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Charlottesville

First Set Of 2007 Sales Stats for Charlottesville Area

February 12, 2007

The first month of the new year is now well behind us. Since the shine has just about worn off of 2007, it is time to take a look at the sales statistics for the Charlottesville area for January. As always, the stats are pulled from the Charlottesville Area Association of REALTORS MLS, and cover [...]

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2006 Charlottesville Area Year-End Statistics

January 12, 2007

After some strange MLS problems, I was finally able to compile the year end statistics for the Charlottesville area. I compared them with the report that CAAR published, and noticed that despite all the requests to the contrary, there were still additional transactions recorded in the MLS after CAAR published their report. In light of [...]

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Charlottesville Area November Stats Show Us Market Isn’t All Bad

December 11, 2006

Winter is just around the corner, and it is time to take a look at the Charlottesville area market statistics for the month of November.  As always, the stats are taken from the Charlottesville Area Association of REALTORS MLS, and the areas represented make up the localities that form the Charlottesville Metropolitan Statistical Area. November [...]

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Charlottesville Area Sales Continue Trend

November 8, 2006

Now that the first week of November is just about over, it is time to take a look at the October sales statistics for the Charlottesville area. Since my template seems to suffer from the same malady as the template over at Behind the Curtain, I am releasing the statistics in a little bit different [...]

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CAAR Isn’t Pravda, but Accuracy and Truth Should Rank Higher

October 23, 2006

Jeff Brown of “Behind the Curtain” recently posted a very interesting article on truth and accuracy in reporting . His example from Pravda, the official newspaper of the former Soviet Union, was sublime. My opinion is that there should not be a choice between truth and accuracy. Of course, I realize that both truth and [...]

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Not Such a Sleepy Little Town

October 20, 2006

Consider this: Yesterday was Thursday, October 19, 2006. It was not a holiday, or any day of any signifcance that I can fathom. On Thursday, Charlottesville played host to all of the following events: 1) University of Virginia football game 2) Itzhak Perlman concert at the Paramount (I went. It was amazing.) 3) Disney on [...]

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Charlottesville Area Statistics Out– Outlook Sobering

October 9, 2006

It is time for the first edition of the Charlottesville area real estate statistics on The Real Estate Zebra. I wanted to make sure to continue to post the statistics because they are important. Since September is now behind us, I am posting statistics for the month of September, the 3rd Quarter of 2006, and [...]

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The Paramount Is a Charlottesville Gem

September 20, 2006

My wife and I, along with our families, attended a performance of the Richmond Ballet last night at The Paramount Theater downtown last night.  The performance was wonderful, even though I admit that I know nothing about ballet.  This was our first event at the Paramount this year, and it is just one of many [...]

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Do You Want Richmond in Your Backyard?

September 1, 2006

Watching the local news last night, I came across this story.  It would appear that our legislators in Richmond now find it necessary to dabble in the planning of counties and cities throughout the Commonwealth.  You can read the law, as it will be enforced, here. Any time big government steps in to do the [...]

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A Moment Of Shameless Self-Promotion

August 30, 2006

This site, and yours truly, were recently featured in an article in the Real Estate Weekly, one of the real estate publications for the Charlottesville Area.  They don’t have a website, so you are going to have to go "old-school" and download the .PDF here: Download RealtorsUtilizeTechnologytoMarketHomes.pdf I thought it was pretty cool, and I [...]

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