This is an interesting conversation -Â Albemarle County, like virtually every locality in the nation, is facing ever-tighter budgets. They own about 91 acres that could be sold. Should they? Charlottesville Tomorrow has the story, the slides and the podcast.
Bicycle Safety Discussion Next Week
To continue the momentum created by the Citizen’s Bike Safety Committee established by the City this year, the City of Charlottesville, in partnership with Bike Charlottesville, will hold a community discussion on Wednesday, October 20th beginning at 7pm at CitySpace in the Market Street Parking Garage downtown.
I’d also like to see discussions about bike helmets, like this one at the WSJ .
Wouldn’t it be nice if the County of Albemarle and the University of Virginia participated in the conversation as well? I do particularly like this helmet , though. 
Home Sales in Central Virginia aren’t Great
CAAR year-end market reports show Central Virginia’s median price for homes sold in 2009 was $245,000,$265,000 in 2008 and $277,000 in 2007. The local market reached its peak median sale price in the first quarter of 2006, according to CAAR reports, when the median home sale was $289,900.
I know that the above is the best available data to the media, but it’s really mostly irrelevant. The end of 2009 is long-gone, and “Central Virginia” is far too great to provide useful information for buyers or sellers, or interested people other than to provide exceptionally high-level trends.
Lots of homes in Charlottesville and Albemarle with Price Reductions
Check them out for yourself . The above is a search for homes that meets the following: – Charlottesville and Albemarle – Price reduction of at least 10% in the past 30 days. Make your own custom home search . It’s fun.
The Daily Show on the Foreclosure Crisis
Why is the Daily Show the only place on television that provides intelligent insight like this?
More on the Bill at OpenCongress . One of the best opinions I have seen on the foreclosure moratoriums . 
MMA Coming To Charlottesville this Month
Nifty .
Real Estate Market in 2011 Charlottesville VA
What’s the Charlottesville real estate market going to look like in 2011? I’ll be making projections and contemplations in a few weeks, but in the meantime, have a look at the Google:
Web search interest in real estate in Virginia : Do your own search to see projections … Web search interest in real estate in the USA: The search for real estate agencies has shown a more marked and consistent decline: Looks like buying a home is seasonal.