What I’m Reading – December 2024

Every month, I have an Apple Note where I save interesting things I read, and I typically share in my monthly note – available here, and publishing this week. The note is running a bit long, so I’m sharing things here. If you’re interested in the Note, which Substack helpfully notes has ” Over 1,000 subscribers,” please subscribe if you’re interested. Have questions/comments? Curious about the Charlottesville area real estate market? Please ask me.

What I’m Reading

• The Good News Network. Because we all need some good news. Reasons to be Cheerful, too.
• Traffic/design
  • Exposing the pseudoscience of traffic engineering – Charlottesville, Albemarle, and the Commonwealth of Virginia need to evaluate how we design our local world.
    • Killed by a Traffic Engineer
  • Foolish Highways: dangerous for pedestrians & drivers alike – A Charlottesville story about design and deaths.
  • The thing about the Kobayashi Maru — choose to put people before cars.
• Politics
  • I am a black man from NC. I did not vote and most of the black men I know did not vote. Here is why.
  • You need to prepare for the collapse of the US emergency medical system.
  • The days after you die will be awful for your loved ones. Here’s one way to make it easier for them. I have a lot of sandwiched clients and find myself advising parent and kids about mortality.
• Climate/Real Estate
  • Here’s where Americans moved to (and from) in 2023 — climate change is going to drive a lot of people to a lot of new places. Reminder about what may be the best thing I’ve listened to this year — We Are Not Built For This.
  • Forget snowbirds. These sunbirds are flocking north.

What I’m Listening To

• The Way it Is (Live) – Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby – did you know the meaning behind the song? “One of the core themes of “The Way It Is” is the fight for equality and social justice. Bruce Hornsby addresses the issue of racial inequality in America, shedding light on the hardships faced by African Americans in their everyday lives. The lyrics paint a vivid picture of the struggles and injustices that persist in society.”
• Insight into the 2025 Housing Market

Having a blog for all these years remains one of the single best things I have done in my real estate career.