Glad I went to VMI
I graduated from VMI in 1998. I was always told how the (now defunct) VMI experience was preparation for the real world that was unparalleled. I had no idea. (more…)
Reader question
I know you focus on the C'ville area but I wonder if you have any thoughts on the Lynchburg area. We went looking for a second-retirement home two years ago and started with C'ville. We found it too expensive and the housing stock not particularly…
Oh oh in UK
UK housing bubble is bursting says Bloomberg's Matthew Lynn. Choice quote: “These are nervous times for anyone who has invested in British property.” (more…)
Blogs Will Change Your Business
Blogs Will Change Your Business: Go ahead and bellyache about blogs. But you cannot afford to close your eyes to them, because they're simply the most explosive outbreak in the information world since the Internet itself. And they're going to shake up just about every…
When is enough enough?
Public Hearing Notices Detail: Request to rezone 20.52 acres from Rural Area, R-A zoning district, to Neighborhood Model - NMD to allow a combination of 97 single -family detached and condominium/townhouse residential units. The property, described as Tax Map 56 Parcel(s) 92 is located in…
Market Stats
Our MLS just released a more robust statistical engine. Here is my first quick attempt - The Median Price is pretty interesting. (more…)
Water meeting tomorrow
The DP reports on tomorrow's water hearing with The Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Environmental Quality and the Fish and Wildlife Service at 10:30 a.m. in conference room A at the Albemarle County Office Building. One of the misconceptions is that we as a…
Another bubble article
From today's Washington Post - a very good analysis of the Washington metro market. Many of the conclusions/assertions can be applied to our regional market. It's another insane spring in the local real estate market. As the prime season for buying and selling unfolds, very…
CAAR’s 2005 First Quarter report is released
Check it out here. My analysis will come tomorrow.