http://blog.bricksmith.com Blather about Virginia, Richmond, and the Southern Way of Life! Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:26:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en      Huh? I must be repressing memories. In February I was as busy as little bee. How come (yeah, I know that should be why) February '09 sales were so much higher than February '10?  Have I just accepted the "new reality" of the Richmond real estate market? Is all this ... http://blog.bricksmith.com/february-%e2%80%9810-metro-richmond-homes-sales-with-%e2%80%9808-%e2%80%9807-comparison/      Doing the research for the market snapshot each month is one of my favorite "duties" I perform for my blog. In compiling my numbers and statistics, I get to take a walk down memory lane and see what happened in the various areas. Sometimes I see a sale which ... http://blog.bricksmith.com/greater-richmond-real-estate-market-snapshot-%e2%80%93-february-%e2%80%9810/ Attention Bargain Shoppers!!!!! What a difference a week makes! I really really like my 2 picks this week. And my Hollywood contest after several weeks of being “gimmies” will take some effort, but as always I’ve given you plenty of clues. Remember I need the actor’s name, role, and movie for you ... http://blog.bricksmith.com/foreclosure-friday-flash-march-5-2010/      Ready for a trip down Memory Lane? While I don’t think either of my picks this week are particularly attractive at their current list prices, they once again prove the point that these foreclosures are EVERYWHERE!      I’d make both of these picks “Radar” properties. Forgot or don’t know what ... http://blog.bricksmith.com/foreclosure-friday-flash-february-26-2010/      This morning I was watching a movie, A Date with Tad Hamilton, and found it refreshing for Hollywood. No violence, no profanity, no gratuitous sex, just a cute and mindless story. But I was concerned that one of the actors, Topher Grace, appeared to have been typecast as the bumbling lovestruck male ... http://blog.bricksmith.com/save-me-entourage/ I apologize. This is definitely not my best effort this week.  My Hollywood contest is another gimme. Remember I need the actor’s name, role, and movie for you to win the Starbucks gift card.  And if you want to see anything now that we can see bare ground again, just call me. If you're ... http://blog.bricksmith.com/foreclosure-friday-flash-february-19-2010/      I have often thought that serving in Congress should be like being called for jury duty. You'd get the notice and say "oh, sh**, I have to go to Washington."  One of my favorite YouTube videos is from the Guy from Boston, who profanely but accurately describes what's wrong with too many of ... http://blog.bricksmith.com/serving-in-congress-should-be-like-jury-duty/ In honor of the Daytona 500 on Sunday, let’s rev it up this week.  As promised I have two picks from South of the River.  My Hollywood contest is from one of my favorite movies and I get to deliver my favorite line from it. Remember I need the actor’s name, role, and ... http://blog.bricksmith.com/foreclosure-friday-flash-for-february-12-2010/      It's time this snow goes away. If it doesn't, I could well end up being one of those folks who grows so large they have to be removed from the home via a forklift. What is it about snow that causes us to empty the shelves of supermarkets? And ... http://blog.bricksmith.com/hey-hey-hey-snow-please-go-away/      I am stumped! I don't know why January '10 sales fell short of  the January '09 number.  December weather, maybe? Did the snow or maybe just how the holidays fell with Christmas and New Year's Eve both on Fridays impact sales. We'll just have to see. Pending sales for January ... http://blog.bricksmith.com/january-10-metro-richmond-homes-sales-with-%e2%80%9808-%e2%80%9807-comparison/