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Real Estate Tidbits and Links

Women Build in Charlottesville

May 12, 2012

A lesser-known branch of Habitat for Humanity (the volunteer organization that helps build homes for needy or low-income families) is called Women Build.   These female volunteers pitch in with hammers and saws to construct homes for others who are in need. In Charlottesville, Women Build had 20 volunteers who just worked on the ninth home [...]

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Unique Detail of Downtown Charlottesville History

May 6, 2012

Okay.  We concede that our title may imply that we’re giving a general history of downtown Charlottesville when in fact we’re recommending a fascinating article about a very specific feature of Charlottesville which references an amazing history of this city. The topic is the Charlottesville coal tower.  Coal towers were large storage bins, built near railroads [...]

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To Rent or To Buy

April 29, 2012

The John Burns Real Estate Consulting firm has recently conducted a survey of over 20,000 respondents, trying to determine the nuances of potential intergenerational home buyers.  Their results were quite interesting. Among their findings were some data about the 25-34 year olds possible home buying habits.  Many factors are contributing to making that age group less [...]

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5 Details For Your Trendy Kitchen

April 26, 2012

Styles come and go, and kitchens reflect those choices.  This link will take you to a series of pages that give you the details of 5 kitchen trends that are popular in homes across the country.  In a nutshell, you’re current with the styles if your kitchen has glass counters or backsplashes, if it has a [...]

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In Support of Small Towns

April 14, 2012

There’s an organization in Virginia whose mission includes the support of small town vitality.  It’s called the Virginia Main Street program and it’s actually part of a larger national effort.   In addition to assistance with the development of programs to ensure economic and social vibrance to small downtown areas, the Main Street program also helps [...]

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What Community Name Would You Choose?

April 14, 2012

For those of us in central Virginia, it sometimes starts to feel like many local streets and subdivisions share nearly-similar names.   Fox, Oaks, Glen, Forest, Park, Valley etc… there are plenty of Foxes and Oaks and Valleys in our local names. But we’re not alone and there’s a reason.  There’s a new study that quantified people’s responses to [...]

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The Mortgage Nightmare

April 5, 2012

Lately my clients have been telling me about the nightmare of obtaining a mortgage, eventhough they have great credit scores and have been employed by the same firm for decades.  Frustrating I know, but this article attempts to explain why lenders are the way they are today.

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Charlottesville Takes Step To Fight Homelessness

March 7, 2012

It’s said that a society can be judged by how well it takes care of its needy members.   If that’s the case, Charlottesville just came one step closer to supporting its own neediest citizens. The Crossings is a new 60 unit  single-occupancy 3-story building in downtown Charlottesville.  Of its residents, 30 units will be subsidized to [...]

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Charlottesville Commercial Real Estate is Active

March 5, 2012

There are signs that the commercial side of real estate activity in Charlottesville has begun to pick up speed.  During the downturn, C’ville was among the areas where businesses were slow to expand or enter an uncertain market.  But according to Property Magazine, now there are new businesses and restaurants opening in the Pantops area, [...]

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St. Maartens Reborn

March 2, 2012

In January we let you know about the sudden closing of a popular pub at the UVa campus named St. Maartens Café. There was quite a stir among its loyal patrons. And so, the plucky loyal patrons took it upon themselves to find a way to extend the life of St. Maartens. They organized a [...]

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