Best Christmas Lights in Charlottesville (area)
Updated December 2018 A little help would be appreciated.¦ I know there are more out there. Where are the best Christmas lights in Charlottesville? Here's a link to the map. So far, here's the list Holiday Light Shows at IX Art Park Agnese Street in…
Friday Links – 16 December 2011
Charlottesville is a Great Place to Retire - Isn't it about time that these lists stop referencing Charlottesville as having been rated the "best place to live" in North America in 2004? Charlottesville is a great place to live; 2004 is so 8 years ago.…
Charlottesville Real Estate Market Update – Looking at November 2011
Download the PDF of the November 2011 here I'm working on data and analysis, but wanted to get this out today. Lots more PDFs after the jump. (more…)
It’s Not about the NAR’s Numbers, It’s about the NAR’s Credibility
I've tried for an hour to write this story about the National Association of Realtors' revisions of housing data and I can't seem to write anything new that I or others haven't said before. Or more succinctly: @mortgagereports How will they help? More accurate data…
Thinking about Buying or Selling in the Spring?
If you're thinking about buying a home or selling a home in the Charlottesville area in the spring, these are three stories of interest: 1 - When do homes come on the market in Charlottesville? Short answer: Spring. Longer answer: look at the data. 2…
Life in Charlottesville – in Video
We at Nest have been releasing our series of videos depicting life in Charlottesville and the surrounding areas. It's impossible to capture what life is like in these areas, but we hope that people find them representative of life in Ivy, Charlottesville, Crozet … -…
Albemarle County Could Get 4G Mobile Service
While the internet is the new infrastructure, mobile infrastructure is crucial. I've had clients in the Charlottesville - Albemarle area choose to not buy property because 1) hard-wired internet accessibility - fiber (very limited), or DSL or cable - is not available and/or 2) Reliable…
FHA Loan Limits in Charlottesville – What Do they Mean?
Once again I've asked the expert to explain something we've seen in the news recently, and put it in context for those of us in Charlottesville Thanks, Matt. Much has been made of the reinstatement as of October 1, 2011 of the FHA high cost…
Off Topic, but Not Really – Or: Thanks, Daily Show
Take a few minutes and watch Jon Stewart skewer TARP and then the bill (S.1867 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012) that will allow for indefinite detention of Americans. How very unAmerican. The Daily Show with Jon StewartGet More: Daily Show Full…