Isn’t That the Point of 29?

David Slutzky, from Charlottesville Tomorrow’s story – Albemarle candidates discuss transportation, economic development, and water supply (bolding mine): Slutzky said he is concerned that VDOT wants to turn U.S. 29 into an “expressway” in order to make it easier for through traffic to travel through Albemarle County. He said there might be a good case to be made for the Western Bypass, but raising “a…

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Friday Chart – 23 October 2009

With the release of the Virginia Association of Realtors’ Third Quarter Homes Sales Report, I thought it would be interesting to see how Charlottesville’s and Albemarle’s home sale data looked over the years. For total homes sold in Charlottesville and Albemarle: Single Family Homes Sold in September in Charlottesville and Albemarle: For detailed Charlottesville Virginia real estate market reports, look no further: The 3rd Quarter…

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NGIC and DIA – Coming to Charlottesville – Really!

As seen on Twitter: Bryan McKenzie reports in today’s Daily Progress … Employees of the Defense Intelligence Agency will begin moving in January to the military’s Joint-Use Intelligence Analysis Facility at Rivanna Station in Albemarle County, carrying more than 800 jobs with them from elsewhere, said Jim McIlmail, of the DIA. McIlmail told members of the Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce at the Charlottesville Business…

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Google Now has Property Lines in Albemarle County

Thanks to the Daily Progress for the heads-up: Has Google incorporated GIS data into its mapping application. http://tinyurl.com/yhofyl9 Sweet. Don’t forget about Albemarle’s tremendous GIS application. And Charlottesville’s great Wait, they still don’t have a GIS app for the public. View Larger Map But … Some maps aren’t embeddable … like maps with “video” or “real estate” or “photos” selected.

Help Vet Charlottesville Real Estate Market Statistics

If you’re curious about and/or familiar with the Charlottesville real estate market – especially if you’re a consumer – buyer, seller, voyeur, critic of – I’d love your help with some market statistics that I am putting together. Deep, charts, statistics … they’re hip and cool … I just need to ascertain their accuracy, granular relevance and what questions they raise, so I can clean…

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