Learning
About the new Contracts and associated forms this morning - I actually read all the stuff I have my clients sign!
The coolest thing ever!
I took the family (dragged, perhaps) to theHome Show yesterday and there were several interesting displays. My personalfavorite was the American Standard toilet that is 1.6L but wasable to flush 23 golf balls! Seriously, I have never before wanted a new toilet,but – wow! I was quoted a price of about $565 for a single-piece toilet. Wellworth it, I think.
Voices of reason?
From a WCAV story – Last week, City Manager Gary O’Connell proposed cutting the tax rate by four cents. …”It really doesn’t matter what the tax rate is, citizens will still be paying a much higher percentage,” said Jim Moore, member of the Taxpayers Association. People will still be paying more because the tax cut is not enough to offset real estate assessments, which continue…
Crazy land prices
A 200-plus acre parcel of land north of Charlottesville is on the market for $50 million. Nearby, a 150-acre plot is priced at $42 million…. According to Albemarle County assessor Bruce Woodzell, neither parcel is currently zoned for dense development. The 200-plus acre parcel is zoned R-1, the most restrictive of the residential zonings, and the 150-acre parcel is zoned RA, or rural area. …Most…
Orange County growth …
Residential growth continues its quick progress in the eastern part of the county, where the Lake of the Woods community has developed. Growth management and the establishment of more retail facilities are big interests in eastern Orange, according to Deborah Kendall, director of planning. …As rural areas get closer to “city life,’ convenience may be gained at the cost of the rural life.
Maybe Old Trail is onto something
Enter the brave new world of the million-dollar-and-up townhouse, the newest level of luxury to which many of those with means may now aspire. Or, as some builders and owners prefer to call their newly constructed high-end dwellings, "attached homes."From the WashPost.
2005 Realtors’ Code of Ethics
This is what separates Realtors from agents - a Code of Ethics.Standard of Practice 1-1REALTORS¨, when acting as principals in a real estate transaction, remain obligated by the duties imposed by the Code of Ethics.Read more at Realtor.org. (pdf)