Great post about Big Builders
From an E-Pro listserv - ... I would get to know the big builders, their product, their policies and welcome them to the area. They don't buy in a market unless they know who will buy their product, where they work, how much money they…
Home Depot in Waynesboro
For those of us who live in or near Crozet, the opening of the Home Depot in Waynesboro is a great thing. One, it's competition to Lowe's and two, it's a lot closer (and less aggravating) than driving to 29 North! Update 11 December 2007:…
Buying a new home?
New-Home Incentives: Who Benefits More -- Buyer or Builder's Affiliate?: If you have shopped for a newly built house in recent years, you have probably run into this: The builder offers you a substantial incentive -- a finished patio, extra square footage or lush landscaping…
Walkability Expert Talks to Business Group about US-29
Charlottesville Podcasting Network » Walkability Expert Talks to Business Group about US-29: With that in mind, the North Charlottesville Business Council invited urban designer Dan Burden to speak at their April 26 luncheon. Burden is the director of Walkable Communities, a non-profit consulting firm that…
Interesting Data
The Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight has quite a bit of information! Below are a couple of screenshots that show the Percent Change in House Prices through the fourth Quarter 2004 for both the US and the Charlottesville region. In a nutshell, prices have…
Hollymead Town Center update
NBC29 Online: Albemarle County is excited about the creation of jobs as well as the new shopping opportunities. The county envisions a community where people can live, work and shop without traveling too far. Due primarily to the fact that nobody wants to drive the…
Greene passes real-estate tax
DailyProgress.com Greene County supervisors unanimously approved a real-estate tax of 84 cents per $100 of assessed value Thursday, as many residents voiced their support for the school system during a public hearing. Greene has needed an increase for a while. Their precipitous growth has far…
Doh!
Higher local unemployment since VA now has to count more people: You may have noticed a significant jump in unemployment in the Charlottesville area. Virginia, in fact most states, had been basing their unemployment figures on population numbers from the 1990 census. The federal government…
Albemarle County Schools Redistricting
Albemarle County, having just redistricted a few students for the Fall 2005, is ramping up again to redistrict many more students for the Fall 2006 school year. Nobody really knows which kids will go where, but there are some general ideas. Anything I write would…
57th District House of Delegates race
I had the opportunity this afternoon to hear David Toscano, Kim Tingley and Rich Collins speak today at CAAR. They each have their merits and negatives. David Toscano is the seasoned politician. Kim Tingley is the newcomer and Rich Collins is a newcomer to the…