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Have you ever said that you or someone you know has Spring Fever? What do you think about? Colored Eggs, Chocolate Bunnies, Cherry Trees blooming, Flowers peeking out, the hot days of summer approaching or even the days are longer! Whatever you think about you are not alone. Our ancestors saw Spr...
03/05/2020
 So you think this is a strange title to a blog? Well, it is, but truth is stranger than fiction so they say. I have seen the heads both at the park and in their current home.  When the heads were at the President’s Park in Williamsburg, Virginia in York County off of Rt 199 and now that they are...
02/20/2020
Have you ever heard of an Island off the coast of Virginia called Tangier? This wonderful piece of history is only a boat ride away. It is a shame that the state of Virginia, the Federal Government or both does not help to save this Historic Treasure. Tangier is a town in Accomack County, Virgini...
02/18/2020
The custom of making New Year’s resolutions has been around for thousands of years, but it started much differently than the modern tradition. Ancient Babylonia is where the New Year’s Resolution began. That was over 4,000 years ago! They also were the first people on record to celebrate the New ...
12/28/2019
The year of 2019 was quite a year for the U.S. housing market. Depending on where you live either in a rural, semi-rural or urban market……. Basically the Median home prices went all the way up to $316,000—a record high for home buyers in alot of markets.  Will 2020 bring more of the same results ...
12/17/2019
This is an age old question asked by many a home buyer or seller?  When is the best time to move or sell?  What should I look for?  Let me see if I can help you .We will start with the Sellers 1st:Moving:The cost to move can cost you a pretty penny. Packing supplies, moving trucks or professional...
12/17/2019
Millennials. The newest Real Estate Buyers. Preceded by baby boomers and Generation X, the millennial generation, born approximately between 1980 and 1995, comprise a quarter of the world’s population. That’s 1.7 billion people worldwide and 90 million in the U.S. alone. They are the largest gene...
12/13/2019
As an Associate Broker in real estate I have often ponder why Santa Clause, Father Christmas and other namesakes would live at the North Pole.  In Real Estate, we are taught location, location, location.  So this would seem to me not a great area to invest in real estate.Now a child it make perfe...
11/28/2019
Christmas Stocking, Shoes left out or the Christmas Shoe Box, which one does your family do?Don’t you just love Traditions?  Well my family came from North Carolina (parents, grandparents and such) the family I can recall at least. We had several traditions that I still do with my family.  One is...
11/26/2019
I have wanted to write about this Christmas tradition for a long time……what you may ask? The Christmas Pickle.  No I am not talking about eating a pickle during the holidays, this is a decoration that is placed on the Christmas tree. I 1st heard about this tradition about 8 years ago.  This intri...
11/24/2019
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My blogs reflect my observations on life, real estate and my own state of the union (Elaine's world). I write my entries as a way to express myself and all the positive and negative aspects of real estate. I also use it to promote my listings and maybe even your enjoyment in reading it.