What is Rio Road Going to Look Like in 5 Years?
It's almost like the County and City leaders don't care about the ramifications of their collective (in)decisions. In five years: - The City of Charlottesville still won't have built their portion of the Meadowcreek Parkway - The County of Albemarle will still be approving developments…
Showing property in my office
This is how I showed houses last week - from the comfort of my office. Technology is fun. When it works. This phase of the process was all about eliminating geographical areas of Charlottesville-Albemarle. Once we accomplished that phase, we were able to have a…
Forest Lakes and Hollymead -vs- Hollymead Town Center Developers
This will be interesting to watch. Brendan Fitzgerald at C-Ville reports: A $3.5 million lawsuit filed by the Forest Lakes Community Association (FLCA) and the Hollymead Citizens Association against some of Albemarle County's most prominent developers may grow in scope and cost. A lawyer with…
Blogging the Building of a Tiny House
Very, very cool. Nearly 400 very smart square feet. (photo used with permission) I want one. Anyone in Charlottesville wanna build one? (hat tip: Boing Boing)
Christmas Trees in and Around Charlottesville
Oh, Christmas tree, Oh Christmas tree - Where do you get Christmas trees in (around) Charlottesville? The place where we used to cut ours when I was a kid is now a subdivision. Here are a few Christmas tree farms where you can cut your…
Case Shiller’s Perspective on the Charlottesville Real Estate Market
Case Shiller's Perspective on the Charlottesville real estate market summed up in one phrase: it doesn't exist. Today I'll I touch on: - Case Shiller - Core Logic - Charlottesville MLS/analysis on RealCentralVA - Fiserv/CNN Context matters. Case Shiller doesn't track the Charlottesville real estate…
What is Walking Distance to You? (in Charlottesville)
"Walkable houses in Charlottesville" - one of the more frequent requests I get both from buyer clients and from visitors to this site. But "walkable" means different things to different people. Clarifying and pulling out buyers' true intents is one of the most useful skills…
The Waterhouse Met its Deadline for the Tax Credit
C-Ville reports that the Waterhouse in downtown Charlottesville met its deadline, and Downtown Charlottesville is nearing its welcome of Worldstrides. I suspect that bringing a couple hundred new employees downtown is going to make things a bit busier - lunch, happy hour, parking(?) Worldstrides is…
FHA and Condos in Charlottesville – Are they Eligible?
Guest post from Matt Hodges with Presidential Mortgage*: Condominiums are a challenge to finance through FHA. Condominiums had a brief period when lenders overlooked eligibility and approved every loan, as long as the borrower was qualified – that period ended some four years ago. Today,…