From the monthly archives:

August 2007

Finally, a Real Estate Movie!

August 29, 2007

I have always thought that real estate would make for a great movie.  Plenty of drama, and no shortage of bizarre situations.  Unfortunately, I can’t always figure out if mine would be comedy or a tragedy.
Someone saw fit to make a comedy.  Closing Escrow is a real estate comedy playing in select cities.  I must [...]

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Flip Houses, Make Money, Don’t Leave Your Computer

August 29, 2007

Hat tip to Jeremy Hart for this one:
Check out the cool little computer game, Mansion Impossible.  Your goal:  flip properties until you can move into the big mansion.  It has the two video game requirements– simple premise, high addiction factor.
My personal best in three games, 22 years 4 months.  Let me know how you do, [...]

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You Know Your Blog Works When. . .

August 27, 2007

Earlier this morning, I was showing property to a very nice couple who were visiting the area for the first time.  As always, the conversation drifted towards current market conditions.  I was pleasantly surprised when they said, “We were reading your blog, and we saw the market stats.”  One of the best features of blogging [...]

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Getting My Online Identities in Order

August 25, 2007

I’ll admit, while I have watched the social networking craze with interest, I haven’t really participated all that much up to this point. Even though I graduated from college less than 5 years ago, it was still prior to the current trend. My brother, on the other hand, who is a now a [...]

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Is the Mortgage Industry Sting Still on the Horizon in Charlottesville?

August 22, 2007

Just in case you have been in a coma for the last few weeks, the mortgage industry is reeling. Foreclosures are increasing, some lenders are unable to fund loans, lenders are closing mortgage units and laying off employees, and loans are getting harder and harder to find. If you watch the news too [...]

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July Charlottesville Real Estate Stats– The Broken Record Plays On. . .

August 17, 2007

It is time once again to take a look at the monthly sales statistics for the Charlottesville area real estate market. July continued the trend of falling sales and rising inventories. If you think this is beginning to sound a bit like a broken record, you are not alone. 2007 has [...]

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Bloggers of the World, Unite! (or not)

August 6, 2007

I came across a very interesting story from the USA Today about a growing movement amongst bloggers to unionize.
My initial reaction, “wow, what a horrendous idea.”
Reading more only confirmed my opinion.
I am not a fan of labor unions, at least not in the form we currently see. That, however, is a subject for a [...]

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Real Estate Ain’t So Local Anymore

August 6, 2007

I will be posting the sales statistics for the Charlottesville area on Friday.  As always, it should prove interesting, so be sure to check back for them.
The statistics got me to thinking about the real estate market, or more specifically, how the real estate market is talked about.  There is an old saying that, “real [...]

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Real Estate is a Team Sport

August 2, 2007

Most people probably never think about the fact that when they are watching a team sporting event, they are actually watching THREE teams participate. The first two are obvious– the opposing teams of athletes. The third team is a little less obvious. You guessed it– the officials.
When I am officiating a basketball [...]

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