Google’s speedy indexing of pages not always a good thing
(For those of you who are not Realtors or bloggers associated with real estate - the general theme of this discussion is freedom of speech, governmental intervention, property taxes and assessments and blogs. If you care to catch up, you can start here.) Especially if…
A dubious argument
Hmmm .... Some developers argue that cash proffers are to blame for the current slump in the housing market because the cost is passed on to buyers in the purchase price.They may be part of the equation making housing more expensive, but to say that…
Not sure that I like the ads on the new Realtor.com beta
But all in all, it's an improvement. More later.
19,000 square feet
And here I thought that home sizes were going down. At least they'll be providing job for construction folks.
Builders are pro-illegal immigration?
That seems to be the case. Update 12/17/2007: I just came across this story in the Washington Post: A broad coalition of Virginia business interests, including some of the most powerful trade groups in the state, has created an organization to oppose laws that would…
Seen in the search results
Inspiration from search terms - the top two queries will result in stories this week or next. how to determine the real price of an overvalued house new subdivision who pays what developer builder jim duncan blog - I'm in a constant battle to maintain…
We’re all dealing with less money
And the local government should deal with it, too. Slutzky countered that the tax rate was only dropped last year to counter-balance the effects of large increases in property tax assessments. “Now that we're not even close to that same scenario, I'm suggesting that a…
One taker on my blogging offer for politicians
Sort of. Ann Mallek posted a thank you on RealCrozetVA.com.
Then why aren’t the students going?
"Three Charlottesville school officials and two city councilors will travel to Italy next week on a six-day, publicly funded trip. ... Although the creation of an exchange program is not in the school division's strategic plan, Atkins said that exposure to different cultures would benefit…