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Feeling the Love at Friendship Court

As long as I live in Charlottesville, I will never fail to be moved by the generosity of the people in this area.  Year after year, they support the many…

Easing the Rent Burden

A new statistic in the housing field has got the housing blogosphere buzzing:  more than half of all renters in the US are rent burdened.  This means they are paying…

Look Homeward to Asheville

  Asheville, North Carolina was the setting for Thomas Wolfe’s best known novels, Look Homeward, Angel, and You Can’t Go Home Again.  It is a beautiful town, often compared with…

What’s so scary about home buying?

Last week, I had the pleasure of meeting the Bost Family.  Mom, Dad and the three kids were settling into their new home in Crozet, VA. With Piedmont Housing’s assistance,…