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Get ready for scooters, Charlottesville. Because they are coming. For some reason, I can imagine a gaggle of scooters heading into Woolen Mills. What are they? To my eye, they are souped-up motorized versions of those razor scooters kids ride. But really. Scooters have become enormously popular, and we’re going to see them on Charlottesville city streets soon. Might as well accept them, and seek to leverage…
tl;dr – the National Association of Realtors likes the status quo; Zillow recognize that quality matters.
Buyers looking in Charlottesville already know that they should be starting their homebuying journey. A lot of Charlottesville sellers are asking, “Should I list now, or wait until Spring?” That’s a question I’m trying to answer often right now. As with most things in real estate and life, the answer starts with, “it depends” What are you trying to accomplish, (yes, I know, “sell the…
You might have heard. 6 November there’s an election. Make sure you know where you’re supposed to vote. Check the sample ballot before you go in. Here’s the Charlottesville City sample ballot Here’s the Albemarle County sample ballot You’ve studied the constitutional amendments, right? Right? Now’s a good time for homebuyers to search out neighborhoods and try to discern if they might like the neighborhood. Featured image photo…
Have you ever read the terms of use that come with a Nest or an EcoBee thermostat? I hadn’t. (I don’t have one) Who owns that data? How is that data transferred/deleted? How might it affect the current homeowner? As Realtors, might we soon add data transference to residential real estate contracts? Also, is this house updated with the latest security patches? I don’t have…
“Life is a series of stories,” a friend said to me once. I thought about that recently when driving around with new buyer clients, and I started telling some of the stories I always tell early in the working relationship with clients. This time, I was talking about roosters. I’ve thought about writing those stories and sending them to new clients to read before we…
Amazingly, 2018 is winding down. If you’re curious about the Charlottesville real estate market, like sometimes tangential stories about real estate, or are one of my current or past clients, you might appreciate one email a month. Subscribe here. This month Quick Charlottesville real estate market update (short story: it’s changing) Telling stories Assistance Found Cutting Losses Interest Rates are Rising What I’m reading RealCentralVA &…