There’s never been a better time or reason to grow one. I’ve never had a mustache before, and really, if I can’t have a little bit of fun with my facial hair and hopefully raise…
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Twitter Week in Review
What I learned today: cut white onions when painting & they will absorb the paint smell. # Heading off to meet a buyer; it's a beautiful day so I'm riding my bike. # Fixed, I…
Have $100 Million to Spend? (in Albemarle)
Have a look at Patricia Kluge’s estate in Southern Albemarle County. From the Wall Street Journal: Virginia winemaker and philanthropist Patricia Kluge is offering her 300-acre English country estate in Charlottesville, Va., for $100 million,…
Friday Chart – Homes Under Contract in October
Homes placed under Contract in Charlottesville and Albemarle in the month of October: These numbers do not reflect much new construction or properties that will not proceed to closing for any number of reasons, such…
Google, Garmin and Realtors
Re-purposing a post from my posterous: If Google announcing their GPS did this to Garmin’s and Tom Tom’s stocks, What’s this going to do to Realtors’? Google announced a big…
Homebuyer Tax Credit (May Be) Extended
It looks like the homebuyer tax credit will (likely) be extended. Maybe. Via Calculated Risk and Bloomberg: – Income eligibility for home buyers increases to $125,000 for individuals and $225,000 for couples. – The tax…
Print Media is …
In 2006, I was a few years early in my prediction. There’s a place for print media, and advertising homes for sale in Charlottesville ain’t it. Branding a brand – or brokerage – consistently in…