Be patient, be smart, be informed … but if you find a house you love and you plan to stay for a while, why not consider buying? … And the doldrums are right around the corner: So where do we go from here? Schools in the Charlottesville area start around the third week of August … and we have about three months left before the annual doldrums set in. … Let me know and I’ll likely help in any way I can .
Date Archives September 2010
UVA is Getting Bigger – And We All Get a Clue
The University of Virginia Foundation has been given the greenlight to expand its research park on Fontaine Avenue.
…To get a feel for where UVA’s growth is going, spend some time perusing their 2008 Grounds Plan . The best sentence in the Charlottesville Tomorrow story succinctly pinpoints why the Charlottesville-Albemarle region chooses not to build roads .
…The most recent rezoning does not answer conclusively the future of the proposed Sunset-Fontaine Connector but does offer clues to how parts of it might be funded.
Moving to Charlottesville for NGIC or DIA?
I’ve written before about finding rentals in the Charlottesville area … to give you a taste of what the rental market is like, keeping in mind that the Charlottesville MLS tends not to have the majority of rentals as it does homes for sale … … Of these 116 rentals that meet the above criteria, 31 are vacant – meaning, most likely, less than a third of the available rental inventory is available for immediate occupancy. So, if you’re staying in a hotel looking for a place to live, you are going to face a challenge. Further, of those 31, one indicates they will do either a short-term or month-to-month lease . 12 of the 116 indicate they will accept such terms.
Charlottesville is #6 – #6 College Town, That Is
I’m betting that for this list, they are considering “Charlottesville” to be at least “Charlottesville + Albemarle.” … They have a general impression of locales, but they don’t have much solid information, and it’s hard to compare one to another. And that’s what we’re trying to do — so they can get a picture of that,” Lynch says. … The rankings are based on 12 criteria in three general categories: academic environment (with an eye toward factors such as student diversity and degree attainment), quality of life (arts and leisure, cost of living, etc.) and professional opportunity (such measures as earning potential, unemployment rate, entrepreneurial activity).
Defining Insanity
““If we keep trying to stimulate the market, that’s the definition of insanity.— Dear Government: Please stop.
Walking to School – Let’s Make it a Habit Again
I’ve mentioned before how much I enjoy the writing and the message of the Free Range Kids blog … today she pens Whatever Happened to Walking to School?
…We forgot the joy of scuffing down the street when we were young, crunching leaves, picking up seeds, and decided we’d do it all for our kids, independence be damned! … And one day, they might even get to tell their own kids something more than: “When I was your age, I walked 10 feet to the SUV—and it was uphill both ways.” … I know this – walkability has become more of an absolute “must-have” for more of my clients seeking to buy homes in the Charlottesville and Albemarle area.
Buying a Home in Charlottesville – Title Insurance
Big thanks to Tim Kelsey in Charlottesville for dropping some title insurance knowledge and advice. I tell my clients that title insurance may seem to be worthless, but … if you end up having a claim against your property, the cost of title insurance will be far outweighed by the cost of hiring an attorney.