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Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rates for Hampton Roads Virginia are decreasing in most pay ranks in 2012 according to new Defense Department data released this week. In our area an E-7 with dependents living in the Hampton / Newport News VA metro area will receive $1,566 in 2012 compared to $1653 in 2011 for [...]
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For the fifth consecutive month, the Hampton Roads real estate market showed strong results in the number of settled sales and under contract sales. In addition, the months’ supply of inventory continued to decline as the number of active homes for sale maintained its steady drop from May 2011. However, the median settled sales price [...]
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HomeSteps, the Freddie Mac real estate sales unit, kicked off a sales promotion this week to unload some of its inventory of lender owned foreclosed homes in Virginia and a number of other states. The Winter Sales Promotion for owner-occupant buyers includes: Paying up to 3 percent of the final sales price toward the buyer’s [...]
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As I reported back on Oct 15th a number of leases have been signed for the Settlers Market. The new owner of the center, Federal Capital Partners has announced additional lease agreements to bring four additional anchor tenants to Settlers Market, one of the most prominent planned development sites in Williamsburg and the gateway to [...]
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Hampton Roads and Richmond VA have made it onto a list of the 10 best metropolitan areas for military retirees to launch new careers. The list was compiled by the financial services company USAA and the veterans membership organization Military.com. It is intended to point new military retirees, typically still in their 40s, toward cities [...]
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Golf Writer Andy Reistetter takes his exclusive "Play-Write" series on the road north to Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia. While known for its historical role in the emergence of American democracy, more should be known about its present-day role as a 45-hole world-class golfing destination. Whereas George Washington and Thomas Jefferson walked down the main street [...]
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Traditional Golf Properties and a team of investors acquired Falls Village Golf Club in Durham, N.C., expanding their cluster in the Raleigh-Durham market to three golf courses. Traditional Golf Management, based in Williamsburg, VA will be operating Falls Village along with their current area clubs: The Preserve at Jordan Lake (Chapel Hill, NC) and Chapel [...]
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UPDATE Nov 2011 More condos sold at the Westin Virginia Beach Town Center Residences auction in about 30 minutes Sunday than during the past two years. Armada Hoffler, the 38-story tower’s developer, hired an auctioneer to sell 18 of the 24 unsold condos at the Westin residences in a bid to stir up interest and [...]
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Ryan Homes has just announced the availability of new homes starting from the $170’s in the Sunset Meadows subdivision of Williamsburg ( York County) For the best mix of affordability and location in new single-family homes in Williamsburg/ York County VA your #1 choice comes from the area’s #1 Homebuilder – Ryan Homes. In addition [...]
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October 2011-New Kent Winery’s 2009 Reserve Chardonnay has been awarded the 2011 Virginia Governor’s Cup for white wines, the top award given for wines grown in the state. The Governor’s Cup was presented to New Kent Managing Partner Pete Johns and the winery’s winemaker, Tom Payette, by Gov. Bob McDonnell and First Lady Maureen McDonnell [...]
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You are cordially Invited to Fords Colony Parade of Homes, this weekend October 8th and 9th, from 11am to 3pm. Would you like to see homes in Ford’s Colony without a pesky real estate agent taking you around ? Well, now’s your chance. The annual Fall Ford’s Colony Open House Tour will be held this [...]
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Here are a few Spooky Places to Freak You Out in the Hampton Roads, Williamsburg, New Kent, Gloucester and Richmond VA areas during the 2011 Halloween Season. Experience thrills at haunted houses, graveyards and enchanted woods. Please send me an email if I missed any…. Williamsburg – Sep 24-Oct 31 – Howl-O-Scream at Busch Gardens [...]
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The Retreat at Greenbrier, a Chesapeake active adult community for those 55 and older features single-family detached homes, townhomes and ranch-style fourplexes all within walking distance of an elegant clubhouse, pool and patio The community, off of Kempsville Road, offers 12 floor plans , all with two-car garages. When completed, The Retreat at Greenbrier will [...]
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The City of Williamsburg’s Beautification Advisory Committee presented its 2011 Beautification Award to Holly Hills Carriage Homes, a City neighborhood located at the intersection of Route 199 and Brookwood Drive. Mayor Clyde Haulman presented the award at the Planning Commission meeting on September 14, 2011. Pam Legere accepted the award on behalf of Holly Hills [...]
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The Peninsula Housing & Builders Association is pleased to present the 2011 Fall Parade of Homes. This premiere event will showcase homes of the Buckroe Bayfront and East Bay Communities. The Parade of Homes will take place from September 17, 2011 through October 2, 2011. There will be seven single family homes and a four-unit [...]
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I recently learned from a local loan officer that VA funding fees are being reduced. Translation… Cash Savings for Active Duty Military or Veterans either purchasing a new home or refinancing. For example: If you are purchasing a home for $400,000.00, and closing after October 1st, you’ll save $3000. The difference between the funding rate [...]
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It is a great time to buy a house – Ready to take advantage of historically low mortgage interest rates? James City County’s First-Time Homebuyers Program has several single-family homes for sale in the Ironbound Square neighborhood. The Program offers down payment assistance grants up to 10 percent of the purchase price, forgiven after 10 [...]
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Foreclosure activity fell in Hampton Roads last month despite jumping across the US, according to a report to be released today. According to RealtyTrac, an online foreclosure-monitoring service based in Irvine, Calif. there were 1,044 foreclosure-related notices in the Hampton Roads VA region in August, down nearly 15 percent from July and down 13 percent [...]
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Boddie-Noell Enterprises, the developer of Viniterra a golf course, winery and high-end subdivision in New Kent , VA is auctioning off large parcels of land . A total of almost 800 acres will be sold on Oct. 15 ,2011. The baseline asking price is $1,495 per acre. North Carolina-based Iron Horse Auction Company will handle [...]
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Church Square in Smithfield, VA is an active adult community that enjoys a prime location in Hampton Roads and a wide variety of on-site amenities. Church Square is an age qualified community for active adults 55 years of age and better. Only one of the property owners has to be 55 or older and children [...]
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UPDATE November 2011 Nearly 80,000 who people toured the Tidewater Builders Association’s Fall Homearama in Suffolk’s The Riverfront at Harbour View. When the show had wrapped up, six of the nine homes on display had sold and another was under contract! Organizational House wins Best in Show award Craftsmanship and storage was a winning combination [...]
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Yorktown, VA is a great place to call home. It’s full of character and culture and its weather is mild. All these things and more are reason enough to put down stakes in Yorktown , but with so many wonderful neighborhoods to choose from it can be tough to decide what one is right for [...]
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Ryan Homes, the largest home builder in the Richmond, Williamsburg, VA corridor is building new homes at The Settlement at Powhatan Creek a 55+ Active Adult community in Williamsburg Virginia The Settlement at Powhatan Creek is a spectacular active adult community designed for those 55 and better who wish to simplify their lives without giving [...]
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For more than two decades, Ford’s Colony Williamsburg has set the standard for gracious private community living, having been voted the Number One master–planned community in America. This 3,000 acre gated golf community offers a superior selection of home styles and neighborhoods, a complete range of country club amenities, the privacy you desire and the [...]
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A longtime favorite of Williamsburg, Seasons Trace is a popular planned community in the area. Combining townhomes, cluster homes, and detached homes there is literally a home for every buyers needs or wants. Local developer Hertzler Brothers developed Seasons Trace and built the townhomes plus many of the single family homes in the subdivision. John [...]
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Queens Lake is a wonderful, established waterfront residential community located in the York County part of Williamsburg, Virginia . Bordered by Queens Creek to the North and West, and the Colonial Parkway to the South. Its Eastern border is York Counties New Quarter Park, a 545-acre county park renovated in 2005. Most of the homes [...]
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Located near historic Colonial Williamsburg, on the banks of the James River, Kingsmill on the James is one of Williamsburg Va’s original master planned golf communities. Set on 2,900 acres, Kingsmill offers a variety of exclusive neighborhoods set against a backdrop of green hills and forests. Kingsmill Resort & Spa is Virginia’s largest golf resort, [...]
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Ford’s Colony is a gated golf community located in Williamsburg /James City County , Virginia. Offering three 18-hole golf courses all designed by Dan Maples, that weave throughout the community giving golfers a challenging place to test their game. Ford’s Colony features two swimming pools, tennis courts, walking trails, and a clubhouse. Residents can enjoy [...]
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