How vital is internet access?
Inspired in part by this post at the Center for Realtor Technology comes this week's (probably month's) poll - How Important is Internet Access in your next home? 99% of my clients deem internet access to be an absolute, non-negotiable necessity, on par with needing…
RealCentralVA is two years old
I almost missed it. It's been two years since I started this blog. This is my very first post, back before I discovered the "real" blogging experience offered by Wordpress. So much has changed in the past two years that reflecting is a difficult task.…
Sustainable building workshop in Albemarle
Kudos to the County of Albemarle: The Virginia Sustainable Building Network will be holding a training session for Earthcraft House™ in Charlottesville for the first time on January 18, 2007. Earthcraft House™ is a green building standard endorsed by Governor Tim Kaine, the Homebuilders Association…
How is this not discrimination?
The news on Inman last week struck me - are those Realtors who choose not to list themselves as "gay-friendly" therefore not? Personally, I treat all clients the same. No matter of their religion, gender, race or any other factor. If someone needs to buy…
We’ll all be Earthcraft soon
And that qualifies as a "good thing." At an open house this weekend, a builder and I were discussing homeowners' evolving wants and demands in their homes. Friday, I met with some potential buyers who spoke to exactly what I foresee as being what is…
Monday real estate roundup
From (mostly) the big media - Reading between the signs (NYTimes) Maybe Realtors are needed after all (CBS Marketwatch) Young builders -vs- old builders' experience/perceptions (CBS Marketwatch) "Simply put, many of the guys in charge on the divisional level don't know what a down market…
It’s almost like they know what we’re thinking
This is fascinating and so very insightful - Thanks to Bill Tancer who has ... superimposed the monthly data from the NAR on a Hitwise search term volume chart for the search query "homes for sale.Whom do you/should you trust? Economists, pundits, or search? Or…
Housing bubble trends
Just a test ... a possibly dynamically updating graph showing the search trends on Technorati for "housing bubble." For the past 360 days: Posts that contain Housing Bubble per day for the last 30 days. ... and for the past 30 days: Posts that contain…
What happens after the Baby Boomers?
What happens after the Baby Boomers? There is an awful lot of discussion about the impending retirement of the Baby Boomer generation and the impact that they are and will continue to have on the real estate market. I noted it here a little while…
Fun with Google Trends
Local builder -vs- national builders in the Charlottesville area Mold -vs- asbestos -vs- radon National real estate websites Blog -vs- RSS -vs- Podcast Charlottesville -vs- Albemarle MLS -vs- FSBO - interestingly, all of the top cities are from Canada. In essence, Google Trends gives another…