I know it, but don’t seem to have access to after-hours support, so this will have to wait until Monday. In the meantime, if you want to check it out and search for homes in the Charlottesville area, click on this direct link which does appear to be functioning rather than the framed-in version found elsewhere.
Date Archives November 2008
Gas Station Coming to Crozet
More at RealCrozetVA – Request for preliminary site plan approval to construct a 7,000 square foot, two (2) story commercial building with eight (8) gas pumps and associated parking 4.06 acres. PDF map of the site here (courtesy of Albemarle County’s awesome GIS site )
Wrapping Up Tuesday’s Radio Appearance
Is it that “experts†will tell you to hold the stock in hopes of it going up in value and then explain that those with homes worth less than their mortgages shouldn’t feel bad about breaking their mortgages and defaulting ? … … But – start here – Assessments, property taxes and shifting market values in Albemarle County The new bailout/foreclosure prevention bill – start here to educate yourselves – Calculated Risk This is intended to help “thousands” (a drop in the bucket unless it is several hundred thousand), and seems to encourage homeowners to stop making payments until they are 90 days late. and Rain City Guide This is the beginning of massive government intervention to try and slow foreclosures.
Valleywag Notices Charlottesville
The owner of the $30 million Landmark Hotel is saying that the Georgia bank financing the project has fallen behind on payments for a $24 million loan. As a result, he said, the project’s army of construction workers have not been paid since September and will cease work by the end of the week.
As Promised – A New Way to Search For Homes in Charlottesville
After watching my friends Jay in Phoenix and Kris in San Diego do such wonderful things with their MLS search tools, I’m finally able to announce what I believe to be the single best tool to search for homes in the Charlottesville, Virginia area* – Since founding RealCentralVA in 2005, I have never put a “Search for Homes” thing on my blog because none of the ones available had what I wanted; the technology is finally here (and it’s groundbreaking in the real estate community, but not necessarily the technology community) 🙂 –
– Get alerts sent to you via Email or RSS – Search by multiple School District – eventually you should be able to search by more than one school district – Search by Price Drops – ex: 10% in the past 10 days – and indication an property may finally be priced right – Search by Foreclosure/Pre-Foreclosure status (still testing this one for its validity) – Save your searches!
Get Ready for a Tax Hike, Albemarle County Residents
For the purposes of the financial plan, Foley said staff are assuming a tax rate increase that accounts for falling residential property values and that keeps the effective tax rate the same as the current fiscal year. … A one-cent rate increase was already assumed in the five-year financial forecast and the plan assumes it will go up another cent in 2010 to 75.5 cents.
Media Appearance – WINA Tuesday
I’ll be on WINA – 1070AM on Coy Barefoot’s Charlottesville – Right Now! … Please let me know if there are any specific questions or topics you would like us to discuss.