Talking around the "water cooler" in the office, I was surprised to discover that four of the agents who had written contracts this weekend were involved in negotiations involving multiple offers. What a surprise in this housing market with so much inventory available. This could just be a coin
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04/30/2008
Your horses will love this peaceful central Virginia farm! 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath. YrBlt 1996 SqFt. 2200/1400 39 AC. 3 Stall Barn Cottage. $699,000.00Beautiful country setting with e
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04/29/2008
Perhaps you are considering a move to Charlottesville, Virginia or the surrounding Albemarle County. You have discovered that it is in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in central Virginia, but how far is that really from other areas of the United States where you might have family or tr
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04/28/2008
If you like to watch the magnificent horses doing what they were bred to do, enjoy tailgating with friends, and like spending a spring day in the Virginia countryside, then attending the Foxfield races just might be the perfect activity for you. The Foxfield race course located 5 miles outside o
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04/23/2008
Imagine my surprise when reading the paper today and I came upon an article stating that Wednesday April 23 is Tax Free Day. What does this mean? I've never heard of it before. Is it a cause for celebration?Tax Freedom Day marks the day that we stop working for the government. Up until this da
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04/21/2008
I was watching CNN news this week and there was an interresting story on a new source of fuel. The same algae that forms pond scum can be turned into a fuel. This technology already exists. Before you go out and dam up the creeks on your property to form ponds or buy swamp land in Florida you
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04/16/2008
We all know about Thomas Jefferson and his role in the founding of our country. Some of us are also aware of his reputation as the true renaissance man: statesman, inventor, author, but we don't always think about his interest in gardening and plants. In addition to being a destination to learn
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04/07/2008
Lately we got a warning post from our local association of REALTORS telling us to watch out for a couple of weird characters out there. One is a man who has been calling women agents supposedly to set up an appointment and then asking them to wear inappropriate outfits and the other was about a
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04/07/2008
As you may know Charlottesville, Virginia is all about all things Jefferson - Thomas Jefferson that is. Jefferson was born 265 years ago just east of Charlottesville at Shadwell. His lovely home Monticello looks down on the city of Charlottesville. You can't drive down Main Street without seei
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04/03/2008
One of my favorite annual spring events is Historic Garden Week. This event, sponsored by the Garden Club of Virginia consists of three dozen local tours through out the state of Virginia. It is held every spring during the third week of April when Virginia gardens are in peak bloom. The money
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04/02/2008
