Say you want to know what houses are for sale in a certain, undefined area around Crozet Park. I never thought I’d say such nice things about Realtor.com. I’ve written a few things about them over the years, and while I still have issues with their AVM and a few other things, the Realtor.com App is tremendous. Put simply: – If you’re searching for a…
You Need a Good Credit Score to Buy a House
Shocking. Originally posted at the WSJ. Source: RBS Global & Markets
See What the Western Bypass Will Look like
Amazing what technology can do. Of course, who knows if it will ever be built.
I’m Moving in Two Years: What Improvements Should I Make?
“I am interested in selling & repurchasing in next 2 yrs. Need to update kitchen/baths. Go all out or moderate improvements?”
As with almost every question in real estate, the answer begins with, “It Depends.”
Looking for School Information in Charlottesville or Albemarle (or beyond)?
ProPublica has released/aggregated a lot of information on Central Virginia schools. Oddly, neither Greene County nor Nelson County are listed.
What a useful time to remind folks to check your school district before you buy . Redistricting happens. And school districts matter.
Nest Realty’s 1st Half 2011 “Nest Report”
Read it, download it, critique it. I’ll be posting a direct link to the PDF later today.
Nest Realty’s Nest Report is out – a comprehensive look at “where we are” right now in the Charlottesville real estate market.
Click through to download the report.
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HR 2413 – “Safe and Sound”: The Bill to Reform Fannie and Freddie?
We’ll see.
H.R. 2413, supported by the NAR, is billed as:
To establish a sustainable Federal Secondary Market Facility for Residential Mortgages that is financed by private capital, to terminate the conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and repeal the charter Acts of such enterprises, and for other purposes.
I’m trying to make sense of the bill today