The “No-Spam” Policy for RealCentralVA.com
Search for homes to your heart's content. I'll never spam you. For real. Simple. I don't spam. Never have. But some people still use bogus names when registering for the home search tool on RealCentralVA.com. And then someone said to me - you know what…
Will $1 Million Help Charlottesville-Albemarle-UVA Cooperate?
I'm thinking that they'll get along just fine in the planning stages; actual implementation is where the system falls apart.
Taking Vacation. And Stock.
I'm taking a vacation soon. I tell my clients that I am "grudgingly" going; but ... after reading my friends' Kris' and Jay's posts, I'm striving to readjust my priorities. I have systems in place, an extraordinarily competent agent poised to cover for me while…
Real Estate (Dual) Agency in Virginia – Now Updated with a little Reason
This might seem like inside baseball to some, but if you're involved or thinking about being involved in a real estate transaction in the Commonwealth of Virginia, it's important. I said it nearly five years ago: Dual Agency - Who benefits? The Realtor. "No…
Charlottesville’s Retail Relay raises Nearly $3 Million
Congratulations are in order ... : Retail Relay Inc. has raised $2.96 million, according to a pair of SEC filings. The online grocery retailer took in $2 million from an equity offering, while raising $959,836 from an offering of convertible notes. Retail Relay is a…
How do People Commute in Charlottesville and Albemarle?
Mostly by car. Dead link at Charlottesville Tomorrow. The American Community Survey, conducted from 2005 to 2009, shows that 59 percent of Charlottesville residents drive by themselves to work, as well as 77 percent of Albemarle workers. On a related note, I've been looking for…
Albemarle County Board of Supervisors’ about to get (more) Interesting
Lindsay Dorrier won't be running for reelection. Supervisor Ann H. Mallek, a Democrat, announced earlier this year that she would run for re-election in November. Republican Supervisor Kenneth C. Boyd's term ends this year, but he has not announced whether he'll seek re-election. Supervisors Dennis…
Monday Links – 21 March 2011 – Short sales, good news, real estate radio & inconsistencies
- Good News for the Charlottesville/Albemarle economy - Two Vacant Manufacturing Plants get Tenants: CustomInk and Indoor Biotechnologies . - Podcast of last week's radio show on Coy Barefoot's Charlottesville - Right Now! It was an interesting discussion, centering around the only way to describe…
UVA Match Day 2011 – Another New Beginning
Today is Match Day - the day when 4th year medical students find out (yes, I know, some of the more specialized programs match a bit earlier, and a fair amount of people have a good idea already where they're going) where they're going to…