Earth Day links
Happy Earth Day. Or - Earth Week in Charlottesville. Tip #1 - go local. Here are a few ways to go green and likely save money. Buy local food. Quench Water-Recycling Shower - Guilt-Free Indulgence? An interesting Earth-Day survey If you're looking to buy a…
And possibly the other shoe in the condo (conversion) market
And now for the not-so-great-news, this sent in by a reader:"Seen this? I Think it might shake things up further. From the Chicago Tribune website: Because of underwriting changes by giant investors Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, plus new restrictions by private-mortgage insurers, getting a…
Charlottesville Earthcraft Homes tour – and a brief riff on “is blogging advertising?”
This weekend, April 19 and 20 and next, April 26 and 27, fifteen Earthcraft homes in the Charlottesville region will be open to the public. EarthCraft standards and options are factored into every aspect of home building – site planning, building orientation, low-impact construction techniques…
Question from a reader regarding Charlottesville area foreclosures
"I would be interested to read about houses in trouble in Charlottesville area. Where can I find info about foreclosures, auctions, houses with late payments and so on. Are there a real estate agents specializing on this? Our agent didn't show much interest in this…
“Official” Real estate Market report for Charlottesville area
Thanks to the Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors, this is the official market report for the first quarter of 2008 (PDF). This is my market report for the City of Waynesboro and Augusta County and this is the market report I wrote last Monday focused…
Great story on Belvedere in Charlottesville
This is a significant story in this week's C-Ville not only because it features my clients, (their blog about Belvedere is here) but it highlights one of the (potentially) best developments (that happens to be green) in the Charlottesville area. Five years ago—heck, two years…
Charlottesville area real estate market update – 1st Quarter 2008
There's a bit more housing inventory in the Charlottesville MSA (region) than we are used to. First - the basic update. Right now, in our market* - - 2,352 residential properties are currently active on the market. - 504 are under contract. - 426 have…
Coming up Monday
I'll be posting my analysis of the first quarter real estate market in the Charlottesville, Virginia region. In addition to the traditional Charlottesville MSA, I will be including Waynesboro and Augusta. Then I'll be on WINA's Charlottesville-Right Now! with Coy Barefoot at 5 pm. Also,…
Why Belvedere?
I'm going to keep highlighting Kate's blog about the Belvedere development as long as she keeps writing as well as she does. If I understand it correctly, Belvedere is about community, it is about people, children, nature, healthy living. There is a sound philosophy of…
It’s our money, darn it!
I certainly don't intend to be partisan. But ... government should have to defend adequately how they spend our money. The following editorial is from the local "Albemarle Truth in Taxation Alliance." * If the people don't speak out on 2 April at 6pm at…