The numbers are out, the graphs have been produced, and it's all pretty much not very interesting. Charlottesville area real estate sales are down 6% compared to the same period last year. Prices have continued to slide ever so slightly in both Albemarle and Charlottesville, but the good news f
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07/12/2011
As most people know by now, the Deficit Panel (which I keep reading as Death Panel) has its eye on reducing or eliminating several government programs in its effort to balance the Federal budget by 2015, including the Mortgage Interest Deduction, or MID. Is the MID just another sacred cow? I Goo
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07/12/2011
As a Residential Finance Consultant with Pat Zaby's RFC program, I receive weekly articles about different aspects of the mortgage-home-buying process. This week's article discusses the Mortgage Interest Deduction. I believe it is a good, thorough explanation of the MID. The MID is something t
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07/11/2011
Earlysville, Virginia is a community located approximately 10 miles northwest of Downtown Charlottesville and the University of Virginia.Learn about Earlysville homes and real estate for sale at www.EarlysvilleHOMES.com. About Earlysville, Earlysville Schools, Earlysville HOMESLearn about Life I
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07/10/2011
Do you know the Woodhayven neighborhood in downtown Charlottesville? It’s located in North Downtown, accessed from two points along Park and Rio; Woodhayven is just 2 miles from the historic Charlottesville Downtown Mall. The neighborhood is a very nice, affordable neighborhood in the downtown
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07/09/2011
We are dog people. We also have and love kitties, and we love all of our birds and the various wildlife we enjoy here on our four acres in Earlysville, Virginia. But, when it comes right down to it, we are dog people. We've always enjoyed the company of Dalmatians, and the two who live with us no
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07/09/2011
I've had a bit of a busy week work-wise, winding it up with a sick pooch who came through some surgery okay but pretty uncomfortable. In addition to putting on a great new listing downtown in the Woodhayven area (details to come over the weekend), I have a sophisticated townhouse condo coming on
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07/08/2011
Getting a loan can be a big hurdle these days. Let's face it.... Investors had it pretty darn easy before this economic nightmare. The rules have been re-written and they aren't easy, but they aren't impossible either. Investors can still get money and they can still flip. Lyn Sims, a Realtor
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07/06/2011
Bridal registries are so easy today; the internet has made the process simple as can be. Some couples are opting for a registry at the bank instead of Bed, Bath & Beyond, collecting funds for an FHA down payment on a home. Since many people getting married have collected their own households be
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07/06/2011
I recently told a client who is moving from Minnesota, "the land of 10,000 lakes", that there are no natural lakes in the state (or Commonwealth) of Virginia. This fact had been relayed to me by a geologist client many years ago while we were looking at a home that was sited beside a lake. In
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07/06/2011
