Check out this (large) PowerPoint presentation from this morning’s monthly Realtor meeting. There was a huge amount of information given – too much to digest at one time. Even more information can be found at the City’s site, notably the Development pdf.I exported the file into Flash, hoping I could display it here, but the file is 25 megs.
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Local media appearance next week
It’s not Fox News, but it is on what may be the most-listened-to local talk radio station. Tune into WINA Tuesday, 8 May at 4:15 to hear me hopefully not make a fool of myself talking about the Charlottesville real estate market. To be successful in real estate blogging, blogging is not enough. One has to triangulate locally to garner traffic, visibility and more importantly, trust.Not that I have anything to do with what we will talk about, but are there any questions or topics anybody would like to hear?
MLS questions answered
Is there a way to blend/link such summaries into search or as a lead-in to search?Honestly, I think that what I have done with my Neighborhood series has been very good, despite my recent hiatus – I provide good, searchable, Long Tail content and then within the post, I sometimes provide a link to search for homes in that neighborhood…. At the same time, would it be useful to provide the opportunity to “tag” a listing with a blog post or series of blog posts?I would LOVE to be able to include a link to neighborhood content…. With the innovations from Google and others in annotating maps, it might be interesting to see what would happen if agents or customers were able to define their own areas and have those be saved and shared with others…. Unfortunately, I think that too few Realtors have this point of view or access to discussions such as this to even see this perspective.Ultimately, I think that Jalane’s comment speaks volumes -For what it’s worth, your blog has more credibility being separate from MLS.
Local candidates’ election dollars
Thanks to VPAP, now you can see how much cash local candidates have on hand – and from whom they have received said cash. Albemarle is here, and Charlottesville is here. Ah, transparency!Hat Tip: Bacon’s Rebellion.
Marketing ethics to Virginia Realtors – Take Two
As noted here in February, the Virginia Association of Realtors has started a viral campaign to combat unsavory ethical practices. The Inman story will be subscription only after today.Take the “Tedst.”I’d love to see a question about Dual Agency.
Get ready for higher water bills
In CharlAlbemarle, that is.Customers’ rates may rise more than 20 percent this year given the expense of area water and sewer projects being undertaken by the RWSA.
There should be a way to report agents
I tried to show a house on Tuesday, but the lockbox wasn’t there. Neither listing agent has called me back yet. My clients and I have found another house (there’s quite a bit of inventory out there), but shouldn’t there be a way to report the agents to their “clients”? The fact that there is only one picture in the MLS should be a violation in and of itself as well.