Three Reasons I do What I do – As Seen through Instagram
Every day is different - with new challenges, new people, new clients and new things to see. Real estate - not boring if you're doing it right. (more…)
Home Buyers’ Remorse
1 out of 4 buyers have buyers' remorse? That number struck me. Further - Thirty-two percent of Americans who bought or sold a home in the past 10 years and used an agent felt their “agent was OK, but I never really felt they were…
Bad Data, Sexual Offenders and Property Values
Question everything. Always. You can search for sexual offenders in Charlottesville and Albemarle (and the entire Commonwealth of Virginia); but how do you know if the data is accurate? Now that sexual offender data display is becoming more commonplace, how long until consumers start to…
Building a New Neighborhood in Charlottesville – Lochlyn Hill
Community. It's amazing how many of my buyer clients identify "community" as one of the top three criteria they're looking for. We're aiming to build that in a new neighborhood in Charlottesville. My clients have heard me talk about this "coming neighborhood" for about two…
Monday Morning Reading – 21 April 2014
- My mom liked my April monthly note; you might too! Interested? Subscribe now and I'll send you April's note. - Getting into and around downtown Charlottesville has been a bit challenging for a while and now they're asking the question - How will West…
Photos and Floorplans – A Buyer’s Response to my Monthly Note
If the "open rate" for my monthly note is only 2% yet it generates this kind of response, I'll be happy. I'll lead with "thank you" to the reader who took a great deal of time to email me this response, and for the three…
If Only … Bike Lanes were Ubiquitous
Two and a half miles to dinner (x2) - about 16 minutes - is easy. Bicycling as transportation is something other countries (and some American cities) understand. It's about time we did so as well.
Albemarle County Broadband Survey (Also, Broadband Increases Real Estate Values)
Last week I asked a seller's agent to get the download speeds from a property in a not-so-rural part of Albemarle County. "Here is what my tenant sent: The results were: Pings 36 Download 2.89Mbps Upload 0.47Mbps My client will not consider this property, nor…
A Short Look at the Charlottesville Real Estate Market – April 2014
Remember the $8,000 homebuyer tax credit? Remember how it pulled demand forward and compressed the 2010 real estate market (in Charlottesville at least)? In trying to figure out the first part of 2014, that's the best sort-of-analogy I can make. So far, things are looking…
“Where Are you From?” – Something Else Real Estate Agents Can’t Ask
In a transient place like Charlottesville, "Where are you from"? is a common question. Small talk. Innocuous, right? The ability to make and sustain small talk is a critical skill held by successful real estate agents - learning about clients and potential clients, asking questions,…