… I see people turn off their cars and open their windows when they are waiting outside. Virtually every store I enter, I see at least one person waiting in an idling vehicle waiting for his or her companion. This morning at the Cingular store. The other day at Whole Foods (of all places, a new Range Rover was the culprit).So long as people have the spare cash to spend waste money this way, I’m not too worried. Unless, of course, they are all paying for gas with high-interest credit cards.
Date Archives July 2006
Carnival of Real Estate
There’s a Carnival for everything. The Carnival of Real Estate is up at The Future of Real Estate Marketing. Taking Rick Sincere’s advice, I have a submission this week.
Morning links for 31 July 2006
“We’ll buy your house!” And why you should be wary. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.Why are homes price drop resistant?After a weekend alone with my 2 1/2 year old, this is comforting. Kudos to Wikipedia for helping to educate bloggers (and everyone else) on the importance of citations.Will Google learn from Yahoo?I need to learn to Get Things Done.
No excuses
Albemarle County has been doing a good job publicizing and communicating the upcoming decisions on clustering, phasing and mountaintop protection. Go to their website. Educate yourself. Save the dates (1 August and 3 August). Inform yourself and make your voice heard.If you don’t take the time now, don’t complain when you don’t like the outcome. If you do and you still don’t like the outcome, please complain in a constructive manner.
This is why
This from a client with whom I worked about four years ago:Always wanted to say that you are the agent I use to compare all others to.. it seems that as we talk to more folks about buying/selling, we find that your business integrity is a hard find. Not too many folks out there are honest, intelligent, know the business well and have a sense of humor as you do. I only wish I could pass along more business to you but the “you’re the best agent ever!”… PS: Thanks for keeping up with the newsletter – enjoy reading and always love the Calvin (& Hobbes) snippets! Found your other web site today…… After having just gone through a very rough transaction (the second one in five years), I really needed this…. Words like this help to make what I do worthwhile.
Light blogging this week
I will be out of town for the third retreat of the VAR Leadership Academy.
Regional transit authority inches forward
Charlottesville Tomorrow has the report and podcast of the MPO’s creation of a Regional Transit Authority…. By “regional,” they mean “Charlottesville” and “Albemarle” and not “UVA.”… They are the only ones who can build a damn road. Why aren’t they at the table?Julia Monteith, Senior Land Use Planner, representing the University of Virginia … indicates the University is taking a wait and see approach since past attempts to have a regional authority have not moved forwardYou can’t blame them. To be a true regional system, it would have to include the other members of the MSA. Look at where the workers come from – 6,000 from Fluvanna…. 2,100 from Waynesboro area.But hey, it’s a start.