Charlottesville Twitter Updates for Week Ending 7 February

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RT @ TobyBoyce : I don’t care if you are fighting with your wife or other real estate agents. http://bit.ly/98TiOV [fixed the “agents”] #

… RT @ DRPnet : I’m proposing a snow plan for schools-buses only run on main corridors & parents have to get kids to snow bus stops or 2 school.

… VDOT says “Any story that we are “expecting” 40-50 inches of snow is incorrect.” http://bit.ly/dbGeM9 – But when will we have school again?

… Hey @ 511northwestva All the rumors I hear of snow coming in excess of 20 inches start with “VDOT says ..” – how much snow are you expecting?

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Light Industrial and a Gas Station in Crozet?

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A spirited crowd of Crozet residents was on hand at a public forum Thursday to challenge the notion that western Albemarle is a prime location for expanded industrial development. The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors has asked for consideration of a new light industrial business park in the Crozet Master Plan’s first five-year update.

“We’ve been waiting for this meeting and don’t know if the Board of Supervisors has already made a preliminary decision or not,” said Meg West, a Crozet resident for over 25 years who is opposed to the new park.

…At its meeting Monday, the ARB told the applicant’s representative, Jo Higgins , that the Re-Store’n Station plan had not improved enough over the past year and still had a negative impact on the adjacent neighborhood and historic area of Free Town.

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The Burden of Proof – Real Estate Assessment Appeals

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HB570 is an outstanding bill in the Virginia General Assembly that takes on particular relevance in 2010, with property assessments likely being challenged by some in Charlottesville, Albemarle and surrounding Counties. … It “Changes the burden of proof from the taxpayer to the assessor when a taxpayer appeals the assessment of real property to a board of equalization or to a circuit court.” … The burden of proof shall be upon the assessor when a taxpayer seeking seeks relief to show that because the property in question is valued at more than its fair market value, that the assessment is not uniform in its application, or that the assessment is otherwise not equalized. In order to receive relief, the taxpayer must produce substantial evidence that the valuation determined by the assessor is erroneous and was not arrived at in accordance with generally accepted appraisal practice.

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Yes Charlottesville – It is Supposed to Snow

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Local Interactive Weather Map for Charlottesville, VA (22901) - weather.com-1.jpg Again .    CBS19Weather says – @ JimDuncan Some models are indicating 12-18″; that is of course preliminary & subject to change. Our prediction comes closer to time (tk)       and :    WINTER STORM WARNING until early Wednesday for: Albemarle, Nelson, Greene, Madison, Orange & Culpeper Cos. (tk)       I’ve heard we’re supposed to get 2-4 inches tonight, and this weekend anywhere from 12 to 40 inches of snow in the Charlottesville area.

… CBS19Weather : @JimDuncan warning means it’s occurring or is imminent…a watch means that we’re on the lookout…i like your definitions though!

… CBS19Weather : @JimDuncan warning means it’s occurring or is imminent…a watch means that we’re on the lookout…i like your definitions though!

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Glenmore Embezzler to Plead Guilty

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This is reason I advise my clients to pay the most attention to the budgets of HOAs. I’m writing about this for no reason other than I think it’s an important lesson for buyers – as in, no homeowners’ association is immune, and I’m testing out the Diverse Solutions’ plugin that displays listings. [idx-listings linkid=”32199″ count=”5″]

Foreclosures, FHA and Tax Credit Timelines and a Look at 2010

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Some of the topics we discussed: – Foreclosures in Charlottesville’s MSA – FHA’s increasing limits/guidelines (story coming later this week) and their impact on the real estate market, specifically first-time homebuyers. – The homebuyer tax credit’s impending expiration – If you’re buying a home, you must have it under contract by 30 April 2010 . – How much time do buyers and sellers have before FHA and homebuyer tax credit hit the market? … I appreciate you waiting while I could do that because I wanted to share that press conference with people because folks haven’t have a chance yet to hear WINA has been playing extended clips but they haven’t had a chance to hear the entire thing from beginning to end and if we have time again today I’m going to play that again and it will be podcast www.wina.com and www.cvillepodcast.com .

…We have the volume of sales in the Charlottesville area are up in some categories dramatically from a percentage wise year over year or actually quarter over quarter, but what we’re seeing is I think that that may be a false indication of what’s going to happen in the next three to five years. … Duncan: One of the things that I think we’re seeing now is that the people who are buying now are doing it now with the intent to be in the community and that’s something that we haven’t seen over the last five to seven years.

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Charlottesville Twitter Week in Review

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Summary of the Q & A before I left Crozet mtg:”we don’t like undefined change and we don’t trust government, so what are we supposed to do”?

… @ BLarsonMpls I’m waiting to hear what they say before I pass judgment, but they really should be out in front of this … the… http://post #

… @ JBern @lostangel I’m finding that those who have time & $ to move real estate industry have little incentive to do so. in reply to JBern #

… @ kvbuckley It’s not a matter of how professional other agents are; it’s a matter of making *everyone* more professional # RTB in reply to kvbuckley #

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