Best Vegan Charlottesville Restaurants?
What are the best Charlottesville vegan restaurants? I had no idea. With family and friends in town seeking vegan options, I was left to ask one of the best resources around - Charlottesville Twitter. Some vegan options Afghan Kabob Palace Milan Cuisine Ming Dynasty Roots…
Charlottesville City Council Chooses to Keep the Dilapidated Landmark
(go to the bottom for a few Landmark Instagrams) I guess we'll be seeing Charlottesville's Landmark to the Great Recession for a while longer. Giving incentives to developers is often regarded as a bad thing, but in this case, the choice as I saw, was…
A True Garden Tub
For most of my clients, this is one of the better uses of a jacuzzi tub. In today's real estate market, my advice to those building new homes is, unless they are tub-people, go for the big shower instead, and keep the hall bathtub for…
Left Turns, Nest Summit, A Big Mistake and a Question | Note from Jim
I was emailing a client, and thought about the "left turn" story that I knew I'd written. I searched. I couldn't find it, so I found it and published it. Archives of my subscription-only monthly notes. The blog is more searchable. Interested in not waiting a…
The Mortgage Interest Deduction & Charlottesville – Albemarle
Uncertainty is a bad thing for the real estate market. Any market, really. What impact will the tax bill* have on the Charlottesville area real estate market? I have never had a buyer tell me that one of the top three motivators for buying a…
Buffalo & NYC, Market Still Mostly Good, Walled Gardens | Monthly Note Archives
Archives of my subscription-only monthly notes. The blog is more searchable. Interested in not waiting a few months to read it? Learn more here. For these posts, I don’t do much formatting/changing as I’m more concerned about simply having the content here forever (because I own the blog,…
10th & Page in Charlottesville – Historical Context
This is a rare must-read. Last week's C-Ville had a remarkable story about the 10th & Page neighborhood. Take the time. Read the whole thing. Sharon Jones’ childhood home no longer exists. It was in an area of Charlottesville called Gospel Hill, which also no…
December 2017 Monthly Note | Predictions, Listening, Market
Last note of the year. Good reading for buyers, sellers, voyeurs, on the fence, and folks who've not been to Charlottesville in some time and want to keep up. Two clicks and it's yours. No pressure if you subscribe, but at least 60% of readers…
A Twist on the Craiglist Rental Scam
The craigslist scam has been around for years. Scammer steals photos from the MLS, puts up a craigslist ad for a house for rent (that is on the market) for a "it must be too good to be true" price. Think a $2500/month rental for…
Blockchain and Real Estate
Q: What is a blockchain? A: “The blockchain is an incorruptible digital ledger of economic transactions that can be programmed to record not just financial transactions but virtually everything of value.” I admit; I don't yet fully grasp blockchain. But I know it's going…