Interest rates in the Charlottesville area
With the average interest rate for a 30-year fixed rate mortgage jumping to 6.74%, I asked Carl Heimlich with C&F Mortgage to pen a quick note on what is happening in the mortgage market. (although rates still are not that high historically) - What's going…
What is Zillow up to?
First, I read on their blog about how they will be, a la Trulia, offering brokers the ability to upload their listings via feeds. Then I see that Zillow pulled a mini-coup hiring Vanessa Fox from Google. I still think that Google will buy one…
Tuesday links 06-12-2007
Suburban Sprawl on a Diet: When is Enough, Enough? - an excellent article on the changing dynamics of land use and growth. Interesting article on buying a house "As-Is." Virginia won't be a strictly "As-Is" state after July 1. Weathering the dog days of home…
My favorite search term of the day
For some reason, my site ranks highly for this search: real estate agents sell their own mother. I'm so proud.
Highlights of 2007 national real estate forecasts (and changes)
Excellent summary at Inman Blog. January 2007: New-home sales will drop 8.9 pecent May 2007: New-home sales will drop 17.8 percent June 2007: New-home sales will drop 18.2 percent My, how times change.
Do they know Whole Foods is moving?
Just curious, based on this newswire stating that Federal Realty has bought Shoppers World in Charlottesville, home of Whole Foods. But, isn't Whole Foods moving? I thought so.
Realtors under 25 in Charlottesville?
Are there any Realtors under 25 in Charlottesville? I have always been one of the youngest Realtors in the market, but after six years, that is no longer the case (and I feel old at 31!). Realtor magazine just released their 30 Realtors under 30,…
If there were more with this passion
All professions would be better off. Passion and dedication to excellence are all too rare. Hat tip: Think Lab
When do we call it a disaster?
Not yet. I got a headache as soon as this question was asked of me the other day when being interviewed for a local real estate market update. One of the reasons that I write this blog is to provide data analysis to help provide…
Staging your home
With Barbara Corcoran. Simple but effective tips in this series this week on the Today Show. There is opportunity in every market. Before, it was how to deal with rapidly rising prices; now it is how to market your home effectively.