Real estate pic of the week
And maybe the month. Wow. I've never seen a view quite like this and if I had $1.6 million, I'd consider it. The property's on Afton Mountain to the West of Charlottesville.
Great craigslist posting
60 Second Loan Approval! One Page Form, No SS Number Needed!!! hmmm ... spam? Who falls for this crap? I expect this post will be removed shortly ... craigslist is pretty good about stuff like this.
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…
How do you feel?
How do you feel about giving our tax money to New Orleans when their elected "leader" makes comments like this? During the "60 minutes" interview, a correspondent pointed out flood-damaged cars still on the streets of New Orleans' devastated Ninth Ward. Nagin replied, "You guys…
Wow. All you have to do is sit.
Walt Mossberg tests out a truly high-tech toilet. How lazy does one have to be? For example, push the "For Her" front button and a pink wand releases a gentle spray. Each wand is rinsed before you use it, and after you arise from the…
Summer reading
Now that Summer is over (school starts today!), a reading recap follows - 1. The Long Tail 2. Freakonomics 3. Travels With Charley 4. The Leadership Challenge 5. Lies My Teacher Told Me I need more time to read.
Morning links for 31 July 2006
"We'll buy your house!" And why you should be wary. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Why are homes price drop resistant? After a weekend alone with my 2 1/2 year old, this is comforting - urine is sterile. Kudos…
Bwah-hah-hah
The various ways people come to this blog make me laugh. how to trick housing inspectors mold how to cheat housing authorityLuckily, neither person found what they were looking for here. Both stayed for less than two seconds. Ah, the internet: the source for all…
Friday Links – 07-14-2006
As the week winds down for most (I am gearing up to continue showing throughout the weekend), these are a few stories worth reading, each of which relates in some way to the CharlAlbemarle region's real estate market. Ardell at RCG has two outstanding posts…
A buried stream
A buried stream shows itself. My client emailed me this movie with these (partial) remarks - ... there is a creek at the bottom of Mulberry Avenue ... the city was working a week ago down there, but I heard there is natural stream coming…