Governors Allen, Kaine Appeal to REALTORS® as Advisors on Housing Issues On the morning of May 2, the Richmond Association of REALTORS®, in cooperation with the Southside Virginia, Fredericksburg, Charlottesville and Williamsburg Associations of REALTORS®, hosted a joint appearance with former Virginia Governors and Senatorial candidates George Allen and Tim Kaine at the Hilton Short [...]
The Basement
When it comes to house design, there are few regional styles today. Much the same type of house is built across the United States and Canada. One distinction is the cellar or basement. In states like Florida and Texas, a house is often built on a slab or crawl space. In Massachusetts and Minnesota, a [...]
Local REALTORS® Embrace Technology
In today’s real estate market, more and more agents recognize the benefits of technology and social media to provide high level service to customers and clients. At the same time, technology helps agents improve their efficiency, their productivity and ultimately their bottom lines. What kinds of technology do agents use? The National Association of Realtors [...]
Jason Ring
05/20/2013 8:00 pm Jason Ring Blue Moon Diner, Charlottesville
Inflation
There is a saying that the only two things inevitable in the world are death and taxes. A close runner up taking the bronze medal would have to be inflation. Inflation is defined as a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money. The Bureau of Labor Statistics tries to measure [...]
News & Views 5.3.2012
New PHA Show – Rent vs. Buy “Rent vs. Buy” is Piedmont Housing Alliance’s newest show airing Tuesdays at 3:00 p.m. and Thursdays at 9:00 p.m. on Charlottesville Public Access TV (CPA-TV) Comcast Channel 13 and live streaming at www.cpatv.org. A recent article stated “If you’re trying to save money, you may want to consider [...]
Wine Festivals
It’s taken awhile, but the dreams of English settlers some 400 years ago to establish a flourishing wine industry at Jamestown, Virginia has finally come true. Virginia wines now stand up to the best in the world, with a never ceasing list of awards and accolades. Travel and Leisure magazine’s Bruce Schoenfeld proclaimed Virginia one [...]
Central Virginia is Horse Country
With the semi-annual Foxfield Races scheduled for Saturday, April 28th, what better time to focus on the tradition of Central Virginia steeplechase races along with the steady demand for equestrian property in our scenic multi-county area? “I love watching the beautiful horses at Foxfield,” declares Pam Dent of Montague, Miller and Company Realtors. Foxfield fan [...]
News & Views 4.19.2012
Real Estate Related News Clarke Shares Insights at Orlando Conference Carol Clarke, President of Montague, Miller & Co REALTORS® was a speaker during the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® 2012 Conference Week March 22-26 at the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek and Waldorf-Astoria in Orlando, FL. With an increased attendance from the previous year, [...]
Outdoor Lighting
Years ago outdoor lighting consisted of a harsh floodlight beaming at the front door or plastic lights lining a walkway or dangling across the patio. Today the look is natural, sophisticated and energy-efficient as homeowners look at ways of bringing the same ambiance of indoor lighting to their outdoor living environment. There is not much [...]
Home & Garden Festival
Formerly known as the Home & Garden Show, the 39th Annual Blue Ridge Home Builders Association (BRHBA) Home and Garden Festival takes place on April 20-22nd at the John Paul Jones Arena. There’s a feeling of excitement and celebration as BRHBA focuses on the word “Festival.” This year brings together more exhibitors than ever before [...]
Historic Garden Week
Each year, thousands of garden enthusiasts from all over the country come to Virginia for the annual Historic Garden Week—and for good reason. While every state in the Union enjoys spring in their own fashion, no one does it quite like Virginia. Every April, the Garden Club of Virginia invites visitors to more [...]
What yoga taught me about raising spiritual kids
Yoga (and life!) principles for kids and grownups Be honest. Be truthful in what you say and what you do. Tell the truth, and be yourself. Be respectful of others. Remember to say “please” and “thank you.” Make eye contact and apologize when you need to. We do these things not just to be courteous, [...]
News & Views 4.5.2012
Introducing the Presidents Passport Sign up for your Presidents Passport and receive a discount on Montpelier admissions, plus more than 50 special offers and travel tips in the greater Charlottesville area. Use the Presidents Passport website to create your own off-the-beaten-path excursion this spring in Orange and Charlottesville. The Presidents Passport is free! Look [...]
Five Errors When Reporting Taxes
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and its agents are not known for their soft and compassionate side. Most people view the IRS as the agency you don’t mess around with and for good reason. The IRS is part of the Treasury Department and has been given legal abilities to ensure that their job of collecting [...]
Waterfront Property
Is a second home on your horizon? Maybe you’d like a nice cottage on a lake or a riverfront property where you can go to get away from it all on weekends and holidays? Or perhaps you are planning for a retirement lifestyle that includes gorgeous vistas, boating, fishing and water skiing. Better yet it [...]
News & Views 3.29.2012
CAAR Spring Fling â¨Hits Refresh Button with Attendees Deciding on which session to go to was a tough choice for many of the 100-plus attendees at the CAAR 2012 Spring Fling. The event, held on Thursday at Farmington Country Club, offered a completely new menu of classes with special emphasis on taking technology tools to [...]
10 Green Projects
Want to get into the spirit of going green but don’t know where to start? You would be surprised at the number of projects you can do yourself that will make a difference in your use of energy. Here are ten inexpensive ways to go green in your home and backyard. Build a clothesline [...]
News & Views 3.22.2012
Literacy Volunteers Tutor Training Did you know there are 9,000 adults in the Charlottesville/Albemarle area who have difficulty reading anything more challenging then a picture book? Literacy Volunteers is recruiting volunteer tutors to donate their time to work with adults for approx 2 hours a week. No teaching experience is required; you will be given [...]
Antiques In Charlottesville
Antiques In Charlottesville is returning to town from March 23rd to 25th at the Main Street Arena. Mounted by the respected show management team of Melrose and Johns, the event will directly benefit our community with three days of shopping and more than forty antique exhibitors. Jay N. Melrose, the senior partner at Melrose and [...]
The Patio
The back porch is part of American folk culture, and the wooden deck was popular in the late 1900s, but neither has the style and durability of a terrace. A transition between house and garden, a terrace allows French doors to open from the living spaces, promotes fresh air and sunlight, and provides an ideal [...]
Turrets, Dormers & Cupolas
In his novel The Longest Journey, E. M. Forster makes a rare literary nod to architectural ornament. A naked boy climbs on the roof of a country house and shouts to those in the garden below: “Am I an acroterium?” The answer: “Yes, but they are unfashionable. Go in at once.” An acroterium (from Greek [...]
Virginia Festival of the Book
Every few years, it seems, someone comes out with a study finding that Americans are reading less. But not in Charlottesville. In Charlottesville the driver looking down in the next lane over may be texting, or he may be rereading War and Peace. We love our books in Central Virginia, and we love our book [...]