– Gentrification and Charlottesville – C-Ville – My favorite line of the week: “If Austin is fighting to stay weird, let’s us fight to stay a little bit country.”

– Charlottesville Chamber of Commerce Releases 2012 Jobs Report – NBC29 (and here’s the actual report)

– VDOT releases draft environmental assessment for Western Bypass – Charlottesville Tomorrow

– Latest trend in house design: “A home within a home” – Treehugger – for the boomerang kids or returning parents.

– Dear Internet – where should I live? — None of these are particularly accurate to Charlottesville, although WalkScore is accurate enough to ballpark walkability.

– How Young Homeowners Lost Out by Buying – The Atlantic – This is but another reason that I think a true “recovery” won’t be seen for at least 3-5 years.

– Why Home Prices Are Rising: The ‘Distressed Share’ – We’re definitely seeing this emerging in Charlottesville