Friday links 12-22-2006
An example of mortgage fraud? Staging Q & A - staging/preparing one's house is becoming more and more important in this market. Fun with conservation My new favorite local radio station Mainstreaming of solar This guy says that the real estate market in 2007 will…
Houses are selling!
Believe it or not, they are. Removing condos from the equation - In Charlottesville/Albemarle/Fluvanna/Greene: 141 properties sold in October 2006. 185 sold in October 2005. 196 in October 2004 and 194 in October 2003. Putting condos back in the mix, as they have become the…
Links for 13 November 2006
Condo Buyers Take Developers to Court Over Failed Promises - I wonder if we'll see any of these in the Charlottesville area. What to do when a Builder Offers to find you a loan - Read the whole thing with an extremely critical eye. Helping…
We’ll all be Earthcraft soon
And that qualifies as a "good thing." At an open house this weekend, a builder and I were discussing homeowners' evolving wants and demands in their homes. Friday, I met with some potential buyers who spoke to exactly what I foresee as being what is…
Links for 11-01-2006
A possible way to get a data off a dying hard disk- wish I had an external HD enclosure handy. With all the talk about Zillow, why no fuss about ditech.com's implementation of "eAppraisals"? They are trying to entice folks to refinance based in part…
Monday links – 10-09-2006
If you're going to insult somebody, do it with class and style. Where are all the good, green products? Urbanization is the "next" big thing. It's been the next big thing for some time, but it appears that we are now beginning to realize the…
Green Stuff
Commuter bikes! (WSJ) (via Bacon's Rebellion) The emergence of New Urbanist developments such as Old Trail may spur more and more of these bikes and their close relations. Green is Good - Part 1 Green is Good - Part 2 Personal windmill! And slashdot's discussion…
Recycling poll
Recycling is hard to come by. The City of Charlottesville offers recycling (navigating their website makes me just want to give up and throw it all away). The County of Albemarle does not, but offers an informative page with drop-off recycling locations. I had no…
Green development rising
Being an EcoBroker, I have a real vested interest in the adoption of green technologies in the housing industry. As someone who plans to live here for a good while, I have a vested interest as well. Avoiding positive green news is becoming harder and…
Friday links – 25 August 2006
The Human Car Home for Sale, by Anxious Owner - my analysis of local incentives is coming soon. Macro market roundup Keep your friends close and your enemies closer (Microsoft and Firefox collaborate) A great idea marginalized by its affiliation with the UN It took…