Biotech jobs coming to Albemarle
More jobs in Albemarle = stable, if not improving housing market. More people who will probably be moving into or around the 29 North Corridor. Albemarle will be the new home of a biotech manufacturing facility. A firm called PBM, or Princeton BioMeditech Corporation, will…
Home inspections are good
Thanks to the Realestatejournal. While potential buyers may be eager to close the deal for the right price, it's important to take the time to do a thorough home inspection before finalizing the purchase. There are several national home inspector associations, including the American Society…
Is this really “News”?
In the hottest markets, owners whose homes have skyrocketed in value find themselves in a frustrating paradox. They were supposed to be the lucky ones: they bought in frenzied real estate markets like New York and Los Angeles three or more years ago and have…
Forum Watch
August's Forum Watch is out - I will post a link as soon as it is posted. In the meantime, below is the Forum Watch in full. (more…)
What Housing Bubble?
The reality is this: There is no housing bubble in this country. Our strong housing market is a function of myriad factors with real economic underpinnings: low interest rates, local job growth, the emotional attachment one has for one's home, one's view of one's future…
Clean your filters
Friends advise friends to clean your HVAC air filters regularly! From a home inspection today.
New condo in Turtle Creek
This property will be going into the MLS on Thursday, with showings to begin on Friday morning. JDuncanRealEstate Craigslist Googlemaps Please call or email me if you would like any more information on this condo; it truly is one of the nicest, cleanest, best decorated…
Morning links
National Home Sales Set Record Pace Preparing for a Market Change What is Costs to Live Well in the US My current listing in Stony Point (and here) craigslist posting My listing in the Highlands (and here) My mom's listing in the City (and here)
Market question
Simply a question I have been asking myself for the past couple of weeks. I have been noticing more agents selling their own investment properties of late ... does this signify a "feeling" of the market or merely a coincidence?
Today’s eminent domain article
Courtesy of the WashingtonPost.com - To call it a backlash would hardly do it justice. Calling it an unprecedented uprising to nullify a decision by the highest court in the land would be more accurate. In the four weeks since the Supreme Court sanctioned the…