Buy a home, Not an investment
Just putting this here so I can refer to it in 6 years. Buy a home as a home first, as an investment second. (unless you're buying it strictly as an investment). From the Washington Post "Lawrence Yun, chief economist of the National Association of…
Value and Innovation in Real Estate – Part 1
The following is from my July Monthly Note. Part 2 coming in August via the note. Curious? Sign up here and I'll send you next month's note. To an outsider, real estate practice is confounding,occasionally infuriating, and archaic. Imagine how you'd feel if you were an…
Trees Matter
Trees matter. I don't know if the inspiration came from the Crozet community meeting last week in which someone referenced the Lorax, or if it's because of recent interactions with buyers, but I'm renewed in my thinking and belief (many/most?) people want to see trees from…
Inspiration for Monday’s Post: Trees in New Development
Trees. People want them; new developments usually get rid of them. (more…)
Entering the Downward Part of the Charlottesville Seasonal Market
Note: this is *normal.* I saw recently some insane excitable person mention something to do with Christmas. Clearly, they are 1) crazy 2) have too much time on their hands. I was however, inspired to look at where we are in the market. The Charlottesville area real…
Lots of Stories and Much Construction in Downtown Charlottesville
Charlottesville is becoming a (bigger) City Lots of stories. Apartments, office space, condos ... Drive, walk, or ride around Downtown Charlottesville and you'll likely be surprised, perhaps even taken aback by the changes that are upon us. I'm Downtown nearly every day, and the traffic…
Who (What Age) is Moving to the Charlottesville – Albemarle Area
Sometimes, asking a simple question yields a tremendous response. A few weeks ago I was in a meeting in which a speaker noted that builders were building new homes primarily for the 55+ community (not explicitly 55+ communities; that's a different thing). Builders are building…
Conveying Information without Links Doesn’t Work (for me)
I just watched part of a webinar about some of the new laws relevant to real estate taking effect in 10 days. It just didn't work for me. I know that an Executive says Facebook will be all video, no text in 5 years, but how will…
A Conversation about Growth in Charlottesville and Albemarle
What follows is an email conversation with a friend last week; we're all struggling with coming to terms with growth in the City of Charlottesville, County of Albemarle, and surrounding areas. Our community is going to grow. I've written before about how I, as a Realtor, and…
June 2016 Monthly Note | Homeownership’s Value, Market, Buyers & Sellers Talking
This month's note is going to be one that is short and sweet. Interested in a bit of market analysis about the Charlottesville and Albemarle real estate market? Valuing homeownership, and knowing when an agent needs to withdraw from - and step back into - the conversation…