Albemarle County Schools’ Populations Are Growing. Unexpectedly. ?!
Is anyone other than the politicians surprised? The question is - would you support an Adequate Public Facility ordinance? Aaron Richardson at the Daily Progress reports: Some Albemarle County schools could exceed their capacity sooner than expected, thanks to rapid growth. Supervisor Ken…
Uncertainty Sucks.
Dear Congress: You kinda suck. And you're negatively affecting the economy, just by being there. From a client: All of this debt ceiling nonsense has me a little freaked out that no matter what those fools in Washington wind up doing, the interest rates on…
Did You Notice? Search the Charlottesville MLS on your Phone
The MLS search provider for RealCentralVA.com (and thousands of others around the country) recently released a mobile search option for those of you driving around searching for homes in Charlottesville. It's simple: go to my search for homes page and you should be given the…
Read those HOA Docs – They Might Give Others Right to Trespass
Finding conversion between two distant stories with one major point: Lesson #1: Read the HOA Docs and any neighborhood Covenants and Restrictions before you buy a home. Lesson #2: an awful lot could be solved and avoided if people would just talk to each other.…
Monday Links – 07-25-11
Trying to make sense of things this morning - - Delusional Home Sellers? Interestingly, half of the comments are noting Zillow's inaccurate conclusions. - via Twitter: "If you pay attention to ONE thing about the debt ceiling fiasco... listen to this. It's 5 mins &…
Money, Money, Money – In Charlottesville and Albemarle Elections
Local elections matter. So does money. This is a big year for Charlottesville and Albemarle elections. VPAP released data that shows who's giving money to whom in our elections. Spend some time digging in ... it's always funny to transparently follow the money. (more…)
Western Bypass Moving Forward. (?)
The debate on the Western Bypass was fairly well summed up today in a tweet: CTB member Peake "this has gone on too long. It's time to move on this project it's a US Highway not Charlottesville's" #WesternBypass The Western Bypass isn't the perfect road,…
What Makes a “Better” Real Estate Agent?
Things that make me go hmmmm ... Or is it, perhaps, a bit more subtle? Maybe some agents are simply better than others; they provide a better service, a better product, if you will. None of us appear to be able to define what better…
Shifting Demographics and the (Charlottesville) Housing Market
The buyers who used to be for one to four years - are gone. Charlottesville has always been a bit of a transient market, and this recession is creating some significant shifts in the demographics of buyers, shift I'm trying to figure out now rather…