Matt Hodges and I will be talking real estate and mortgages to Charlottesville’s newest radio station, 94.7 this Sunday (25 October, 2015) at 11am. As always, I’ll do a recap by Monday of the show topics we actually get to.
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Previewing a Bio Video
This is likely to be one of the more consistent videos I’m going to send to clients for the next two years … Thoughts welcomed.
C-Ville’s State of the Charlottesville Real Estate Market
File this under shameless self promotion as well as thanks and gratitude to C-Ville and to my wonderful clients for their interview. C-Ville did a great round up of where the Charlottesville real estate market is…
September’s Monthly Note – Community, Oil Tanks & the Market
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Radio Recap from WNRN 7 September 2014
Today was an interesting radio show – some real estate and more community, community building, and becoming part of the community. I’m going to update this post with detailed show notes, but in the meantime, the podcast is here.
Enormous thanks to those who responded so quickly on twitter to my question – how do you assess/define community? (I’d say community is something that helps answer a question about community quickly!)
A few stories we discussed:
- As Uber expands to Charlottesville, cab drivers speak out
- America is rapidly aging in a country built for the young
- The above led to this a particularly interesting part of the conversation in which we discussed exurbs, proximity to stuff, demographics of folks moving to the Charlottesville area, where they’re moving and more. These stories I wrote a few years ago are quite relevant – The Slums of Tomorrow Might be Here Today and Are People Really Moving to Cities? and Living Large, by Design, in the Middle of Nowhere and The Fear Factor in America’s Growing Exurbs.
- Using Google to find your Triangles
- When buying a home, what do you want to live or not live next to/nearby?
Pipeline stories:
March 2014 Note – Coaching Soccer, Market Update, Client Thoughts
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Who Wants to Hear an Hour of Real Estate Radio? – 26 January 2014
If you’re thinking about buying or selling in the Charlottesville area or curious or interested in the Charlottesville (and regional/national) real estate market, you might find some value in listening to this Sunday’s WNRN Wake-Up Call.
Matt Hodges and I will discuss the current state of the Charlottesville area real estate market, mortgages, tips for buyers and sellers, etc. We’ve done this every year for the past six years and every year each time has produced conversations. If you’re interested in us talking about something specific, please leave a comment or let me know.
Matt’s initial notes of stuff to talk about:
– Ability-to-Repay and Qualified Mortgages
– Recent Bureau of Labor Statistics payroll releases, 2/6 release and what it means to borrowers out there + Federal Reserves tapering decision and what it means
– Predicted increases in rates to 5 – 5.5% and how that affects ability to purchase vis a vis today’s rates
My initial notes of stuff to talk about:
– Brief market update
– How new mortgage laws may impact buyers’ and sellers’ decisions
– Current massive growth and density in the City of Charlottesville
– What buyers should be doing right now who are planning to buy this year
– What sellers should be doing right now who are planning/hoping to sell this year
– Inventory levels in the Charlottesville MSA