Charlottesville and Albemarle Governments Clash. Again.
For anyone interested in a prime example of the City of Charlottesville's and County of Albemarle's occasionally dysfunctional relationship, Rachana Dixit and Brandon Shulleeta have great story in today's Daily Progress. When explaining the City/County relationship to relocating buyers, I often describe the governments as…
City of Charlottesville’s Assessments Decline
Following on the heels of Albemarle County's assessments declining, the City of Charlottesville have announced their property assessments have declined as well. Read the whole thing at the Newsplex. In its annual review of Charlottesville properties, the City Assessor's Office released figures that show the…
Mill Creek Embezzler?
From the Daily Progress: A man who was the treasurer of the Mill Creek Homeowners Association for about 10 years has been charged with embezzlement. Kevin O'Connor was arrested earlier this month, police said. Neal Grandy, president of the homeowners association, said the organization hasn't…
OpenSpace in Charlottesville – Month One
I've made secret of my desire for the new OpenSpace in Charlottesville. The following is from them, and I think what they offer tracks well with where I see tomorrow's (and today's) Realtor ... And dear FTC. I haven't received sort of comp or compensation…
Charlottesville Real Estate Market Report – Third Quarter 2009
Have we reached bottom? I don't think so, but will say we've hit bottom when I have the benefit of 18 months of hindsight. My prediction: we're going to continue to see downward trending of prices until the third or fourth quarter 2010, followed by…
Charlottesville Area Real Estate Market Report – 3rd Quarter 2009
As with most everything when looking the Charlottesville area real estate market, look for the trends, rather than the specific data points. The Nest Report is coming shortly as is the market report I do every quarter. Top-level numbers are misleading at best and deceptive…
What is Charlottesville and Albemarle’s Sustainable Population?
A very interesting conversation with Jack Marshall, president of Advocates for a Sustainable Population (ASAP). [no, not that ASAP] Listen to the discussion at Charlottesville Podcasting Network. One would think that with the money ASAP got from the Charlottesville and Albemarle governments they'd be able…
Nest’s Mid-Year Real Estate Market Report
Today, Nest Realty Group released our first mid-year market report. Personally, I am excited about this because it represents one of the reasons we originally partnered - to produce more thorough and comprehensive real estate market reports and analysis for the Charlottesville, Virginia region. This…
Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors’ 1st Quarter Market Report
Rather than duplicate efforts, I decided to wait for the Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors' Official market report to be posted before I ran my report. For your reading pleasure ... 2009 1st Qtr CAAR Market Report Publish at Scribd or explore others: Business &…
Walker Square, the market and one other thing
Walker Square would be well-advised to address their customer service and management issues. This is the type of publicity that will 1) impact their ability to rent, 2) their ability to sell their condos and 3) the ability of the owners to sell their condos.…