This is a pretty good conversation from WINA’s Real Estate Matters last weekend.
Date Archives January 2011
See Charlottesville Differently Than Ever Before – Via Qwiki
Qwiki fascinates me, not only because it says “Monti- s ello”, and I’ve been playing with it for the past few weeks since it was in alpha. Now it’s open to the public and I can embed it here (finally!).
… Astonishingly, Qwiki picks up that the City of Charlottesville and County of Albemarle are separate entities , something that takes quite some time to realize for newcomers.
…Did you know that Albemarle has 4 square miles of water?
Mobility and Real Estate
This mobility problem will be with us for years .
When Do Homes Come on the Market in Charlottesville?
“When Do Homes Come on the Market in Charlottesville?” is one of the most common questions I get.
Using the data from 2010 for the Charlottesville MSA*, it’s clear that homes come on the market in the early part of the year.
Redfields Neighborhood Growing?
This is as good a time as any to remind people that if you don’t own that open space over there it’s liable to eventually become something you don’t like .
… Local developer Gaylon Beights has petitioned the county to allow him to develop a 58-acre site as a new phase of Redfields. Some neighbors say they were promised that the land, located in Albemarle’s rural area, would be preserved as open space and they want the county to put the brakes on the planning for the 138-home rezoning. … Virginia is a caveat emptor state, which means that the onus of responsibility is ultimately on the buyer to do his or her due diligence when investigating a property.
Flyers are Probably More Effective than QR Codes
This time, I put the QR code on the price rider so as to eliminate squatting. 
But if we’re not trying new things, what’s the point?
View From the Gleason Condos
Apparently The HooK and I were sharing a brain this morning. Their snap o’ the day is of the crane at the Waterhouse Project and I was showing condos in the Gleason building to buyer clients this morning and thought the view was interesting: View from the fifth floor.