Twitter Week in Review
Worst sentence/idea I've read in years. https://post.ly/ndRb # Stopped into Greenwood Grocery for a sandwich, ended up tasting & getting a bottle of Cardinal Point's Rockfish Red. # Good news, bad news about West End traffic | Augusta Free Press https://post.ly/na2S # Life would be…
Friday Charts – Charlottesville and Albemarle Housing Inventory Levels – July 2010
As always, ignore data prior to November ... Condo/attached home median prices seem to be declining a bit; these could be caused in part by the Walker Square condos that recently saw significant price reductions across the board. Prices over the past 90 days seem…
Budget Busters in Homeownership
Routine Maintenance and Repairs are expenses that a lot of homeowners - particularly first time home buyers - neglect to expect. And plan for. Get Rich Slowly talks about some of these items. Planning for Budget Busters - Home Ownership from Adam Baker on Vimeo.
A Shift in Charlottesville Soccer
Update 16 July 2010: Charlottesville's getting an indoor turf field ... at the Ice Park. Plans are to offer an ice rink for six months of the year, from October through March, and a turf field for the remainder of the year. Visitors to the…
Short Sales VS Strategic Defaults
Which one is harder on your credit? Which one is truly more "strategic"? Must read post from Steve Harney on this subject. stra-te-gicrelating to the identification of long-term or overall aims and interests and the means of achieving them
Second Quarter Charlottesville Real Estate Market Report
The second quarter real estate market report has just been released by the Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors. Happy reading. 2010 2nd Qtr CAAR Market Report (PDF) (more…)
“New” Lead Based Paint Rule Revised
Remember the new Lead Based Paint Rules/Regulation/Law that went into effect in April? Apparently it was revised, with very little fanfare and advertising from the EPA. The only way I learned about it was when I saw that the National Association of Home Builders is…
Is Inventory in Charlottesville’s Housing Market Really Increasing?
Ignore data prior to November 2009; there was a glitch. The answer to the titled question: Yes. Inventory seems to be increasing. Realistically, (and I've said this many times before) we won't know where we are today until we have the benefit of at least…
I’m Moving to Charlottesville – Should I Rent First?
Yes. If you're unfamiliar with the Charlottesville area, or used to live here and are coming back home, my opinion is that - and I tell my clients this - if you have the luxury, you should absolutely rent for at least six months prior…
Twitter Week in Review
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