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This Market, Take 2. Blue Apron. Privacy. Pooping babies. | Note from Jim
Archives of my subscription-only monthly notes. The blog is more searchable. Interested in not waiting a few months to read it? Learn more here. For these posts, I don’t do much formatting/changing as I’m more concerned…
Would You Buy a House In (or near) a Flood Plain?
Would you buy a home in a flood plain? With global warming (and the threat of global warming) should you buy a home near a flood plain? Do your due diligence first.
Monthly Note – Market, Slack, & Soccer
Following up on last month’s note, I’m writing about Slack, innovation in real estate (and why it’s hard to disrupt), some thoughts about coaching soccer, and a bit more. Interested? Two clicks here and you…
Making a Rash Homebuying Decision
Getting my buyer-client to the point where they can make a rash decision. That’s my goal. The Charlottesville real estate market – in many ways, it sucks. Really. Sucks. *NB: This applies to a certain segment…
A Disco Ball, House under Construction, and Trespassing
Well, this is scary.
Parents: do you know where your kids are?
New construction – not just new homes, new hopes, dreams, operating systems … but opportunities for thieves to steal tools, vandals to start fires and parties and shootings, apparently.
A house under construction in an upscale Chesterfield County neighborhood where three young people were shot, two fatally, may have been randomly selected as a party house after the gathering was promoted on Instagram and drew 200 to 300 people, police said today.
Relevant Charlottesville area story
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(Urban) Planning for Self-Driving Cars
I don’t know the answers, but it’s worth the conversation and awareness. How are Charlottesville/Albemarle/Central Virginia planning for self-driving cars? They’re coming. Uber swallows self-driving truck startup Otto for $680 million Columbus’ smart city win may…