Keith Davis | October 23, 2009
Once a home is under contract, and sometimes even before, buyers will be asked if they have a settlement agent in mind to handle their closing. Some buyers opt for attorneys, others request a title company to handle the closing, primarily to avoid the attorney fees. After all, the insurance is the same after the [...]
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Keith Davis | October 16, 2009
Talk to a marketer and you will hear this term frequently: “Product Mix”. It refers to the breakdown of a market and precisely what is selling. This then allows companies to focus on what to manufacture. Imagine a computer company determining whether to build desktop or laptop computers. A quick look at the product mix [...]
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Keith Davis | July 23, 2009
Everyone wants to know what school district is the best. Of course, this baits the question, “What does ‘Best’ mean?” Some folks look at test scores, some look for diversity, others look for excellence in the sciences, and yet others look for excellence in the arts. “Best” is a fully subjective word that can apply [...]
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Keith Davis | June 12, 2009
As requested from a reader on the Bubble Blog, I have pulled 2009 prices for detached homes in Albemarle County by month. I have to say, I don’t think there is much to see here. There have been a total of 213 closed transactions in the county of detached homes through May of this year. [...]
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Keith Davis | June 4, 2009
For about two years now, I have been creating reports on various neighborhoods throughout the city and subdivisions in Albemarle County. One of the things I have done is to look at homes by the price per square foot, hoping to minimize as much as possible any bias toward the product mix of homes being [...]
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