees - Kiplinger

Would I violate Fair Use if I choose to copy the text without their script/ad? Or is this just a new tactic trying to monetize their content? notthatthere’sanythingwrongwiththat

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5 Real Estate What If’s That Make Me Lose Sleep

What if: 1 - The government forces all delinquent/underwater mortgages to be modified? Those of us who do pay our mortgages look like suckers. 2 - Retirees cannot retire. 3 - The 30 Year Fixed Rate Mortgage goes away? 4a - QRM becomes law -…

Unbelievable.

“Effective immediately FannieMae will no longer accept electronic signatures.” Why? Why???? This is the sort of thing I'd like to see Congress and the National Association of Realtors address. The inefficiencies created by needing wet signatures are tremendous. Printing, signing, scanning/faxing. Only to be told…

The “No-Spam” Policy for RealCentralVA.com

Search for homes to your heart's content. I'll never spam you. For real. Simple. I don't spam. Never have. But some people still use bogus names when registering for the home search tool on RealCentralVA.com. And then someone said to me - you know what…

Taking Vacation. And Stock.

I'm taking a vacation soon. I tell my clients that I am "grudgingly" going; but ... after reading my friends' Kris' and Jay's posts, I'm striving to readjust my priorities. I have systems in place, an extraordinarily competent agent poised to cover for me while…

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