This month, I tell the story of how a client was treated by another realtor, and how a real estate transaction is supposed to be. I love this story, because it highlights how a great realtor can help.
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Monthly Notes | Hoodies & the Charlottesville Market
I’m going to be posting my previously-written monthly notes. Since starting these in early 2013, the only thing that I’ve lamented about the notes is the lack of search- and link-ability. I’ve written before that the blog is my…
Monthly Note Archives | Realtors’ Responsibility, Going Local, Evaluating the A-Team
The February 2013 Monthly Note from Jim Duncan – ASAP, Going Local, Realtors’ great responsibilities and the evaluation of the A-Team.
Monthly Notes | Seeking Better Realtors, Population Controls, The Market & Realtors -v- Zillow
Until the end of this year, I’m going to be posting my monthly notes. So far, I’ve written these note for 18 months, and the only thing that I’ve lamented about the notes is the…
More Houses Coming Near Mill Creek
I’d call this, generally, good density – in the urban ring, less than 10 minutes (east/south east) to the Downtown Mall, good access to schools and 64, close to stuff (including the coming Wegmans), and (hopefully) meeting the needs of the marketplace. If the end result looks close to the rendering … (and if there are sidewalks and crosswalks).
More infill neighborhoods, so long as the accompanying infrastructure improvements, are examples of relatively good growth.
Charlottesville Tomorrow reports:
The Albemarle Board of Supervisors has approved construction of as many as 100 new homes between Avon Street Extended and Route 20 in the county’s southern urban area.
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“We live in a county that increases population by about 2,000 people per year,” Cetta said at the board’s meeting earlier this week. “There has been very little change here as opposed to most places in the country that would be filled with subdivisions by now. We want density in these spots, and the county is looking terrific as a result of that.”
What Are Some Questions Buyers Should be Asking?
What are some questions that buyers should be asking in the Charlottesville real estate market – of themselves, of the agents, and of the market?
Charlottesville is Happy
Good Housekeeping says Charlottesville is happy.
Charlottesville, Virginia, is the happiest city in America, according to the study. The University of Virginia college town narrowly beat Rochester, Minnesota, Lafayette, Louisiana, and Naples, Florida.
I’m assuming they’re including Albemarle County in their metrics.
Update 28 July 2014 – This link has been making its rounds on social media – The Guardian has picked up on Charlottesville’s happiness.
Succinctly put:
“It’s small, and it’s surrounded by beautiful country, but it has all the things you’d want from a big city,” says Donnie Glass, chef at a leading restaurant, Public Fish & Oyster.
(I have yet to make it to this new restaurant. Darn it. But I’ve heard it’s quite good.)