Mark Your Calenders – Credit and Bankruptcy Lunch and Learn
In a real sign of the time, Piedmont Housing Alliance is offering this seminar - Wednesday, 14 January 200911:30 to 1 pm111 Monticello Ave, Suite 104 Open to the public - Free - (and bring your own lunch) · How long will the bankruptcy stay…
Shadow Inventory – What Will Its Impact Be on The Charlottesville Real Estate Market
My definition of Shadow Inventory, specific to the Charlottesville market - Homes that are still for sale but have been withdrawn from the market for any number of reasons - to make the home appear less "stale," to take a break for the holidays, or…
Good News Reported about Future of Charlottesville’s Real Estate Market
Good news. Really. Access to major air hubs with international connectivity will become increasingly relevant. While we do not believe that technology will make personal relationships obsolete, we do believe that video linkages and similar technologies will become ubiquitous. As a result, people will become…
End of The Year Market Report for Charlottesville Region
I don't want to write this. I really don't. This analysis is mostly un-fun to do. * And so it goes. Every day/week/month reveals that we are in uncharted waters. TARP funds - Paulson doesn't want ‘em … wait! yes he does , Auto Bailouts,…
Where Are the Walkable Neighborhoods in Charlottesville/Albemarle?
People want to be able to walk to stuff. My question for my readers is this - is your neighborhood walkable? Walkscore is a great resource, although it's data is not always 100% accurate. A new tool, optimalhomelocation.com (h/t Lifehacker) offers the potential to find…
UVA Match Day 2009 – March 19
To be fair, Match Day is March 19 for the entire country, not just UVA ... For those not familiar - What is Match Day? (and why should we care?) From UVA's site for medical residents: Thursday, March 19, 2009 is the big day. There…
Short Sales in Charlottesville – What Realtors (and Consumers) Need to Know
Know this - there is more to learn about Short Sales, Foreclosures, Loan Modifications, Pre-foreclosures, Bankruptcies and Repayment Plans than can possibly be covered in a blog post. Consider this a starting point. This post is derived from a Short Sale luncheon held last week…
Friday Links – 12-11-08
Erica Howsare at C-Ville thinks that - LEED should be not a voluntary program that you get to sign up for only if you think it will make selling houses easier. It should be code. For years, developers have been gobbling open space, silting streams,…
Interview With Chris Schooley
Brant Meyer interviews Chris Schooley, former Development Manager of the Belvedere Development for Stonehaus.
Charlottesville Builders – Local is Good (and Bad)
Editor's note - Guest post from a local citizen whom I agreed to keep anonymous. I can personally attest to what these guys gave back to the community. Whenever I called and asked for a few bucks for charities, they gladly gave. This isn't an…