Showed Houses in Charlottesville Last Week -or- Why AVMs Suck
I showed a few townhouses last week. Big news, right? I won't say the price at which the referenced property is listed, for fear of giving specific real estate advice. It's new to the market, surrounded by competition that have been on the market from…
Charlottesville’s Getting a Movie Theater
After years of complaints, Charlottesville (Albemarle) is (probably) getting a movie theater with stadium seating. Following Waynesboro's lead, Albemarle's Planning Commission has narrowly approved plans for a new theater at the Hollymead Town Center. An aside to Charlottesville's paid journalists: Which took longer to get…
Stinkbugs in Charlottesville
Image courtesy of Sometimes coincidences matter, and are fortuitous. Yesterday I was at a final walkthrough with some buyer clients from out West and the conversation turned to stink bugs. What are they? Where are they from? What do they do? I knew they stink,…
Riding a Bike in Charlottesville – Mountain Biking and More
If you're curious about mountain biking in the Charlottesville area, road racing, and/or connecting with fellow bikers in the Charlottesville area, you will probably find this interview useful and interesting. "Take a childlike perspective" to exploring biking in Charlottesville. One of the concerns/questions I get…
UVA is Getting Bigger – And We All Get a Clue
Charlottesville Tomorrow reports: The University of Virginia Foundation has been given the greenlight to expand its research park on Fontaine Avenue. Keeping this growth in the urban ring qualifies as a "good thing." To get a feel for where UVA's growth is going, spend some…
Buying a Home in Charlottesville – Title Insurance
Update September 2023 - this is an old post and video, but I still refer to it often. I have been meaning to do this video for years; the question of title insurance always seems to be a surprise at the closing table, and buyers…
Funding and Intent Are Two Different Things
No grade-separated interchanges at 29 and Rio: “I think to be intellectually honest we have to say all the traffic studies indicate that we should put the interchanges in,” Boyd said. “But I think I'd rather simply say at this time there's no funding and…
Can Crozet have Three Centers?
With the proposed pedestrian mall in downtown Crozet, the question is - Can Crozet support Three business/residential/mixed use centers? Crozet has become much more self-sufficient over the past five years - adding two gyms, another grocery store, two coffee shops, a bookstore ... but it's…
There Are (real estate) Deals To be Had in Charlottesville
Updated 2019. I updated this post as I no longer have the IDX plugin, the plugin that displayed listings. Seriously. I know of a house in Crozet (foreclosure) that sold for under $150 and will be coming on the market - flipped - in…
Blast From the Past – Why Charlottesville and Albemarle Can’t Build Roads
Browsing through the archives, I found this comment, which could have been written fifteen years ago, four years ago or this morning: My biggest issues with the county and city are the relentless studies and meetings to conclude what an average driver in Charlottesville could…