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The Charlottesville Area Realtors’ 2018 Market Report is out Market data PDFs galore, but what’s it mean to you? Greater Charlottesville Area Albemarle County City of Charlottesville Short takeaways Top-level data is relevant from a public perception/trending perspective, but notsomuch from a “what should I offer?” or “how should I price my home?” perspective. Increasing inventory, stable rates, same to rising demand could lead to a…
We’re back in the RealPodVA saddle. Dave, Bart, and I talked about goals, the merit of new years resolutions, seeking perfection, trusting your craft, and the arbitrariness of new years. Also, I appreciate the (paid) service provided by Rev.com; four hours turnaround time for the transcription is nice. Subscribe to the Podcast here. Transcript Jim: So you were talking about goals and hard schedules and…
As I tend to say, some of my best stuff is delivered in my monthly note. Subscribe here. The audience for these notes is the real estate consumer, current and past clients, and I write what interests me, makes me curious, and this tends to translate well for the readers. I send the notes out once a month, usually by the 2nd week of the…
From Matt Hodges with Presidential Mortgage. (Bolding is mine) This is a story from Matt discussing things buyers need to be doing as they prepare to buy a home. The Federal Housing Finance Authority (FHFA) raised the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (collectively conventional loans) loan limit to $484,350 on Tuesday, November 27th. For our brave soldiers and sailors – retired or active duty –…
Reupping this story from April. This encounter has stuck with me. In early January I was returning a gift, and tried to get it put back on my wife’s credit card, which I didn’t have. The young girl working at the counter tried to make it work, but could not. She sought out the manager, who tried as well, went back to try something else,…
Two big Albemarle County news items with respect to the use of the land, and local human settlement patterns, trails and traffic. Albemarle County’s blueprint for a walkable, urban destination at the Rio Road and U.S. 29 intersection has been approved. This is going to massively change the nature of Rio and 29, and if the vision comes to fruition, I suspect many residents will 1)…
I write this note once a month. It’s fun, hard, and it’s usually the best stuff I write every month. Subscribe here. One email a month. Easy. This might be a good one. Wrapping 2018. That mistake I made 1st offer = Best offer Deep connections Social media warning for buyers (and sellers) Community & humanity, Part 1 What I’m reading Blogs round up Reminder…