Smoking in Condos – You’re Sharing More than Walls and Common Spaces
From the HooK . More from the Google.
Au Revoir, Forest Lakes & Hydraulic Markets?
I try to not trade in rumors, but this is one that has been confirmed by two three sources. Charlottesville may soon have two fewer Markets, and two more national chains. The homogenization continues. What a loss for Charlottesville. The beauty of the Markets -…
Buying a Home to Get More Expensive. Again.
I received this email from a buyer client last week: Obama report on Fannie, Freddie plan may boost mortgage rates The Obama administration wants to raise fees for borrowers and require larger down payments for home loans as part of a long-term effort to restructure…
Friday Chart – Where are We *Right Now*?
For your review: The Nest Report for January 2011 (pdf) covering the Charlottesville Extended MSA (EMSA)* * EMSA = Charlottesville, Albemarle, Nelson, Louisa, Greene, Fluvanna (more…)
Small Things to Love about Charlottesville – 32 of them in fact
@Marijean asked and people answered. It's a pretty cool list. #7, "Seeing people you know" is mine; inspired by my seeing someone and saying hello to someone I know while riding my bicycle on Water Street yesterday.
Is This the Only Fire Escape on the Downtown Mall?
We noticed today while walking to lunch at the Market Street Market* that there seems to be a dearth of fire escapes on Charlottesville's Downtown Mall. Do you know where this is? * Should businesses want to rank for their name?
What I’m Reading Today – Mortgage Apps Drop, Gas Worries
- From Instapundit: UH OH: WikiLeaks cables: Saudi Arabia cannot pump enough oil to keep a lid on prices. “US diplomat convinced by Saudi expert that reserves of world's biggest oil exporter have been overstated by nearly 40%. Time to ride the bicycle more. -…
HB 1907 – Agency in Virginia, Disclosures and More
HB 1907 is a big bill; I've talked about it before, discussed how and why single agent dual agency is bad; when we founded Nest we made a policy against single agent dual agency .... No Dual Agency. To my knowledge, we are the only…
What do Real Estate Assessments Mean?
What do Real Estate Assessments mean? It's the value on which you (and I) pay taxes. C-Ville interviewed the Bubble Bloggers: (update December 2017: C-ville seems to have broken the link, and might have deleted the story - I can't find it.) What do the…
Would you close Rural Post Offices?
The United States Postal Service needs help. We all know that; but what about the sociological and community services they offer beyond mail? This post started with a comment and subsequent discussion at RealCrozetVA: Not to mention to say how much money they could save if…