ALBEMARLE
Belevedere Neighborhood Maturing
I've always liked the Belvedere neighborhood; I think it's a great place - great neighborhood, great location and well-designed energy efficient houses. Charlottesville Tomorrow reports on how Belvedere is growing up and taking shape. “The homes are built right by the sidewalk and you can…
ALBEMARLE
Four Positive Signs about the Charlottesville Real Estate Market
1 - Stabilizing real estate assessments - some are legitimately up, some are legitimately down; while they are irrelevant to market value - they do affect consumer sentiment & perspective. 2 - Unemployment has declined to a two year low. (more) 3 - I am…
SHAMELESS SELF PROMOTION
Talking About the Charlottesville Real Estate Market – WNRN 9 January
This Sunday - An hour of talking about the local real estate market with host Rick Moore and Matt Hodges of Presidential Mortgage. I used to be overwhelmed at the prospect of talking on live radio for an hour; now it almost feels like it's…
GENERAL REAL ESTATE
Remember the Home Buyer Tax Credit? It’s Still Good for Veterans
The Homebuyer Tax Credit still around for Veterans. Thanks to IRS.gov: Additionally, there are new benefits for members of the military and certain other federal employees: • Members of the military and certain other federal employees serving outside the U.S. have an extra year to…
EDUCATION
Greene County Schools’ Growth
From the Greene County Superintendent's blog: Greene County Public School's student population has grown by nearly 2% in 2010-2011. That is the second highest enrollment increase by percentage in our region. Harrisonburg City grew by an astounding 4.59%, but we outpaced Albemarle, Charlottesville, Louisa, Madison,…
GENERAL REAL ESTATE
Moving to Charlottesville for NGIC or DIA?
Find a place to live first. Please. As in, before you come to Charlottesville, please try to find a place to live. Housing options - particularly rentals - are difficult to find on short notice. We don't have military or base housing. The rental market…
ALBEMARLE
Did you Know? About Terremark in Culpeper
Tying a couple snips together to speculate and wonder ... Just up the road in Culpeper, there's a massive datacenter? That just got bigger? Culpeper's Terremark campus just doubled in size, thanks to a recent acquisition of 27 acres adjacent to its sprawling facility —…
GENERAL REAL ESTATE
NGIC and DIA – What’s the Impact on the Charlottesville Real Estate Market?
One would think the NGIC/DIA move to the growing Rivanna Station Military Base would have a significant impact on the Charlottesville real estate market, and broader economy - NGIC, DIA, JUIAF, DOD ... is Charlottesville really ready for this many more acronyms? Right Now*, There…
GENERAL REAL ESTATE
C-Ville looks at NGIC and DIA
Will Goldsmith with the C-Ville consistently produces outstanding work. Today is no exception. In just over 4,000 words, he provides one of the best, most insightful analyses I've read. (and gets a few swipes in at the DP) But military intelligence isn't likely to improve…
SIDEBLOG
Homes Near NGIC and DIA
I'm working on integrating listings into normal blog posts. This one for instance is for homes that are reasonable close to the NGIC/DIA facility on 29 North in Albemarle.