Bubble prediction
From a reputable source. Thanks to Business Week. Countrywide Financial Corp. is the nation's largest mortgage lender, handling nearly one out of every six new mortgages in the country. So it's worth taking note when the company's in-house economist predicts a big change in home…
No bubble?
Bacon's Rebellion: Housing Bubble Watch: Land developers say that the need to comply with environmental requirements, zoning laws, and delays in putting the necessary infrastructure in place - roads, water, electricity and sewer lines - limits residential lot development and thus the number of area…
NIMBYs unite.
How prevalent is this opinion? From a letter to the editor in today's C-Ville - This letter is to the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority [“So simple, it just might work,” The Week, August 2]. I could have saved the $1.1 million you paid to…
The Parkway is coming
From today's Progress - Remember that debate over whether or not the Meadowcreek Parkway needs an interchange to work? ... An at-grade intersection was a much cheaper design that would have allowed construction on the parkway, under discussion for 38 years, to begin sooner. Read…
Building Green
If building green were as immediately equal economically as traditional building, we would probably see more of it from the larger local builders. It is sadly always about money. WINA Thomas Jefferson Planning District's Green Sourcebook TimesDispatch "The premium wasn't that much and I bet…
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Eminent Domain links
VirginiaPropertyRights Their blog Boortz USAToday When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that governments had broad power to take private property to boost economic development, real-estate executives cheered. From the WSJ. This is far too much of a generalization of an entire industry. Not one Realtor…
Old Trail news
Old Trail Village, which is slated to cover about 250 acres in Crozet, is what Albemarle County Board of Supervisors Chairman Dennis S. Rooker calls a win-win situation for the developer and community. “It's a great example of how someone has developed the neighborhood model…
Alternative advertising?
I am looking for alternative methods of advertising. Most of the local outlets (C-Ville, The HooK, Daily Progress, AlbemarleFamily, etc.) are already super-saturated with Realtor ads. I want something more grass-roots. Something that will grow (and grow with) my business. Any ideas? Local advertising is…
State Farm bring more jobs to Albemarle
Last July, the country's largest home and auto insurance provider said it planned to consolidate some regional operations in Albemarle County, a move that was expected to lead to an increase of 200 to 300 local jobs. With more than 1,300 employees, State Farm is…