Isn’t Hindsight a Wonderful Thing?
It's incredible how "inevitability" is so easy to determine with the benefit of hindsight. More on the Fed's plan: Bernanke said that the Fed is prepared to issue new lending rules next week to restrict exotic mortgages and high-cost loans for people with weak credit.…
An Outstanding Conversation on the Unraveling of the Fringes
At Bacon's Rebellion, with comments such as this: So, what are the attributes of countries where gas has been expensive for a long time? 1. A few, densely populated cities harbor a relatively large percentage of the population. 2. People live in much smaller housing…
CHO Responds to Questions about their impending demise
Barbara Hutchinson, Executive Director of the Charlottesville/Albemarle Airport, responds to the Business Travel Coalition's press release earlier this week. Her comment: "Sorry to be replying so late. Interestingly enough, the local CBS Newsplex carried a story on this report, even though the Coalition has failed…
This is what I do not understand about the Virginia General Assembly
The Virginia General Assembly has been recalled to to Richmond to hammer out solutions for the Commonwealth's transportation issues. Why then, are our legislators introducing bills to commend One-Stop Cellular? And so many commendations and celebrations! Where is the focus here, people?
For a Six Million Dollar Listing – Why Not Proofread?
From the public remarks for a new listing in Albemarle County - Glen Love Cottage is the first house to be built in Vinyard Estates at Lkuge Estate Winery and Vineyard. Choose from 6 home styles. Home sites range in size up to 38 acres…
What are the Chances the Charlottesville Airport would Close?
I received the following email this morning from this group - I'm writing to you as the Chairman of the Business Travel Coalition, and this morning we released a report detailing the top 100 regional and top 50 large airports that will lose service because…
Riding to a few listings
And this was my morning - Biking around Charlottesville for listing maintenance is very feasible. 2008-06-23 RouteFind more Bike Rides in Charlottesville, Virginia Showing property? Likely notsomuch. Related post: Green is In, but What is Green? “Green” Lifestyles and Green Living Also, cVillain has a…
If you don’t think gas prices are affecting buyers
Update 4 March 2022 - all links were broken, including the one from the Virginia Realtors' site, so I had to spend time searching the Internet Archive. You're just not paying attention. Snip below is from an MSNBC story from 2008. In his hunt for…
Real Cville – now taking comments
Kudos for listening. Thanks. Managed well, their anonymity could prove very useful and enlightening.