In June 2005, I wrote: Tuesday dozens of people showed up for the groundbreaking of Greene County’s first active adult community. The community will have more than 500 lots and will include a 16,000 sq. ft. clubhouse. Project mangers believe the community will be an asset for the county. From WCAV. Age-restricted communities are sorely lacking in our market. I receive a request from buyers…
Twitter Week in Review – 28 June through 5 July
Why do I post these summaries of my weekly Tweets? Simple – I want the content here on RealCentralVA.com, and not just on Twitter. I consider these tweets to be my (occasionally intellectual) property, and I would much rather have them here – a place I own and control – than solely on Twitter. Wondering if @tomperriello would support this transparency bill – http://bit.ly/3eiqft #…
Really? Housing has Stabilized?
Dear Mr. Obama: You need better advisers, because I haven’t seen evidence of this yet: We have successfully stabilized the financial markets, and that’s important, because that was a huge drag that helped precipitate the crisis. We’ve started to see some stabilization on housing. But what we’re still seeing is too many jobs lost, too many families who are worried about whether they’re going to…
Crozet Mudhouse – Will it Increase Property Values?
I’m wondering … will the opening of the Mudhouse in Crozet increase surrounding property values? My bet is yes. I have long believed and argued that being "close to stuff" is valuable for buyers, sellers – people – both from a quality of life and from a property value point of view. With the opening of the Mudhouse, Crozet inches closer to having a real…
New Disclosure Form and No Texting
Both new laws are consequential, both for vastly different reasons, and both affect Realtors (and consumers) in Virginia. First, The Residential Property Disclosure Act: Virginia Residential Property Disclosure Act; disclosure of stormwater detention facilities. Provides that an owner of real property makes no representations with respect to the presence of any stormwater detention facilities located on the property and that purchasers are advised to exercise…
Blog Wayback – Future of Realtor.com, etc.
If Zillow competes with Realtor.com , will (and how will) some of the folks at NAR … position the Seattle company as bad for the industry?
…Rather than treat it as such and ensure that it is the comprehensive source of data, we have gotten comfortable and used to having a great source of information; complacency in any profession or industry will inevitably lead to failure.
Bundoran Farm – Preservation Development Near Charlottesville Virginia
Disclosure: my firm, Nest Realty Group, is marketing Bundoran Farm in conjunction with three other firms in the Charlottesville area. I would be posting about them regardless of any affiliation I might have; I was talking about them in 2007, long before I was with Nest. I was then and am now genuinely interested in and intrigued by the project (it’s hard to call it…