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,…
If you’re thinking about blogging about real estate
Read Pat's post first. Blogging is currently touted as real estate marketing's magic bullet, but almost every new real estate blogger doesn't realize that the impact of blogging lies in its ability to build a social and informative relationship with its readers. ... The brand…
The Carnival of Real Estate
... is up at the Matrix. Lots of good posts, including Howard's explaining Buyer Agency.
It’s Sweet Sixteen time in the Blog Brawl
Whew. And so goes the next round of the Blog Brawl. Please vote for me in this round. Virtual beers are on the house (and if I make it to the Finals, I might start offering real beer at a location of my choosing -…
A note regarding my meebo widget
Over to the right of my page, there is a "contact me" widget. The messages there are private. I never solicit nor spam commenters. The greatest problem I have with the widget is that sometimes I do not see that someone is trying to contact…
Round 2 of the Blog Brawl
Vote early. Vote often (from different computers)! in the VARBuzz Blog Brawl. The Blog Brawl pits real estate blogs from around the country and around the state against each other in a March-Madness type competition. To the victor go the spoils, the pride and the…
Notes on this morning’s presentation to Charlottesville Realtors
Despite trepidation about speaking to my competition about the benefits of blogging, I accepted the invitation to do just that. - Only 7-10 of approximately 100-125 in the audience have read the excellent VARBuzz. Hopefully, more will after today's presentation. - Many Charlottesville Realtors blog,…
A little competition is healthy
And the prizes can't be beat. Those prizes being a firm handshake, a pat on the back perhaps and the ever-lasting glory that comes from winning a Blog Brawl. For those of you reading who have 30 seconds to spare, I'd appreciate your submission at…
What a difference six months make (in blogging)
I'm at the Virginia Association of Realtors' conference this week, and that's why I haven't been responding to the comments (sorry!). I've been talking about blogging quite a bit in the hallways, and the single greatest "thing" I've noticed is this - Since the last…
Serious questions for real estate agents
Sometimes it's better to read honest insight from those you trust - this post has lots of it. Since I started this blog, one of my goals has been to read the macro-level analysis and apply it to the Charlottesville/Central Virginia real estate market. This…