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I’m no economist. But, I can read. And I can read people. Uncertainty is bad. Headwinds are bad. Perception is often reality and when materials costs are higher, costs to build are more expensive, homebuyers’ prices will rise, and our community continues to want new homes “over there,” the Charlottesville Albemarle community will continue to be an expensive, and more expensive, place to live. Think about this uncertainty…
Not like any other new construction in the City of Charlottesville. Yes, I’m one of the marketing agents for the neighborhood, and yes, I have represented buyers in the neighborhood. But. Every single person who was walked through the Lochlyn Hill neighborhood has said the same thing – some variation of, “I’ve not seen another new construction neighborhood in Charlottesville like this.” It’s fun marketing this neighborhood.
This must be real. I bought the domain name: RealPodVA More to come (to include a “get your podcast here” option, but here’s the first episode. We talk about real estate assessments, among other things. A goal is to keep each episode at about 27 minutes – about the average commute time in the Charlottesville area. We recorded the second podcast this morning, and we…
Archives of my subscription-only monthly notes. The blog is more searchable. Interested in not waiting a few months to read it? Learn more here. For these posts, I don’t do much formatting/changing as I’m more concerned about simply having the content here forever (because I own the blog, and I don’t own Tinyletter) (January 2018) Here we go, 2018. 2018’s Real Estate Market – Seek Out Competence If…
A few stories of note this week of interest. Bolding is mine; please read the stories in their entireties. Albemarle officials discuss effects of county’s growth – Alison Wrabel at DP According to the Weldon Center Cooper for Public Service at the University of Virginia, the county’s population estimate as of July 1 is 107,697, an 8.8 percent increase since 2010. “While it’s growing, it’s…
Here we go. Some of the best writing I do every month. I write this Note for clients, customers, real estate voyeurs, people interested in the Charlottesville area, and those who like the Oxford comma. Not for real estate people. Charlottesville Area Market Dynamics Planning ahead; she’s not coming home Home for 5 humans Deer, Car, Cville (shifting to the podcast?) Black Panther (A good Charlottesville…
Ruth Severn at the DP: A master plan, drafted in June, shows the park expanding from three brick office buildings to a 500-acre “innovation district” along U.S. 29 from Airport Road to the Rivanna River, with residential development, a “research Grounds” and a science and technology campus. Adding mixed-residential and 24/7 uses is a growing trend in research parks, according to Carol Stewart, CEO…