New UVa Study on Foreclosures

Keith Davis | March 3, 2009

Last week, William Lucy (author of the Safety in Our Cities study) and Jeff Herlitz have issued a new study on Foreclosures and the economy. The UVa professors put forth that as much as 66% of the total losses in real estate in 2008 occurred in California, and 21 percent from Florida, Nevada, and Arizona. [...]

Choosing a Home for Safety Sake

Keith Davis | February 28, 2009

Originally Published February 2, 2009
Most of my clients will at one time or another (usually early on in the buying process) will ask me if a neighborhood is safe. It’s that wonderful Realtor Trick question we are not allowed to answer. Rather than tell them yes or no, I direct them to web sites that [...]

7 Feet and 3 More Years

Keith Davis | February 27, 2009

Originally Published September 8, 2009
It has taken 20 years, but the time is almost here, and the design is pretty close to what was requested. Near The University, lies the neighborhoods called JPA and Fry’s Spring. Most people can’t tell you where the dividing line is, but everyone knows the bridge there. The JPA bridge [...]

Critical Incident Training

Keith Davis | February 26, 2009

Originally Published May 20, 2008
I just got this e-mail from Community Relations at The University. I suppose these are good things, but I do wonder what is actually going to go on inside the building.
On Wednesday, May 21, between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., a critical incident training exercise will take place at the University [...]

Taking Back the Town

Keith Davis | February 26, 2009

Originally Published May 18, 2008
At 10:00, this morning, expecting rain, I found myself on our roof cleaning our gutters. As my hand scooped up yet another handful of maple tree “helicopters”, I heard a bittersweet sound. Pomp and Circumstance was being played one mile away on The Lawn of the University. As of tomorrow morning, [...]

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About the author

Keith is a self diagnosed data geek. With an MBA from UNC (Kenan Flagler Business School) Keith finds himself always looking for empirical evidence to explain the market around us. He has worked representing buyers and sellers as well as local builders. His background is in start-up companies, from which he brings his desire to find new ways in which technology can improve the buying and selling process for his clients.He lives in the City of Charlottesville with his wife, Krista, and two young children.


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