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Charlottesville Neighborhoods – Barracks Road
I am partial to this part of Charlottesville for a variety of reasons, first and foremost being that I grew in this general vicinity. This section of the area defines the term I use frequently - CharlAlbemarle - meaning the blending of the City of…
Hitwise, Zillow and Realtor.com
There has been much talk the past several days about Hitwise's announcement that Realtor.com is still the reigning champ in the online real estate search arena. (Here are the Top 20) But ... the big news is that Realtor.com/NAR are now recognizing the threat to…
Who says transit doesn’t increase house values?
Courtesy of the NYTimes: There are signs that Google’s shuttles could be affecting — albeit in small ways — the region’s housing market. When Adam Klein, a 24-year-old software engineer, moved to San Francisco in 2005 to take a job at Google, he looked for…
The downside of Trulia’s new partnerships
Things move quickly! Very soon after the announcement that Realogy would be sending their data to Trulia, I notice that Trulia's listing for one of my listings no longer goes to my website, but instead goes to Century 21's website. Traffic to my site goes…
Friday links – 03-09-2007
The downsides of being a college-town investor How to leave a voice mail - one of the best things I have done to respect others' time is to say at the beginning of my voice mail," This is Jim Duncan, press 1 to leave a…
Charlottesville is eco-friendly
With our smattering of green homes (that is growing) Charlottesville (and Albemarle, one would assume) has recently been rated as one of the Top-10 eco-friendly cities in the country, so says the Associated Press. Ah, the power of a simple press release! Most irritating is…
Charlottesville is a Distinctive Destination
The accolades continue ... as does the Cville theme park meme, thanks to the National Trust for Historic Preservation: With a captivating blend of colorful history, distinctive architecture and Southern hospitality, Charlottesville, Va., is a destination unlike any other. In the shadow of the majestic…