I’ve spent the past few days immersed in the Waynesboro, Virginia real estate market; the differences between it and the Charlottesville market are frequently striking.It’s not an apple-to-apples comparison, but … In Charlottesville/Albemarle, using the Charlottesville MLS, there are currently 1181 residential properties on the market and 295 under contract…. A few observations – – The Realtors and sellers tend to all be very friendly.- There are far fewer vacant houses on the market in Waynesboro than in Charlottesville.- Showings are much easier to set up in Charlottesville – all we typically do is call the owner and leave a message with the time we expect to arrive. Contrast that with the Waynesboro experience – many of the houses seem to request 24-hour notice for showings and almost all properties seem to have “Call the listing office” as the showing instructions.
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Saturday links – 20 October 2007
We pamper our kids, over-schedule them, overemphasize fairness in competition (the score ends in a tie …… and keep them indoors too much, to the point that we’re doing them a huge disservice. Kids aren’t learning how to get hurt, lose, fend for themselves, find their balance and discover minor dangers on their own – all important parts of growing up.Posts like this are why I read Seth Godin’s blog. Add passion, and it’s nearly complete.An interesting twist – absorption rate versus “sales rate” – this will likely find its way into my data analysis of the Charlottesville market soon.Navigating social networking toolsThe shift from Charlottesville to Waynesboro continues.
Crozet and Waynesboro
How much is Waynesboro benefiting from Crozet’s growth? How much does Crozet benefit from Waynesboro?
Real estate is local (and regional)
As our region has grown and stretched itself wide, the need to join more data aggregators has similarly expanded. For this reason, I have just joined the Staunton/Augusta (Waynesboro) MLS. This is in addition to the Charlottesville area MLS and the Northern VA MLS, which includes Greene, Madison and Orange. With all of this overlap and extraordinary business expense, I would gleefully welcome a regional aggregator! One or two closings a year per MLS, and I’ve paid my dues.