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Jim Duncan
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Charlottesville, Crozet real estate agent & partner w/ Nest Realty, husband, dad, bike rider, wishing for fewer cars, more bikes and sidewalks. I write JimsNote.com - one note a month about real estate market + stories, & RealCentralVA.com, RealCrozetVA
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Monthly note is out. One day I'll get better at writing more succinctly. Or maybe I should write more often.

Either way, November's Note is here.

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Jim's Note | Do I need a Realtor to see a house? November 2025 - realcentralva.substack.com Set on a background of a gravel road with morning sunshine
November 19, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Pretty much.
Squirrel says, “OH, MIGHTY SHPHINX, TELL ME WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN IGNORANCE AND APATHY.” Sphinx cat says, “HMMм... I DON'T KNOW...” And concludes, “...AND I DON'T CARE.”
November 18, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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Morning light was nice today. #fromthebicycle
Mountains in Crozet illuminated by the morning sun. Framed by buildings and Crozet pizza and bluebird books on the right. Powerlines cluttering up the view
November 17, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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Dammit. Too long, don't care.

When I'm finished, I'm still going to email it.

JimsNote.com :)
screenshot of my substack note. "Post too long for email." picture of my notebook on a metal table. Showing November 2025 note. - Do I need a Realtor - 2026 - better? Worse - 18 months - Disconnect hoses - settling down - predicting the future - trains - what I'm reading - what I'm hearing
November 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Got curious.
“Line chart showing the median age of first-time U.S. homebuyers from 1981 to 2024. The age begins around 29 in the early 1980s, stays mostly between 28 and 32 through the 1990s and early 2000s, then rises steadily after 2010, reaching 35 by 2019 and climbing sharply to 36–38 in the early 2020s. By 2024, the line peaks at approximately 40 years old, illustrating a long-term upward trend over the 30-plus-year period.”
November 13, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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This is bonkers.
Chart showing median age of US homebuyers is 59.
November 13, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Drink it Forward tomorrow.

Nest + Community Bikes - great pizza and beer, great NA as well. Supporting Charlottesville Community Bikes.
Drink it Forward, Thursday 13 November 4:30pm to 6:30pm at Random Row Brewery in partnership with Charlottesville Bike Club and supporting Charlottesville Community Bikes What is Drink It Forward? Drink It Forward is an opportunity for you and your friends to enjoy a drink (on me!) while supporting a local organization that is providing an invaluable service to our community. In lieu of purchasing drinks, you are encouraged to donate! About Cville Community Bikes Bikes are good. No, great. Community is great, too. Come for both! We had this event last year, and Random Row had some great NA beers, too. Charlottesville Community Bikes is a nonprofit 501 (c)(3) bicycle shop that promotes environmentally sound transportation, recycles bicycles, and makes cycling accessible. In 2024 they distributed over 1400 bikes to families in our community! Beyond this, they offer bicycle repairs & classes, host volunteers, offer job training for local teens, and run a youth bike club. Come help us tap the keg and raise money for an important local organization! Can't attend the event? Consider clicking the link below to donate!
November 12, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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I'm signing a listing agreement that I sent to a client to sign via Docusign. This pops up --

Answer: Abso-fucking-lutely-not.

I want to read, and I want *them* to read the Contract.
Screenshot that says: AI Assisted. Summarize this agreement Generate a summary so you can focus on the highlights. This is a beta service. Generate Summary
November 12, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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Immigrant detention firm seeks immunity in case before Supreme Court

Slavery. They’re taking about slavery.

wapo.st/4nXZlNK
One of the largest private companies profiting from President Donald Trump’s rapid expansion of immigrant detention centers says it should be immune from a legal challenge to its $1-a-day detainee work program because it was acting on behalf of the federal government.
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in the case, in which a plaintiff representing a class of more than 30,000 former detainees of a Colorado Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center says they were coerced into participating in the “voluntary” work program at unfairly low wages. The government is protected from some lawsuits through a concept known as “sovereign immunity,” and some government contractors have attempted to claim that this immunity applies to them as well.
Geo Group, which derived more than half of its $2.4 billion annual revenue last year from federal contracts, is seeking to reverse lower-court rulings that denied its ability to benefit from the government’s immunity from lawsuits. A district court ruled in 2022 that Geo wasn’t legally shielded, partly because the government never instructed it how much to pay detainees for work.
November 11, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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This is America.
Screenshot of an email From go fund me “How You Can Help: Support Families Facing Hunger” “Right now, millions of American families are at risk of delayed or reduced SNAP benefits. This could leave countless children, seniors, and parents wondering where their next meal will come from. But you’re in a powerful position to make a difference. GoFundMe.org’s Essentials Fund is supporting Americans who are turning to the GoFundMe platform to raise money for daily necessities, especially food. Donate now Through the Essentials Fund, donations are distributed directly to verified fundraisers on GoFundMe as emergency cash grants, in order to provide immediate relief. The time to act is now. Please donate now. Every dollar counts. With gratitude, GoFundMe”
November 8, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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Just another morning, riding bicycles around Crozet
Still pond with reflection from the illuminated hill behind it Zoomed in of eliminated mountain with vivid leaf colors, and a bicycle rider in orange Colorful leaves illuminatedon the side of the road Beavercreek reservoir with moon and mountains, framing it
November 6, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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WTF.

From UVA on Threads.
Screenshot of a post from UVA on Threads that reads "UVA Emergency Alert: 4:43 PM. Situation at Shannon Library is ALL CLEAR. After extensive investigation, police identified no evidence of attack or threat on UVA Grounds or nearby. Investigation into false report ongoing. Clear to resume normal operations.'
November 3, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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I am inputting a new listing. I think my description of the Internet is reasonable. I'm not sure that is the type of answer they were going for.
Screenshot of MLS listing input. One of the data fields is "Describe Internet." So I wrote, "One of the best and worst things humanity has created."
November 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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If you see this dog, say hi.
Scowling dog.
November 3, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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A good morning bicycle ride.
red, orange, yellow leaves on a tree Mid-coffee, pink clouds, power lines, bus lights in the foreground, orange on the horizon.
October 31, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Done.
Me wearing a blue shirt with the “I voted today “ sticker
October 29, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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What the hell is happening to Charlottesville traffic? Is it always like this?

And yes, I am traffic
Screenshot of a Google map showing the absolute shit show that is Charlottesville traffic right now with red everywhere indicating heavy traffic. Barracks Road, Garth Road, 250 bypass, Emmett Street, freaking everywhere.
October 28, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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Nailed it.
screenshot of a comic. surrounded by militiaried goons and thugs, person says, "THIS IS NOT THE AMERICA WE WANTED." the cat responds, "BUT MAYBE IT'STHE AMERICA WE DESERVE." Person says, "GUESS WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN PAYING CLOSER ATTENTION..." and the cat responds, "YA THINK?"
October 24, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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Seems unreasonably threatening.
Picture of a postcard mailed to Crozet, Virginia from Fresno, California that says, "Thank you for being a voter! Who you vote for is private but whether you vote ls public record. Please vote in the Tuesday Nov. 4 election! Thank you, Paula"
October 22, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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We could do this in CharlAlbemarle. Not doing so is a choice - made repeatedly and deliberately.
Pedestrian path on the left, Ballard is protecting the bike lane, two way green bike lanes, road for cars Road and cars on left, low barriers to remind of the green bike lane adjacent, bollards separating bike and car lane on the right. Road and cars on left, low barriers to remind of the green bike lane adjacent, bollards separating bike and car lane on the right. Person on a bicycle cycling on the right. Two green bike lanes, the one on the left, indicating not to go that way, one one the right has a bicycle indicating that’s the correct direction to ride
October 20, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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But what about the deer that can’t read?

Note: three deer were on the left of the road 200 feet further.

#fromthebicycle
Yellow sign. Silhouette of a deer. Text this says “Deer Xing” zoomed in Yellow sign. Silhouette of a deer. Text this says “Deer Xing” Yellow sign. Silhouette of a deer. Text this says “Deer Xing” - from a distance.
October 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Love this cover. Despise the leaf blower.

Grateful for the Libby app and for libraries so that I can read the magazine and appreciate the cover Art
New Yorker cover. Showing a man in an orange hat and yellow shirt with a backpack leaf blower. Blowing leaves in an artfully, beautiful way. Cover is from October 13, 2025
October 13, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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Your turn, UVA.

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/10/b...
Screenshot. As Trump demands ‘compact’ with top universities, MIT says no deal University president Sally Kornbluth said its practices already “meet or exceed” the federal government’s list of demands. By Diti Kohli Globe Staff,Updated October 10, 2025, 10:37 a.m. The MIT Grad Student Union held a news conference and rally Friday urging university leadership to reject a "compact" the White House sent to MIT last week. The MIT Grad Student Union held a news conference and rally Friday urging university leadership to reject a "compact" the White House sent to MIT last week.David L Ryan/ Globe Staff Just over one week after the Trump administration stepped up its push to reshape higher education, sending nine prominent universities a lengthy list of demands, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology became the first to say, effectively, “No thanks.” In a letter Friday to Education Secretary Linda McMahon, MIT president Sally Kornbluth said the school’s practices already “meet or exceed” the administration’s requested provisions for merit-based admissions and financial aid, and that the university disagrees with other demands that restrict academic freedom and institutional independence in exchange for federal dollars.
October 11, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Mornings like this.
Sunlight illuminating mountain over a field Looking backwards, brief sunrise Two people on bicycles, looking at morning light on the mountain, pink clouds, one of the cyclist is taking a picture. Car in the distance ahead, trying to ruin the picture
October 10, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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Still thinking about how on this morning’s ride my group was buzzed by two cars in succession, both going at least 35 miles an hour and a 25, and the police officer behind them did absolutely nothing.

Still, a great ride
blinding sun and pavement moon, sunrise illuminating the mountain and a paved road train on the left, double yellow line and pavement, helmet light brightly illuminating the road. start of the sunrise. black at the bottom, trees's silhouettes, and then increasing from faded light blue to darker blue. and a darn power line.
October 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM