Grinches in Charlottesville
Is the Grinch from Charlottesville? It's that time of the year again - for the past several years around 1 December, the searches start to show up in my blog statistics - "Grinch Charlottesville," "Is the grinch from Charlottesville, Virginia?" "Is Charlottesville the inspiration for…
Foreclosures in Charlottesville Greater than Previously Known/Acknowledged
There's a fascinating story in today's Cavalier Daily that brings to light what has previously been discussed here on RealCentralVA - but this time with more data substantiating their claims: “Obviously you see the headlines of [areas] that have drastic numbers of foreclosures,” Lovelady said,…
When Forbes Says Charlottesville is Among The Best Educated Cities
They really mean the Central Virginia region (and they're one of the very few lists to state that "Charlottesville" means "Charlottesville Metropolitan Statistical Area"). Either way, we're in mighty heady company. 1 - Boulder, CO 2 -Ann Arbor, MI 3 - Washingon, DC 4 -…
Inter-City Rail in Virginia!
Read the whole thing at the HooK. This new deal boosts the number of passenger train stops in Charlottesville by about 70 percent, and that's just one reason why Richards, who got the news a few days ago at a Richmond rail conference, is so…
Higher Loan Limits for the Charlottesville MSA
Guest post from Matt Hodges with Compass Home Loans: Every year in mid-late November, conforming loan limits are set for the next year. This year, our government gave us a bit of a surprise on the Freddie/Fannie limits and a very nice surprise on the…
The Toy Lift in Charlottesville
* It's a hard time to be a charity. (and there are quite a few charities in Charlottesville). If you can, please consider helping out. Toy Lift will be serving 3,098 children this year!"But ... this year is the 20th anniversary of the Toy Lift…
Gas Station Coming to Crozet
More at RealCrozetVA - Request for preliminary site plan approval to construct a 7,000 square foot, two (2) story commercial building with eight (8) gas pumps and associated parking 4.06 acres. PDF map of the site here (courtesy of Albemarle County's awesome GIS site)
Wrapping Up Tuesday’s Radio Appearance
We covered a lot of ground in twenty minutes or so on Tuesday on Coy Barefoot's Charlottesville-Right Now! show on WINA. This is a summary, with links, to the topics we discussed. Each time I do a radio show, I realize how I really enjoy…
As Promised – A New Way to Search For Homes in Charlottesville
Finally. After watching my friends Jay in Phoenix and Kris in San Diego do such wonderful things with their MLS search tools, I'm finally able to announce what I believe to be the single best tool to search for homes in the Charlottesville, Virginia area*…
Get Ready for a Tax Hike, Albemarle County Residents
Actually, it's not a tax "hike" but an assumption that the mil rate in Albemarle County will be raised next year. (bolding mine) For the purposes of the financial plan, Foley said staff are assuming a tax rate increase that accounts for falling residential property…