The new study, based on two surveys, shows that 23 percent of all homes purchased in 2004 were for investment, while another 13 percent were vacation homes. In addition, there was a record of 2.82 million second home sales in 2004, up 16.3 percent from 2.42 million 2003. The investment-home component rose 14.4 percent to 1.80 million sales in 2004 from 1.57 million in 2003,…
Dave Barry takes on Mass Transit
A humorous and possibly enlightening perspective on mass transit. I would absolutely love the opportunity to take light rail to work (assuming I didn't have to show houses or drive clients!), but transit is simply not economically feasible. Where is the Tipping Point where taking mass transit is more valuable than driving one's car?I haven't fact-checked Mr. Barry's citations, but found this interesting - Then...
“Blink” again with Malcolm Gladwell at Darden School
Malcolm Gladwell spoke about his new book Blinktonight at the Darden School…. There is no way that I can briefly summarizewhat his theories and hypotheses comprise; suffice it to say that if everyone were to take his ideas and utilize them every day, then our world may very well be one with far less prejudice and more understanding. The only note I took was that…
For those of you without Macs (updated)
You can get a whiff of what the Mac is like from Google. Pretty cool little page and the history is at this guy's blog.Ah well. The link is dead. I'll repost if it reappears.
It is curious
I still don’t have my voice back yet…. Why is it that others are compelled to whisper in response to my efforts to whisper?
“Blink”
I am going to try to see Malcolm Gladwell speak this evening at the first event of the Virginia Festival of the Book, that is, if my daughter’s soccer practice is canceled. As the coach, I never thought that I would hope for rain, but this is something I have been looking forward to for many weeks…. I am going to try to see Malcolm Gladwell speak this evening at the first event of the Virginia Festival of the Book, that is, if my daughter’s soccer practice is canceled. As the coach, I never thought that I would hope for rain, but this is something I have been looking forward to for many weeks.
More press for “best place to retire”
We are not mentioned in the story online, but I am sure we will see some activity because of this story/book. What is rarely noted in these stories is the fact that people move to the region for Charlottesville’s amenities, but frequently move to one of the surrounding counties and drive to C’Ville when they want/need to.