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Not that I have any plans to libel or slander anyone. And a good reason to not have ads.
Trulia launches new features
Rather than reinvent the wheel (or the analysis/review), read Greg Swann's and Jonathan Miller's reviews, and the Trulia blog should have a summary/announcement soon here it is. I tend to stay away from national news that every other real estate blogger will write about, but…
Google analytics gets more user-friendly
Read about it at the Google blog and the Google Analytics blog. I look forward to (hopefully) emailing my listing clients the traffic that is being generated for their listings, among other reports. Technology is great; using technology productively is often an entirely different conversation.…
Buy local food in Charlottesville
Following up on Waldo's post in March ... There has been much talk in the Charlottesville area about buying local foods, organic foods, etc. That is why I was happily surprised to receive a mailing from the PEC titled "Buy Fresh, Buy Local," further directing…
Belvedere groundbreaking today
I'll bet the presentation was nice. Their website certainly is, and their product should be as well. But ... with the throngs (ok, about a hundred people) waiting, the principal didn't show up until 10:35, at which time I had to leave to meet clients…
Great Web 2.0 for Realtors roundup
At the Inman blog today. If you are interested in technology and real estate, and like to implement functional technologies into your business, read the whole thing. A lot of the tools and sites are old hat to some, but sure to be brand new…
Get your popcorn to watch the race!
The third candidate for Albemarle's Board of Supervisors is Tom Loach. As I can see it, the news cycle started with a letter to the editor of the Crozet Gazette. That morning Cville Tomorrow noted it. From there, RealCrozetVA wrote about it. Then Cvillenews. And…
Reason I despise Realtor.com #378
I have been on hold for 30 minutes trying to find out why a listing I put on the market four days ago is not displaying on Realtor.com. I have to blog about this, otherwise I'll forget why I called. Who's the customer?
Is this ASAP’s point of view?
In search of Albemarle's "optimal population," ASAP believes in part: There are limits to growth locally as well as globally. Smart growth is needed in the short term, but at some point bigger is not better. Through education, research, advocacy, and policy formulation, ASAP is…
The power to change – Cville leads the way
The recent surge of activity locally and elsewhere towards green building will impact the back-end of the building industry writes Francesco DeParis. I have written before about the power small-towns will have in the future as the alternative energy/efficiency landscape progresses, and we are now…