Monday at 4:30* discussing the contracting real estate market. (no, not the shifting market) Gas prices are affecting the real estate market, often in dramatic ways. They touched on this last week – how can where you live affect how much you’ll pay in gasoline costs?
Date Archives June 2008
Government’s not going to do it – so why not Google?
What if Google, in addition to driving times, added a “biking” or “estimated walking” time, and highlighted appropriate bike routes? … With gas prices going up faster than we can keep track , what would it take for the Charlottesville region to duplicate some of these lifestyle decisions ?
What’s outside the window?
I’ll be adding these photos to my listings soon – what’s outside the window of the house, what the street looks like, what’s to the left and right … not just because a client mentioned it to me the other day, but also because Google just released Panoramio : Have you ever looked at a photo and wondered what was beyond its edges – just what was left of that castle or what the facade of Notre Dame looks like from close up? … I only wish we could integrate this into the MLS … but we’re relatively limited in the photos we can upload and then we’d likely run into the “you can’t have your own branding!”
Who’s going to be first?
I believe that they don’t put all of their properties into the MLS, so there is no accurate method by which to determine their specific market segment is doing. Buyers and employees have to be concerned in light of this news . (read the comments , too) Related reading: Not used to Northern Virginia traffic are you?
Charlottesville’s Festival of the Photograph
I love that Charlottesville has events such as this . It makes living here that much more interesting.
Photo Credit – Chris Makarsky (h/t – ArtPark )
I have no idea how often the train goes by your house – and here’s why
Thanks to CSX who “do not disclose train schedule or frequency information” “because of security concerns.” CSX – Find Documents s
Reduce density in Downtown Charlottesville?
The city is eyeing these zoning changes particularly with a goal of getting more affordable housing, thanks in part to legislation passed this year in the General Assembly. … Woodard, however, wonders if in reducing the by-right density, the city is creating more dilemmas for affordable housing, promoting large luxury apartments at the expense of smaller 1,000-square-foot units.