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4 Things About Voting in Albemarle and Charlottesville on 6 November 2018

in Albemarle Charlottesville Politics on November 5, 2018 November 5, 2018

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You might have heard. 6 November there’s an election. Make sure you know where you’re supposed to vote. Check the sample ballot before you go in. Here’s the Charlottesville City sample ballot Here’s the Albemarle County sample ballot You’ve studied the constitutional amendments, right? Right? Now’s a good time for homebuyers to search out neighborhoods and try to discern if they might like the neighborhood. Featured image photo…

Who Owns the Thermostat’s Data?

in General Real Estate Technology on October 29, 2018 October 29, 2018

Have you ever read the terms of use that come with a Nest or an EcoBee thermostat? I hadn’t. (I don’t have one) Who owns that data? How is that data transferred/deleted? How might it affect the current homeowner? As Realtors, might we soon add data transference to residential real estate contracts? Also, is this house updated with the latest security patches? I don’t have…

Life is a Series of Stories

in General Real Estate on October 17, 2018 October 17, 2018

“Life is a series of stories,” a friend said to me once. I thought about that recently when driving around with new buyer clients, and I started telling some of the stories I always tell early in the working relationship with clients. This time, I was talking about roosters. I’ve thought about writing those stories and sending them to new clients to read before we…

October Note | Stories, Market, Rates, Cutting Losses

in Monthly Notes on October 16, 2018 October 16, 2018

Amazingly, 2018 is winding down. If you’re curious about the Charlottesville real estate market, like sometimes tangential stories about real estate, or are one of my current or past clients, you might appreciate one email a month. Subscribe here. This month Quick Charlottesville real estate market update (short story: it’s changing) Telling stories Assistance Found Cutting Losses Interest Rates are Rising What I’m reading RealCentralVA &…

RealPodVA: Climate Change and Real Estate

in General Real Estate Podcast on October 12, 2018 October 12, 2018

Part Two, the Podcast. Part One is the blog post with links and background. The RealPodVA podcast is fun, with Dave Stipe of Rockfish Music and Bart Isely of Scrimmage Play. My one ask: give us a listen, and if you like it, listen again, maybe subscribe, and even tell a friend! tl;dr: climate change is real. Time to change habits – how we…

Climate Change & Real Estate

in General Real Estate on October 11, 2018 January 25, 2020

tl;dr: climate change is real. Time to change habits – how we eat, build houses, transport ourselves and things, and where and how we live. 1. I’m not qualified to be an alarmist, but I can read. 2. With respect to climate change, your beliefs do not matter Two years ago, I asked, “Would you buy a house in (or near) a flood plain?” That question…

RealPodVA: Talking about New Construction

in Podcast on October 11, 2018 October 11, 2018

Real Central Pod VA 7-18-18 The One Where Jim Talks New Construction These podcasts are fun, I’ve had more than a few of my clients (and friends) tell me they have found them interesting, informative, and worthwhile. Give it a shot – Subscribe to the RealPodVA Podcast here. Transcript follows Jim: Hey there it’s Jim Duncan with Nest Realty, this is Real Pod VA, sitting here…