Charlottesville regional real estate market update

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…Employment numbers continue to creep higher throughout the country and the state; national debt and deficit levels are of a constant concern; the foreclosures and short sales will increase; and yet there are positive signs that our market is making a stride toward normalcy. … And while statewide and nationwide unemployment numbers are up, Charlottesville has fallen for four straight months (Aug thru Nov) to 5.1%, which is lower than we have seen since December of 2008.

…We will go into this in more detail, but the basic issue is that Short Sales are up all across our state, and Charlottesville is not completely immune.

Crozet Twitter Updates – Brief Notes for 2010-02-07

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# RT @MudhouseCrozet: Crozet Hardware just received a shipment of snow shovels… get them while they’re still there! … 1907. http://bit.ly/bnduHo # Disappointed I’m going to be missing the Charlottesville Realtor meeting this morning. … # Hey @ 511northwestva All the rumors I hear of snow coming in excess of 20 inches start with “VDOT says ..” – how much snow are you expecting? … Landes’ bill struck down in Committee. ‘cuz the internet’s a fad. http://bit.ly/9FJCyD Read more here – http://bit.ly/9zN2Oi # An excellent question begging clarification re: proposed Yancey Business Park in Crozet http://ow.ly/1263P # Yep.

Snowpocalypse Part Deux

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As the snow began to fall Friday morning and the roads had yet to become impassable, dozens of Crozet residents rushed out to Crozet Hardware after hearing—primarily over Twitter—that the shop had received a last-minute truckload of snow shovels. By 10 a.m., more than 80 percent of the 230 shovels had been bought up. A few doors down, the Crozet Mudhouse was doing brisk business as residents took advantage of the final few hours they could travel freely before hunkering down inside their homes.

… With the last big storm, the best outlets for regular updates about the outside world came from The Daily Progress on Twitter , CBS-19 on Twitter , and The Hook’s blog , so folks hungry for information might check there for the best updates.

Reader Question – What Cell Phone and Internet Provider?

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I would like to know what Internet provider and also what cell phone service folks in the Emerald Ridge/Saddle Hollow area use, especially those with smart phones.

This is a timely email, as this comment was just posted on a post from January of last year :

So I guess I can deduce from what everyone has written above is that go with Direct TV?

…I use Verizon (they have the best coverage in the Crozet/Charlottesville/Central Virginia area) and Comcast (who are mostly reliable but insanely, unnecessarily and unfortunately expensive).

From a Reader – Snowy Roads in Crozet

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“I was wondering what other roads in Crozet do not get touched for a couple of days after snow ? … There have been at least 6 cars stuck on High Street since yesterday morning, most recently 2 of them at 4:00 this morning. I really wish VDOT would get on a faster ball for the back roads since the main roads have been cleared for a while.” As an aside, Albemarle County Schools are closed tomorrow (2 February) and it looks like we’re going to have more snow tomorrow and this weekend .