Category: Natural Environment
Greene County, Virginia: Build a Life You Love
This article was first published in the Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors Real Estate Weekly on 8/26/2020. Lush green valleys, unspoiled natural beauty, mountains, hills, and farms. The resemblance is so dramatic that if you blindfolded and spun Alun Ward around, he wouldn’t know if he was back in Wales…
Second Wind: Why Seniors Love Central Virginia
They wanted a view to die for, at least 10 acres, and a minimum of three or four bedrooms. Oh, and an eight stall barn. That wish list didn’t sound like it was coming from a typical couple approaching their later years. But REALTOR® Pam Dent, with Gayle Harvey Real…
Making Good Health in Rental Housing Easy: Five strategies
Expectations for supporting good health in rental housing has come a long way since HUD came up with their eight basic features of a healthy home. They are homes that are dry, clean, safe, well-ventilated, pest-free, contaminant free, well-maintained and thermally controlled. To be fair, those eight are certainly the…
Connecting with Nature: Biophilic Design
Phobias or Philias [caption id="attachment_186" align="alignright" width="278"] Quiz: How Connected to Nature Are You?[/caption] Everyone knows that a phobia is an aversion or fear associated with a particular thing or situation. But who knew that the opposite of a phobia is a philia? That’s an attraction or positive feelings towards…