Virginia Real Estate Blog: January 2009

Looking for real estate in the Hampton Roads cities of Norfolk and Virginia Beach? Potential homebuyers take note!  There is money available from the city if you quality. Per the article in the Virginian-Pilot this morning, fewer applicants means the cities are looking for buyers who qualify!  You could be the next to take part and thus, get up to $20,000 in assistance! 

For the full article click on this link.

The city of Norfolk's information is available HERE

For Virginia Beach, this is the link that includes contact information for someone in the city.  Here is an example of the type of home that might be available for first time homebuyers... Why rent!!???

To search for a home, use my website or call me!  I look forward to helping you purchase a home!

This ia  little guy from Beagles to the Rescue. His name is Oscar and he is available for adoption. We are fostering him until he finds a forever home!

In case you didn't hear about it, the Prudential Decker Realty organization has merged with 2 other realty firms in the area. This became effective today, Monday January 19th 2009. I personally think it is a great opportunity to leverage resources of these firms along with the resources of the primary owner, Towne Bank!

Prudential Towne Realty will be managed by Barbara Wolcott (the current CEO of Prudential Decker Realty) along with others from the Prudential McCardle organization and the GSH company. The press release is available on the Towne Bank website or by clicking here.

From a selfish perspective, I am excited to have access to offices on the Peninsula. As a realtor who has worked throughout Hampton Roads including the peninsula, I will appreciate the convenience of the York County and Williamsburg offices.  This gives me an alternative to conducting business in Starbucks or hotel lobbies! 

So... Welcome Prudential Towne Realty!

The Virginian Pilothad an article today about the city of Virginia Beach and its likely purchase of a 10 mile tract of railroad paralleling I264. I am so excited!   This is a great step (in my opinion) of bringing region rail service to the area. I would love to be able to hop on the TIDE and head from Norfolk to the Oceanfront or Pembroke and not have to drive -save gas and carbon emissions!  Just avoiding the intersection of I264 and Independence is enough for me to shout - Yeah! 

I am sure there will be more to this story so stay tuned. In the meantime, here is a link to the article

Beach to spend $10M for likely light-rail right of way

If you want to look for homes or real estate in Hampton Roads, please use my website! Or search by map!

Campaign Earth Hour 2009 has been launched. Earth Hour 2009 is a global climate event for which 74 cities in 62 countries have already committed to switch off their lights at 8:30 p.m. on March 28. U.S. cities already committed to this "huge call for climate action" include Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Chicago. Also going dark will be the tallest towers in the Americas, the CN tower in Toronto. James Leape, Director General of WWF International (the global conservation organization) says, "Earth Hour provides an opportunity for the public to send a powerful signal that they are watching and that they expect action."

Read about other committed cities and which prominent buildings will be dark.

Need a home that is energy efficiency to save you money?  Ask me about finding one! 

I have a couple of folks who are interested in investment property in Norfolk. There are some foreclosures around and if you are willing and able to do some improvements, you can get a good deal, I have commented on that before. Finding a place that is affordable and needs a reasonable amount of work is the key. Even better to find that close to ODU (Old Dominion University) for student rental options!

Here is a potential. This is a 2 bedroom 2 bath home with a large yard. It had quite a bit of work at one time though the quality of the work is questionable. This would definitely require a home inspection! I am going to post a few videos, mostly for my clients who are considering this type of property but who live out of town.

If you are looking for foreclosure in Norfolk or real estate in Hampton Roads, I can help!

Here are videos of the property - Downstairs ---  Stairwell and Bath ---  Bedrooms