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 Boyd curiously chooses the word "adequately" when referring to funding* - “We're Read More
Archives for July 2011
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 mortgages are going to climb and I fear they will climb a lot by next spring… I know Read More
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 option to redirect to the mobile-optimized page. Feedback Read More
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. Lesson #3: Homeowners' Associations can be overly restrictive; if you don't like it either don't buy there or buy and get involved to change the rules. From a Charlottesville-area neighborhood's Covenants and Restrictions: (bolding mine) Article VII, Read More
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 & will open your eyes." Read More
Stonefield’s Red Clay Sea
Or Moonscape. Whatever you want to call it. Read More
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. Read More
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