Could Charlottesville Copy CitiBike?
Anyone remember the yellow bike program in Charlottesville? Maybe the City of Charlottesville was just really ahead of its time. I'm watching the CitiBike experiment in New York City and wondering if that could work in Charlottesville. I know this - it's usually faster to…
Choosing Where you Want to Live in Charlottesville – Walkability and Safety Top the List
Choosing where you live is a huge, immensely significant decision. As I jokingly tell my buyer clients - "it's no big deal … you're just deciding where you're going to live for the next five to ten years … "Last year I asked you what…
City Walk is Changing Downtown Charlottesville’s Landscape
Not only is City Walk changing the landscape of Downtown Charlottesville, but it's extending "Downtown" to Woolen Mills … and the midpoint between the two - Beer Run - is likely to benefit greatly.
Tuesday Reads – 28 May 2013
-- 32 Cheap And Easy Backyard Ideas That Are Borderline Genius - The sunflower playhouse looks pretty awesome. -- I've long been a Flickr pro user and its recent redesign is causing some real concerns; notably - we're no longer customers. -- Who knew Greece's…
Charlottesville – Then and Now
UVA Magazine publishes an insightful look at landmarks in Charlottesville - then and now. Wow. The Downtown Mall looks quite different now, but Timberlakes looks surprisingly the same. Chalk this up as something that just couldn't be done in print. (yet)
In Which I ask For your Vote (for Best of)
I don't ask for much from the few of you who read this little real estate blog … but … if you have a few moments, I'd greatly appreciate your voting for me as "best real estate agent" in Charlottesville in the C-Ville Weekly "Best…
Hearing Cicadas for the First Time
Ironically, I am hearing cicadas in Charlottesville for the first time on a new construction site. I remember the last time they were out, we were using them for bait. :) A friend told me last week that cicadas aren't in places where ground has…
Tweeting Albemarle Community Advisory Council Meetings
I attended last night's Crozet Community Advisory Council meeting, tweeted as much as I could and just put together a Storify of the meeting. Albemarle has a few of these Advisory Councils: Crozet Community Advisory Council, Pantops Community Advisory Council, Places 29 (29 North), Village…
Development in Charlottesville – Future and Present
Bill Emory asks some great and important questions about current and future development in Charlottesville, "Charlottesville" being the "City of Charlottesville" not "Charlottesville MSA" or "Charlottesville and Albemarle." A must-see photo essay. The overreaching question is: How do we move to excellent urban planning? (and…
Confidence in the (Charlottesville) Lending World
Nate Delesline writes a good piece in today's Daily Progress about the uphill battle faced in the local real estate economy with respect to the lending environment. Matt Hodges sums up current thinking: “I'm bullish on the lending market and the real estate market locally,”…