Cynthia Hash's (chash) Blog

For those of you in the Charlottesville, VA and surrounding areas, there is a very important conference coming up that will focus on critical housing issues.  I'd like to invite everyone who can to attend this Regional Housing Conference.     DATE:                          Thursday, March 13, 200...

A loan consultant I work with sent me an article about opportunities in 2008.  He recently saw Donald Trump on TV answering real estate questions and said that Trump believes residential real estate prices will bottom out sometime this summer and that people should start actively pursuing the buy...

Christmas is a beautiful time of year and one in which many of us spend extra time decorating our homes and yards.  Garlands can be an inexpensive way to decorate doorways, stair rails, pillars, mantels or even for framing pictures. Creating your own holiday garland can be completed in just one a...

Do you have items at home or work that you'd like to get rid of, but they still have life in them?  Don't throw them away - FREECYCLE them by joining the Freecycle Network at http://www.freecycle.org/ and post what you want to give away or for something you need.  By freecycling, you help the env...

For those of you in Virginia or D.C. area who would like to attend, former UVA Defensive End and New England Patriot Chris Slade will appear on Friday, November 9th, at the Monticello Event and Conference Center at the first annual Hope Foundation Sports Banquet.  The event will benefit the Hope ...

Here is some information that might be worth passing on to family, friends and clients who may not be aware of this service.  You can help stop unwanted phone solicitations by registering your phone number on the National Do Not Call Registry.  Your registration is good for 5 years before you nee...

Whether we like to face it or not, part of our job in real estate will most likely, at some point, involve helping a family face the changing needs brought on by an aging loved one.  This may involve helping them trade in a multi-story home for a one-level unit.  It may involve selling a property...

If you own a farm or parcel of land, did you realize that you can protect the natural beauty and resources of that land for your future generations to enjoy?  With the gift of a conservation easement, you can permanently protect your land and may be eligible for tax benefits.*A conservation easem...

For those of us who do much of our correspondence through e-mail, it's important to keep abreast of the latest viruses, spam and scams.  The Washington Post recently ran an article about the latest virus spam to hit e-mail boxes - about 275 million since July 2.The computer virus is concealed in ...

If it's no longer safe or reasonable for your loved one to live at home, he or she may find moving to a new place to be a difficult adjustment.Multiple surveys suggest that America's elderly would prefer to "age in place." In other words, these individuals would like to spend the rest of their li...