November 2024 Note | The Worst Thing, Doorbells, Double-tapping, and the Charlottesville market
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October 2024 Monthly Note – Helene, Home Values, Charlottesville Market update
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New Commission World is Upon Us, Zoning, MLS, Leadership, Review | August 2024 Note
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Mid-Year Charlottesville Market, Aging, Sub Agency, & a Bit of Travel Insight | Jim’s Note – July 2024
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Comparisons, Feelings, Connections | Jim’s Note – May 2024
Happy May. This month: I’m writing about comparisons, perspectives, and connecting. A bit about the Charlottesville real estate market, too. And I didn’t even get to single agent dual agency; that’s next month. Subscribe to my note at JimsNote.com. Comparison is the thief of joy.…
April 2024 Monthly Note | The Charlottesville Market Story is Stagnant
April 2024 monthly note. Published on Substack, and available by free subscription there. This month - the story of the Charlottesville real estate market, balancing business, buying relationships, seeing homeownership matter, and explaining the smush. The Market Story Remains the Same I’ve been…
Commissions, Isolation, Bicycles, Community | March 2024 Jim’s Note
March 2024 monthly note. Published on Substack, and available by free subscription there. Archived here, but I have more confidence in the links I control than I do on someone else's platform. Much as in real estate, better to build a business on your…
February 2024 Monthly Note
February 2024 Monthly Note. This month: timing the market, super-short market insight, contracts, boomers, specificity matters. Published on Substack, and available by free subscription there. Archived here, but I have more confidence in the links I control than I do on someone else's platform. Much…
Looking to the 2024 Charlottesville Market, a Steamer & a Fixer-Upper, and Nest’s New Home | Monthly Note Archives
January 2024 Note from Jim Subscribe here, if you are interested. A market-heavy January note. Like the note? Please share it with a friend. First - Assessments are almost out. They’re up. Think yours is high, low, just right? Curious if you could sell for…
Jim’s Note in Charlottesville – December 2023
December's monthly note. This month — the value of knowing what’s around the corner, seeking community, the market and an offer to you to talk about your house’s value. Published on Substack, and available by free subscription there. Archived here, but I have more confidence…