Westport is the latest addition to Ford’s Colony, and is unlike anything in the Williamsburg area. Westport is the only neighborhood in Ford’s Colony offering estate sized home sites ranging from 3 to 5 acres. Nowhere else can you find this much privacy in a master-planned community the caliber of Ford’s Colony, and still enjoy […]
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Time for a little recap of 2012 for Williamsburg, Virginia real estate. It’s always interesting to see which neighborhoods buyers were attracted to during their Williamsburg VA home search. Where were people buying homes in Williamsburg/ James City County and Upper York County in 2012 ? Well, let’s find out. Several new home neighborhoods in […]
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Here are a few Spooky Places to Freak You Out in the Hampton Roads, Williamsburg, New Kent, Gloucester VA Beach and Chesapeake areas during the 2012 Halloween Season. Experience thrills at haunted houses, graveyards and enchanted woods. Please send me an email if I missed any…. Williamsburg – – Howl-O-Scream at Busch Gardens Williamsburg is […]
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Ken Carr retired to Williamsburg because he didn’t want to get away from it all. As a sales and marketing executive in the fashion industry, he had enjoyed a fast-paced career and was looking for a gentler climate than his home in the Chicago suburbs. But nice weather and recreational options were only part of […]
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The Hampton Roads real estate market continues to see positive gains. The number of homes listed for sale, homes that went under contract, and residential settled sales all experienced double digit year-over-year percentage changes. February 2012 also showed signs of improvement in the distressed residential market. The number of residential active listings in February was […]
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Making Homes More Affordable for Military Families The Pentagon Federal Credit Union Foundation, , a non-profit organization that helps meet the needs of military personnel and their families, has developed the Dream Makers Program to offer financial aid to first-time military home buyers. The $5,000 grant, which can be used towards down-payments and closing costs […]
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Noted local Williamsburg VA home builder , Wayne Harbin Builder Inc. has partnered with James City County to bring affordable homes to the Williamsburg area. Introductory pricing for detached homes ranges from $155,000 ~ $250,000 The homes will be built in the Ironbound Square within walking distance of New Town and High Street. Enjoy shopping, […]
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Active Adult Communities in Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, New Kent, Smithfield and Williamsburg, Virginia Hampton Roads Virginia offers many adult-friendly condo & townhome communities for those 55 or better. Below you will find information on most of the more popular choices in the area. Prices range from the $150’s to over $400,000. Here in the state […]
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Active Adult Communities in Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, New Kent, Smithfield and Williamsburg, Virginia Hampton Roads Virginia offers many adult-friendly condo & townhome communities for those 55 or better. Below you will find information on most of the more popular choices in the area. Prices range from the $150’s to over $400,000. Here in the state […]
Sommerton is an active adult ( 55 & better community in Chesapeake, Virginia built by Stephen Alexander Homes & Neighborhoods.. Located on Kempsville Road, the community – which will total 90 units once completed – is reminiscent of older neighborhoods such as Norfolk’s Colonial Place or Ghent. Old World architecture, including metal roofs, stone chimneys […]
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Mr Williamsburg has been requesting a lockbox activity report from our local MLS for over a year. I guess persistence pays off since they finally came through. When you list homes ( like I do) a question I am often asked is “How is the market ?. Well, one aspect of the market is how […]
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Ever hear of Radon Gas ? If you had asked me a year ago I would have told you that I had only seen one occurrence of radon in the entire Williamsburg VA area, a home in the Riverview neighborhood near the York River. Now, after selling a home I had listed in Colonial Heritage, […]
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Construction crews have put the finishing touches on the Powhatan Creek multi- use trail. A new asphalt now connects the Virginia Capital Trail to, The Greensprings Interpretive Trail , the neighborhoods of Pointe At Jamestowne, St Georges Hundred, Chancos Grant, and Clara Byrd Elementary. The trailhead begins and parking is available behind Clara Byrd Baker […]
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The NAHB, (National Association of Home Builders) looked at data from the Census Bureau, to spot new home trends in 2011. Some of the more interesting facts about new single-family homes started in 2011 include: Average home size rose to 2,522 square feet, up 6% from 2,381 square feet in 2010. The number of 4 […]
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Good news this week for a major homebuilder in the Williamsburg VA area: Moody’s Investors Service raised the corporate ratings of the Miami-based homebuilder Lennar Corp. Lennar has developed and is building homes in numerous Virginia communities for 55+ active adults. They include Colonial Heritage in Williamsburg VA, Lees Parke in- Fredericksburg, VA –, and […]
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Richmond Homearama 2012 returns this year to Summer Lake in Chesterfield County, VA;. Each home showcases the very latest in home construction, design, and technological innovations. The homes are furnished and decorated by regional interior design teams. The show is open April 21 – May 6, 2012, Wednesday – Sunday, 12–8 pm. Admission is $10 […]
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757 254 8136 for further information. Or email me John@MrWilliamsburg.com Learn more about Colonial Heritage in Williamsburg VA Learn about other 55+ active adult communities in Williamsburg, Yorktown, VA Beach, Chesapeake and Suffolk VA.
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While plans are underway for the May 2012 Homerama at Culpepper Landing in Chesapeake , it’s back to the beach – Norfolk’s East Beach community that is – for the TBA ( Tidewater Builders Association) Fall Homearama 2012 showcase of fully furnished and landscaped homes. The event, set for Oct.13-28, 2012 will mark an unprecedented […]
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February 2012 I previously posted an update on real estate sales in Williamsburg VA Now it’s time to review the surrounding areas of Hampton Roads . That market which is primarily composed of Carrolton, Chesapeake,Gloucester, Hampton, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth Mathews, Newport News Norfolk, Poquoson, Smithfield, Suffolk, Va Beach, Yorktown and York County Virginia , […]
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Most of the home buyers I work with in the Williamsburg Area will typically use the James City County, Williamsburg or York County Va assessed value as a basis when determining an offer price on a home. They erroneously believe that is what the property is worth.There may be some areas that are close in […]
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Mortgage foreclosure settlement In a historic deal after repeated delays and over a year of negotiations, the Justice Department, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and 49 state attorneys general has finalized a $26 billion civil settlement with five of the largest mortgage lenders for wrongful foreclosures through robo-signing wherein homes were foreclosed upon […]
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CoreLogic a leading provider of information, analytics and business services, today released its first national Foreclosure Report which provides monthly data on completed foreclosures, foreclosure inventory and delinquency rates. Completed foreclosures for all of 2011 totaled 830,000 compared with 1.1 million in 2010. In December 2011 there was a month-over-month decrease in completed foreclosures to […]
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Heating up ,but one month in lets not celebrate yet ! Jan 2012 area highlights Total area home sales in Williamsburg/ James City County/ York County are up 11% from Jan of 2011 Under contract /Pending Sales for January are up by a Whopping 38.16% to 105 homes, versus January of last year at 76 […]
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If the idea of living in a traditional village setting with all of the modern comforts sounds good to you, then Port Warwick in Newport News should be on your short list. Port Warwick is a mixed-use urban village where a resident can walk from home to work, shops and restaurants, or make a short […]
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The LPGA came up with one more addition before unveiling its full 2012 schedule, returning to another former stronghold with a return to Kingsmill Resort , near Williamsburg , VA after a two-year hiatus. The LPGA schedule — which the tour will officially release later Tuesday — for now will feature 27 events, up from […]
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The residential real estate market in Hampton Roads finished 2011 strong. Settled residential sales and under contract residential sales each posted healthy results in the final month of the year. Settled residential sales for the region increased 21% in December 2011 when compared to December 2010 (1,589 vs. 1,311). It was the most settled residential […]
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Time for a little recap of 2011 for Williamsburg, Virginia real estate. It’s always interesting to see which neighborhoods buyers were attracted to during their Williamsburg VA home search. Where were people buying homes in Williamsburg/ James City County in 2011 ? Well, let’s find out. Several new home neighborhoods in the area continued to […]
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Sheeran Sotheby’s International Realty closed its last Williamsburg office. At the peak of the market the company had three offices. One on Richmond Rd, a new home sales center in Greensprings West and an office in Governors Land. It seems that it’s focus on the luxury market was it’s demise. The brokerage became a Sotheby’s […]
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