Blogging about Listings, Electronic Signatures and More Changes to the VAR Form
This post is likely only interesting to those who are actively selling, thinking about selling, buying or thinking about buying a home and using a Realtor. Oh, what fun. If your house is for sale (in Charlottesville) do you want prospective buyers and others writing…
Is Now The Time to Buy a Home (in Charlottesville)?
Sent in by a reader, in which the Wall Street Journal ask, Housing: Is It Time to Buy?: There is, of course, one wild card that could affect most markets: rising interest rates. A big surge could pose a risk by making homes less affordable.…
Coaching Soccer This Spring. Again.
Next Wednesday my spring life changes again. My real estate business will shut down from three o'clock to six o'clock. And Saturdays' schedules will be non-negotiably altered. Soccer season for the little one begins anew. Coaching U-8 soccer is a thrilling, exhausting, rewarding, exhausting, trying,…
WalkScore is Getting (even) Better
I love what WalkScore is doing - making it easier for consumers to see how walkable (I'm still waiting for bikeable) properties and areas are. From their email newsletter: Once the changes are live on your site (you'll notice the new iPhone style lists), you…
Slightly Less Development at Cherry/Ridge Intersection
From the Daily Progress: Charlottesville's City Council rejected a proposal Tuesday that would have modified the development plan for the William Taylor Plaza mixed-used project at the corner of Cherry Avenue and Ridge Street. The council voted 3-2 to reject changes proposed by the developer…
Real Estate Data and Analysis is Local. And always will be
If you haven't been paying attention to the national real estate data world for the past week, you might have missed the National Association of Realtors responding to claims that it has been inflating housing sales. CNBC notes that: As for the Realtors' data, I…
A Visitor From Texas sums Up Buyer/Seller Tensions
Poking around in my search analytics again reveals this gem: "Home buyers who want everything their way" Not all buyers do, but it's certainly a common perception.
Friday Chart – Charlottesville MSA Real Estate Update – First 47 Days
I'm always trying to get a handle on what's happening in the Charlottesville real estate market**, and while anecdotal evidence is useful, data is mighty helpful as well. Showed two houses today. One - on market for 2 days w/ 2 offers. Other - on…
Fluvanna County’s Fiscal Pickle
When you're buying a house, do you consider the fiscal position of the locality? When representing buyers, I advise that they analyze the budget of the homeowner's association - to look at the debts, expected capital expenses, monthly fees - shouldn't you do the same…
Picasso Coming to Virginia
This is pretty cool. The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts proudly announces a landmark exhibition in honor of its 75th anniversary, Picasso: Masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, Paris. VMFA is the only East Coast venue for the exhibition's seven-city international tour. The exhibition, which…