Pippa Holloway
@pippaholloway.bsky.social
Professor of history and proud AAUP member. Strange but not a stranger. Living in Swansboro, RVA & part time at Buckroe Beach. I like a bit of a cavort.🏳️🌈🍷🧀
Hahaha perfect
November 18, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Hahaha perfect
True,but corporate/institutional investors buying properties is also a big factor. This started to accelerate in 2008 due to changes in investment rules, and is accelerating again now. According to this, 25% home sales are to investors right now.
Investors are making up the highest share of homebuyers in 5 years
Real estate investors, both individual and institutional, bought one-third of all single-family residential properties sold in the second quarter of 2025.
www.cnbc.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:43 PM
True,but corporate/institutional investors buying properties is also a big factor. This started to accelerate in 2008 due to changes in investment rules, and is accelerating again now. According to this, 25% home sales are to investors right now.
I sat next to an older lady on a plane last night, and she was scrolling through this exact kind of junk the whole flight.
November 11, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I sat next to an older lady on a plane last night, and she was scrolling through this exact kind of junk the whole flight.
Please don’t cave, @markwarner.bsky.social! Don’t let them destroy the ACA.
November 9, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Please don’t cave, @markwarner.bsky.social! Don’t let them destroy the ACA.
And also that a lot of new construction is really shitty
November 4, 2025 at 9:25 PM
And also that a lot of new construction is really shitty
Should we be relieved that Virginia isn't on the list or worried that Trump figures that the state will do the job just fine without DOJ?
October 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Should we be relieved that Virginia isn't on the list or worried that Trump figures that the state will do the job just fine without DOJ?
Hello from the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Republicans are a hot mess.
October 23, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Hello from the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Republicans are a hot mess.
My takeaway from this is that LH is lonely and probably not doing well mentally. Interesting.
October 21, 2025 at 11:53 AM
My takeaway from this is that LH is lonely and probably not doing well mentally. Interesting.