This Market, Take 2. Blue Apron. Privacy. Pooping babies. | Note from Jim
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This Stupid Market, Caring, MOVE is a 4 Letter Word | Note from Jim
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What is It? 2015’s Over, 2016’s Ahead, and the MLS | Note From Jim | January 2016
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Note from Jim – Owning it, and a hypothetical | December 2015
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Note from Jim | August 2016 | Apology, Market, Own it, & Lead
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Would You Buy a House In (or near) a Flood Plain?
Buying real estate is (at least for many) a long-term decision. Right? Would you buy or build a house in a flood plain? My advice: don't make a glaringly stupid decision. Would you buy a house near a flood plain? Possibly. Depending on the definition of "near."…
Monthly Note – Market, Slack, & Soccer
Following up on last month's note, I'm writing about Slack, innovation in real estate (and why it's hard to disrupt), some thoughts about coaching soccer, and a bit more. Interested? Two clicks here and you get one email a month - real estate anecdotes, insight,…
Making a Rash Homebuying Decision
Getting my buyer-client to the point where they can make a rash decision. That's my goal. The Charlottesville real estate market - in many ways, it sucks. Really. Sucks. *NB: This applies to a certain segment of the Charlottesville area real estate market - and cannot and…
Market Street Plaza Renamed – Now West2nd
Downtown Charlottesville continues to evolve. No matter how you name or brand it, the West2nd, neé Market Plaza, is going to reshape Downtown Charlottesville. More information on the project is here. We noticed the sign yesterday morning when walking from Nest to a meeting; one of the…
A Disco Ball, House under Construction, and Trespassing
Well, this is scary. Parents: do you know where your kids are? New construction - not just new homes, new hopes, dreams, operating systems ... but opportunities for thieves to steal tools, vandals to start fires and parties and shootings, apparently. From Richmond: A house…