Gone Droid – A Step in the Evolution
I've come a long way from my first Nokia, and a much longer way than my mom's first bag phone. Following up on my "What's next in Real Estate Technology" series ... It's been five days since I switched and while I miss the simplicity…
ACCT Urges Alternative Transportation
Rails, Trails, Bikes and Feet. “We're trying to access a community of homeowners who have to drive to work,” Eissler said. Awesome.
Barry Merchant’s Presentation on the Charlottesville Real Estate Market – 11 November 2010
It was an excellent presentation throughout, perhaps the best one I've seen him do. He hits nearly all of the factors affecting the macro real estate market and drills down to the Charlottesville MSA level - unemployment rates, home prices, (I covered some of the…
Come to Siips Tonight for the Workforce Housing Fundraiser and Broker Bartender Night
I'll be bartending tonight, along with quite a few other Charlottesville real estate brokers: Come to Siips Wine and Champagne Bar and Bistro on Thursday, November 11, 2010 from 5:30 – 8:00 PM for a charity bartender event benefiting the Workforce Housing Fund of Charlottesville.…
Charlottesville and Albemarle’s Places 29 – Same Old, Same Old
The race to stagnation continues ... From Charlottesville Tomorrow: The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors has directed planning staff to rewrite portions of the Places29 Master Plan to remove references calling grade-separated interchanges “necessary” on U.S. 29. Keeping the theme of redundancy and lack of…
What’s Next in Real Estate Technology?
What's Next? For the past three weeks, I've been looking back at real estate technologies that are now commonplace that I wanted five years ago. This has been a fun series, if only because my "wants" have evolved in the past few weeks, and the…
Charlottesville Real Estate Market Update – October 2010
Read about it at the Nest. October 2010 marked the 4th straight month that our sales in the Charlottesville MSA were down. The 9 straight months of month-over-month sales increases is in danger of being completely wiped out. And sales in Oct 10 weren't a…
Charlottesville’s LEAP One of 10 Communities to Test “MPG for Houses”
From the Press Release: White House Selects Charlottesville's LEAP as Pilot for Home Energy Score Program "One of 10 Communities Nationwide to Test Score Akin to MPG Label for Cars The White House today announced that Charlottesville's Local Energy Alliance Program (LEAP) was selected to…
Deal of the Day – Four Bedroom Townhome in Crozet
I reluctantly post this as I rarely post about active homes for sale in Crozet or Charlottesville, but this is an exception. Last sold in 2006 for $315k (asking price was $325k). Now on the market for #219k. (more…)