Re-Posting: A New Home is More than a Hole in the Ground
As I was taking photos this morning for out-of-Charlottesville clients who are building a new home, I remembered this story from 2012. It's worth a re-post. “From the perspective of the rest of the world: one random hole in the ground. For our family on February…
Charlottesville & Albemarle Real Estate Assessments – 2017
Charlottesville & Albemarle Property taxes up. Rural conspiracy? What do real assessments mean? The following message came to me the other day Mr. Duncan: have you heard any thoughts on the recent county rural tax assessments. my land value dropped roughly 25% this year. I am…
Charlottesville Tomorrow Roundup – Roads, Schools, Planning
Charlottesville Tomorrow remains one of the best and most useful information sources in my wheelhouse. I read at least skim it every day; it's one way I stay more informed for my clients. A few relevant stories from the past 30 days or so ... ...…
Economic Development in Albemarle County?
I remember many years ago, a former Supervisor of Albemarle County said something to the effect, "we shouldn't incentivize companies to come to Albemarle County; they should already want to come." Sadly, I think many within Albemarle believe their own press. That's not good enough. This should be…
Quick Followup on a Marked-Up Home
A couple weeks ago, I wrote about how a home is a series of marks, and those marks are memories that make the home a home. A client sent me this the other day, and I thought I'd share I was lamenting my water damaged…