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Category: Questions for readers

GENERAL REAL ESTATE

What do you want to know?

What questions do you have about the Central Virginia real estate market? What interests you? Our real estate market touches most people who live and work in the Charlottesville area, whether they own real estate or not - land use freedoms and restrictions, transportation projects…

GENERAL REAL ESTATE

Morning thought

Do people not walk or bike places because the infrastructure is not there or do they not build the infrastructure because folks don't want to walk or bike places? What impact will gas prices have on development in the short- and long-term? I would love…

CHARLOTTESVILLE

Cooling.

When America's housing boom finally ends, don't expect a loud pop. "It's not going to be a big dramatic event," says William Apgar, senior scholar at Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies.From today's WSJ. I wish I could do a poll like the snapshot…

ABOUT JIM

What do you want in a Realtor?

Integrity, prompt response time and commitment are among the most important factors consumers consider when choosing a real estate agent, according to a new survey. It's a darn shame that integrity is something that is such a rarity, rather than a simple expectation. Maybe if…

GENERAL REAL ESTATE

Alternative advertising?

I am looking for alternative methods of advertising. Most of the local outlets (C-Ville, The HooK, Daily Progress, AlbemarleFamily, etc.) are already super-saturated with Realtor ads. I want something more grass-roots. Something that will grow (and grow with) my business. Any ideas? Local advertising is…

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