This is why: Even if you're not planning to sell your house in Charlottesville or Crozet in the Spring, you might in two years ... and the colors this year are really quite wonderful. Take great photos and save them. If you put your house on the market in January or February, you would. If you are Read More
Archives for October 2010
Home Sales Trends in Virginia – From Virginia Association of Realtors
I was on the Virginia Association of Realtors' third quarter conference call this morning. There were very interesting and often divergent outlooks from the different regions of the Commonwealth.For the purposes of this report, Charlottesville is in the "Central Valley" Region, which includes: Albemarle, Augusta, Bath, Buena Vista City, Charlottesville City, Fluvanna, Read More
Real Estate Technology I wanted Five Years Ago is Finally Here – Part 2 – Video
Part 2 of 3 in a series. I have been reflecting on the past five years as I am marketing the home of some of my first international clients. They moved from the UK to Crozet (their house is for sale and is shown at the end of this post). When we were meeting a few weeks ago, they were looking at the faxes I used to send them, discussing the websites I used to put up for them - photos of neighborhoods, areas, houses, etc. and we were talking about how things have changed and evolved since then. The second technology that is "here" Read More
The Worst MLS Listing Photo I Have Seen
That is all. Read More
Obama’s Coming to Charlottesville
C-Ville and The HooK Investigate Biscuit Run
Thank goodness Charlottesville has two weeklies who consistently produce 5,000+ word investigative reports.* Will Goldsmith at C-Ville reports: (bolding mine) But the Biscuit Run acquisition process, from start to finish, was a hasty affair that involved no public input and a network of businessmen and politicians with close ties. No one who negotiated the deal could control how much taxpayers paid—the decision is left to a few unelected Read More
Peak Week (that is – Fall Foliage) in Charlottesville Area
Fall Foliage - It's the time of year that highlights why I/we continue to live in the Charlottesville area. Every year I force the family to go for a drive - however brief - to take in the changing colors of fall. My two cents? Go for a drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway or the Skyline Drive. Life is short. Enjoy the colors. Thanks to the Virginia Department of Read More
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