A Home in Charlottesville

If you are considering buying your first home, you need to know about the First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit from the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. The high points of this program: The tax credit is for "first time" homebuyers only (this includes those who haven't owned a home in the l...

On Monday, September 8, U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings named 320 schools nationwide as 2008 No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools. Among them is Virginia L. Murray Elementary School, one of just seven public schools in the Commonwealth and eleven total schools, public and priva...

If you are a recent arrival in Cville, or are thinking of moving here, or you have lived here for ages and are taking our wonderful city for granted!......courtesy of CAAR and the Real Estate Weekly, here is a blog link on the Top 50 Things to Enjoy About Charlottesville! 50 reasons why Charlott...

UVA is the crown jewel of Charlottesville and here is a round up of events at the University of Virginia coming up this weekend: Thursday 9.11.085:00 p.m.      HooFEST at McCormick QuadFriday 9.12.0811:00 a.m.  Miller Center Forum: Face-to-Face with Osama bin Laden4:30 p.m.      Volleyball vs. Vi...

Join us, Friday, Sept 12, 7 pm at Charlottesville's Paramount Theater in supporting the efforts of Ireland-based Concern Worldwide, a foremost relief organization, praised for its work in Darfur, providing immediate aid in the form of life saving food, water, shelter and health care and long term...

The City of Charlottesville joins with many other communities to promote peace and understanding with a free concert on the 7th anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy.  Part of the September Concert program, this is an enormous world wide event. The Charlottesville concert, on the downtown mall from 5 -...

Here is an inspiring story courtesy of CNN about ShelterBoxes, a charitable program which delivers all the necessities to shelter and protect a family of 10 for up to 6 months in an emergency such as a tsunami, earthquake or similar.....This will really make you re-think your definition of "home"...

For those who have been trying to wade through the flood of information about the mortgage crisis and the bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, here is a great New York Times article which breaks it all down in layman's terms: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/08/business/08consumer.html?ex=1378612...

I am pleased to announce the launch of Go Virginia Homes , a new comprehensive real estate website for the University of Virginia community.  Designed to answer the needs of those relocating to the Charlottesville area because of a UVA affiliation, Go Virginia Homes features: an extensive Charlot...

The 31st Running of the Foxfield Races, Charlottesville's premier equestrian event is on Sunday, September 28, 2008. 10:30    Gates Open10:30    Pony Rides provided by The Other Place Stables11:00    Racecourse Walk (please meet at the tower)12:00    Jack Russell Terrier Races sponsored by Sammy ...