Green Parade of Homes
Looking for something to do this weekend? Check out the EarthCraft House Parade of Homes. From their release - Sensibly Built for the Environment An innovative new green building program that works with home builders to construct resource and energy efficient homes that lessen the…
FairTax
I am finally reading the FairTax book and find myself quickly becoming a convert and and advocate of said FairTax. My main concern, due to my profession, is the home mortgage deduction - they have that covered. Please read this book, ranked #5 on Amazon…
Transportation and the Governor’s race
Bacon's Rebellion posted this excellent link to a Q & A with Tim Kaine, candidate for Governer this fall. His ideas for linking transportation and land use planning show that, at the very least, he is thinking about transportation issues. Will all the talk online…
NIMBYs unite.
How prevalent is this opinion? From a letter to the editor in today's C-Ville - This letter is to the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority [“So simple, it just might work,” The Week, August 2]. I could have saved the $1.1 million you paid to…
The Parkway is coming
From today's Progress - Remember that debate over whether or not the Meadowcreek Parkway needs an interchange to work? ... An at-grade intersection was a much cheaper design that would have allowed construction on the parkway, under discussion for 38 years, to begin sooner. Read…
VA Blogging Summit
I haven't mentioned this yet, but I am really excited about the upcoming Summit on Blogging and Democracy in the Commonwealth. You can read more about this and some of the attendees here, here and here. Blogs have become quite a force, as evidenced in…
Eminent Domain links
VirginiaPropertyRights Their blog Boortz USAToday When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that governments had broad power to take private property to boost economic development, real-estate executives cheered. From the WSJ. This is far too much of a generalization of an entire industry. Not one Realtor…
Forum Watch
August's Forum Watch is out - I will post a link as soon as it is posted. In the meantime, below is the Forum Watch in full. (more…)
What Housing Bubble?
The reality is this: There is no housing bubble in this country. Our strong housing market is a function of myriad factors with real economic underpinnings: low interest rates, local job growth, the emotional attachment one has for one's home, one's view of one's future…