Date Archives June 2010

Places 29 – What’s the Future of Route 29 (North)?

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Candidly, i suspect that this plan will continue to be yet another exercise is the County and county business leaders publicly demonstrating that their best interests are served by continuing the planning process while those citizens to actually drive 29 continue to lament the interminable planning and delays of the aforementioned “leaders.”

… • Monday, June 7, Open House at the Hollymead Fire Station from 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm • Wednesday, June 9, Open House at the County Office Building, McIntire Road prior to the Board’s public hearing – 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

…The Master Plan includes an implementation program that groups recommendations into those that will begin during the first ten years and those that will begin during the second ten years of the 20-year implementation timeframe. … CvillePedia : The Places29 Master Plan is designed to guide and direct future development in terms of land uses, transportation projects, and other infrastructure projects in the 14.5 square miles [1] four designated growth areas that surround the US 29 corridor through northern Albemarle County.

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Watching the Weather in Charlottesville

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But I hear these TV stations, radio stations and newspapers also have other outlets through which they distribute information. 🙂 .bbpBox{background:url(http://s.twimg.com/a/1275428829/images/themes/theme1/bg.png) #9ae4e8;padding:20px;} A Brief Rundown Of Storm Damage And Traffic Issues http://easyuri.com/b2c00 Thu Jun 03 20:24:04 via API Newsradio 1070 WINA 1070WINA

.bbpBox{background:url(http://a1.twimg.com/profile_background_images/48230598/mqcloudyblur.br.jpg) #1a2932;padding:20px;} Severe Thunderstorm Warning for south central Albemarle County until 5:15pm. … ~SB Thu Jun 03 20:29:49 via web WCAV-TV Weather CBS19Weather .bbpBox{background:url(http://a3.twimg.com/profile_background_images/38213905/Background-001P.jpg) #ffffff;padding:20px;} Severe T-Storm WARNING until 4:15 PM for: Albermarle, C’ville, Greene, Madison, Culpeper, Orange. … Thu Jun 03 19:42:13 via HootSuite NBC29 NBC29 .bbpBox{background:url(http://a3.twimg.com/profile_background_images/19816901/twitter_bg.png) #dde3e4;padding:20px;} Charlottesville road hazard map: http://bit.ly/9Bz9Dq Continuously updated.

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Foreclosures in Charlottesville Increasing – As Expected

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Following up on the Charlottesville Bubble Blog’s noting that foreclosures in the Charlottesville MSA are up: As expected (I noted in 2009 that foreclosures in Charlottesville would likely increase ): What does this all mean from a market standpoint? Foreclosure activity is likely to increase, but we are nowhere near the foreclosure rates and percentages of the major foreclosure hotspots -parts of Florida, Phoenix, California – which account for a majority of national foreclosures. Foreclosure Data for Virginia (PDF) Look at mortgage conditions in Charlottesville at the New York Fed’s map . We’ll get through this.

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Weekly Charlottesville Real Estate Market Update – June 1 2010

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Look back at the data from the first of the year … analysis of “where we are now” coming soon. It is too soon to pull the data on sold homes in the Charlottesville region via the Charlottesville MLS; usually it takes a few days for all the transactions to be entered.

…Briefly: 1 – If you’re a buyer, be patient and informed. … Number of single family homes put under contract in Charlottesville/Albemarle between 1 May and 31 May: Number of properties put under contract in the Charlottesville MSA between 1 May and 28 May: Real estate prices just for the City of Charlottesville, comparing median prices in the top and bottom quartiles: Real estate inventory just for the City of Charlottesville, comparing inventory levels in the top and bottom quartiles: I’m thinking the dip might have something to do with the homebuyer tax credit.

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