Life in Old Trail Village in Crozet
See the full series of videos If you're interested in what it's like to live in Old Trail Village, about 16 minutes west of Charlottesville … search for all the homes for sale in Old Trail here.
Contracts in Charlottesville and Albemarle are up (February 2012)
The NAR released their Pending Sales report this morning. As we know, national data doesn't matter so much. So, I looked at the homes put under contract in Charlottesville and Albemarle for the past few months. But … keep in mind that things are so…
Riding my Bike from Downtown Charlottesville to Belvedere Neighborhood
It can be done. In under 20 minutes. If the City of Charlottesville would finish their side of the Meadowcreek Parkway, the ride would be a bit faster and easier. Update: The John Warner Parkway is open from Downtown Charlottesville to Rio Road, and it's a…
Think About How Far We’ve Come – Outdated HOA Restrictions
Perusing HOA docs from a neighborhood in Charlottesville that was founded in the early 50's I found this not-uncommon Restriction: In 1992, the Association amended the the docs to vigorously and vociferously deny and retract that Restriction. We've come a long way.
HGTV Doesn’t Mention “Mights as Well” or “While We’re Theres”
I've been meaning to write this post for a loooong time - about how HGTV tends to set unrealistic expectations for homeowners and potential homebuyers with respect to renovations, the process of renovations, assumptions involving finding trustworthy contractors, etc. etc. etc. I was immensely pleased…
Charlottesville People – Do you Care What the National Association of Realtors Say?
I know I'm a broken record. I get a tremendous amount of value from the National Association of Realtors - from their publications (On Common Ground is tremendous), to the lobbying they do to the information they share … but as far as home sales…
A Longer Western Bypass?
If nothing else, there might be something additional to study. Charlottesville Tomorrow reports: "A proposal to extend the planned Western Bypass of U.S. 29 further northward is among the potential concepts that will be presented this afternoon to the Metropolitan Planning Organization policy board for…
What you Browse & Buy Can be Used Against You
By "Used against you" I mean: How Target Figured Out A Teen Girl Was Pregnant Before Her Father Did, a compelling (and compellingly succinct) analysis of the New York Times' How Companies Learn Your Secrets.If you use the internet or shop online or in stores,…
Searching for homes in Charlottesville – Zillow, Trulia, MLS?
Not much has changed in the nearly four years since I first wrote about how to search for homes in Charlottesville. I know consumers use these sites, but they tend to not be the most accurate if you're looking for homes to see this weekend.…
Monday Reads – 20 February 2012
-- Redfin Gets Traditional - I've long admired Redfin - their use of data and technology, their willingness to counter the status quo (and back it up) and their humility and willingness to shift to the market and realize that real estate is about more…