Taking inspiration from Inman’s article on housing vacancies …There are currently 1894 properties on the market in Charlottesville, Albemarle, Fluvanna and Greene. 583 of these are listed as vacant – right around 30%!Macro analysis at CR.
Browsing Category sideblog
If you’re not reading this via RSS, why not?
There are two types of Internet users, those that use RSS and those that don’t. This video is for the people who could save time using RSS, but don’t know where to start.
Local real estate blogging – take two
Of these, only one has written anything new in the past month.The national real estate blog network Active Rain, lists eight Charlottesville-area Realtors, none of whom (myself included) have posted a single entry…. (not that I am personally complaining) For better or worse, consistently writing and analyzing the market gives readers an opportunity to meet you and determine beforehand whether they want to contact you. For instance, I just received this kind note from a potential client I met through this blog:”Jim Duncan was incredibly helpful during my relocation to Charlottesville…. I would happily refer others to take advantage of his knowledge in looking for a house!”The funny thing is, she ended up not working with me (another story coming) but now there is one more person who reads and tells people about me and this blog.
Another book to read
I received this book in the mail yesterday – FLIP: How to Find, Fix, and Sell Houses for Profit. As of yet, I am unsure as to why, but I will take the opportunity to read and learn. It’s not every day that gifts show up in the mail…. Any book endorsed by Gary Keller can’t be bad.
Something I said today makes sense
Regarding the current real estate market in Charlottesville:”There is a lot of inventory out there but there are also a lot of buyers. One big difference seems to be that sellers are working under timelines and deadlines, and buyers aren’t.”
What would the map look like for the City of Charlottesville?
Lyle notes the congestion pricing proposal in New York City…. Where would we shut down the roads in C’Ville?… What are the viable alternatives to driving? Will the City and County ever become one?