Growth, roads and APF’s
What happens when the Commonwealth does distribute some of its budget surplus and the County remains firm in their anti-growth strategy? The DP notes that: If state officials allow localities to pass adequate public facilities ordinances, as they're known, local governments could reject developments based…
Albemarle Place is coming
Albemarle Place ... it is almost upon us. I have been writing about this for a little while now, and it's almost here. I saw a note on cvillenews that their site has been updated ... it certainly is enlightening. Make no mistake; this project…
Albemarle County BoS meeting … growth issues come to a head
If you are concerned, curious or just feel ignorant about where the Albemarle County growth process/issue, take 30 minutes to listen to this podcast provided by Charlottesville Tomorrow. I have attributed the quotations to the appropriate Supervisors and have indicated my uncertainty where necessary. One…
Google and transit
Charlottesville is consistently trying to tie itself to the debatable successes of Portland's transit programs. Google now is implementing a Google Transit Trip Planner for Portland. Let's take it a step further. Why don't we see if Google will invest some time and money to…
Land use, APFs and the public good
There is a good discussion over at the Road to Ruin about this article in the DP that highlights the conflict, yet necessary relationship between private developers and the public good/public infrastructure. Note also Bacon's Rebellion's discussion about the recent forum held by the State's…
Rivanna Village public forum
This is a good idea. From Jessica Kitchin's story this morning in the DP: On Tuesday, the 88-acre development will be the focus of a town hall meeting in the designated-growth area that surrounds it. "The residents of the Village of Rivanna will have NO…
Where is Albemarle Growing?
All over. From Brian Wheeler's SchoolMatters: Where is Albemarle Growing?: I recently updated my analysis of the Albemarle County building reports from the past two years which document each quarter where new building permits are being issued in the County. These do not reflect newly…
December Newsletter
I have just published my December Newsletter. Please email me if you would like a copy.
Podcasts for Real Estate
The Charlottesville Podcasting Network has a nice post this morning about the two podcasts we have recently done. I hope to do the third one early next week in studio, where the audio quality should be much better. Being first is great. Maintaining a competitive…
Central VA market data
Waldo's comment at the VPTC blogging conference and my recent experience in the shifting market shows that, at least from a perception point of view, property values may be moderating. Anecdotally, there seems to be more flexibility in Sellers' pricing as well. What do the…