Archives for October 2012

Will I Fit in (Politically, in this Neighborhood)?

Politically, Will I fit in? Will I like my neighbors? Will they like me? Will we get along? As a Realtor, I can help with some of these, and others I can't. When you move into a new area, buy a new home, you're not just buying the house. You're buying your neighbors - today, tomorrow, next Read More

#Sandy, Real Estate Closings and Homeowners Insurance

I asked Matt Hodges to help me with this post on how #Sandy is likely to affect real estate closings. (bolding & links added by me) Whenever a natural disaster occurs, there is usually an effect on real estate closings. When the Read More

Friday Thought – What if Cities Were Designed for People, Not Cars?

Interesting thought from the Wired "Observation Deck" - Designing Cities for People, Not Cars. Where in Charlottesville could this be done? (I'm thinking that Stonefield was an opportunity.) Read More

See Albemarle County’s Trails – without Leaving your House

Albemarle County's parks are a tremendous asset to all - from the disc golf course at Walnut Creek to swimming and fishing at Mint Springs to mountain biking and horseback riding at Preddy Creek. And now this, via press release: Have you ever wondered what a trail was like before you hiked it? The Albemarle County Parks and Recreation department has partnered with Terrain360.com to offer a new tool that will solve that dilemma. By visiting www.albemarle.org/trails, hikers can Read More

Fluvanna Can’t Catch a Break

Fluvanna have all sorts of budget issues, from property tax income declining to "the high school engineer underestimated heating oil consumption by 200 percent and the heating bill will be $208,000, instead of the original $68,000." Read More

More Restaurants Coming to Stonefield

"Curated" â€¦ via press release: (links added by me) â€¦ announced the opening of several restaurants at The Shops at Stonefield including: Black & Orange, Parallel 38, and Cyclone Anaya's.Â These restaurants will join Jason Alley's Pasture, Read More

Question 1 on the Virginia Ballot – Eminent Domain

(the above is from the Albemarle County site)"Shall Section 11 of Article I (Bill of Rights) of the Constitution of Virginia be amended (i) to require that eminent domain only be exercised where the property taken or damaged is for public use and Read More