Please Google, Bring Fiber to Charlottesville
Alerted by a Tweet from @sajego: Dear Charlottesville municipalities - sign up for Google Broadband! https://www.google.com/appserve/fiberrfi I read on ... Google is planning to launch an experiment that we hope will make Internet access better and faster for everyone. We plan to test ultra-high speed…
Google, Garmin and Realtors
Re-purposing a post from my posterous: If Google announcing their GPS did this to Garmin's and Tom Tom's stocks, What's this going to do to Realtors'? Google announced a big real estate move about two hours ago: listings can now…
FranklyMLS Working Again in Charlottesville
For those of you who love using FranklyMLS to search for homes in Charlottesville, it's working again. I'll spare you the gory details and who is to blame (it's about MLS politics and shifting/evolving technical specifications), but suffice it to say, thanks to Frank, FranklyMLS…
Regal Theaters Doubt Charlottesville Can Build a Road
At least that's the angle Charlottesville Tomorrow sees in the announcement that Charlottesville will be getting stadium seating. Apparently, Regal has made a business decision of their own to move ahead with an upgrade. Sufficient state and federal funding is not expected for the Hillsdale…
Realtors versus the MLS and the Real Estate Board
(Click through to see the video) What's a Realtor to do when the sellers' best interests conflict with MLS rules and/or Virginia Real Estate Board regulations? As noted in 2007, For a web site, either the firm or the licensee must include disclosure of their…
MLS Search Not Working
And apparently hasn't been working for a few days now ... The Charlottesville MLS folks are aware of the problem and are now working on it. My search isn't working, Nest's is not, and neither is FranklyMLS, nor are a few more around Charlottesville -…
Diverse Solutions Introduces Partnership with Walkscore
Very, very cool. You may have read about Walkscore on my blog before ... A lot of my clients searching for homes in the City of Charlottesville (less-so) in Albemarle or the other surrounding counties are very concerned about walkability. I've written about being able…
Innovation, Emulation and Flattery
We expect to be copied - on our signs, on how we market, on how we work with clients - and that, in and of itself, is a good thing. Will others do it better? I'd like to think that no one else can do…
Online Crime Data for Charlottesville and Albemarle
Spotcrime.com has tracked crimes and provided a public, searchable interface for the City of Charlottesville for a while. Now the County of Albemarle will be providing this vital service as well. (read more at the DP). I wonder how much this costs. Thank you. On…
You’re Going about It all Wrong – Or How to Search for Homes in Charlottesville (Without a Realtor)
How do you search for homes? In Charlottesville or anywhere else? I got a call recently from a buyer who was searching homes.com and found one of my listings. Unfortunately, the listing was actually under contract (and had been for a while). I first thanked…