Build your dream home in Ford's Colony an award winning gated community in Williamsburg, Va. This lovely lot has a gentle slope ideal for a walk out basement. It is located in the prestigious Killarney section of Fords Colony. Come home to serene views of an award winning golf course. If go
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08/31/2009
Sometimes I want to look people in the eye and say "Just because I m a realtor, doesn't you the right to be rude to me." I recently was passing out invitations to an open house. I was trying to make sure that all of the neighbors on the same street as the open house had an invitation. I wal
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08/30/2009
I was so excited today to get an email from a first time home buyer. She found me through my website www.buywilliamsburghomes.com and first contacted me over 16 months ago. I don't know her motivation for contacting me now. It may be that she knew the deadline is getting close, or for any nu
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08/27/2009
I recently saw an episode of Real Estate Intervention in which the buyer was unaware that the loan was a negative amoritization loan. It reminded me of a transaction that I had several years ago with the same type of situation. In the spring of 2006 while we were close to the the height of a sel
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08/25/2009
I have recently been noticing in our MLS there are a lot of foreclosures in Williamsburg, Va.. i have asked several colleagues and they have noticed it too. It seems like our Williamsburg market has been hit with the foreclosures later than other areas of the country. I know that foreclosures
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08/24/2009
A real estate broker on the TODAY show Saturday" said, "This is the the best market for first time home buyers in the 43 years that I have been in the business." If the spot aired on the TODAY show, maybe that makes it more believable to first time home buyers and their friends/family out there.
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08/24/2009
How God led me into Real Estate: I have no doubt that God led me into Real Estate. It's funny how He works things out sometimes, but when we look back at it, we can always see that He was working things together for our good (Romans 8:28) I have always enjoyed meeting people and have often h
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08/22/2009
To buy a house or condo for a college student is a good way to invest in real estate. Students were moving in to dorms and apartments at the College of William and Mary last week therefore to buy a house or condo for a college student is the question of the hour. In today's buyer's market, it mi
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08/22/2009
When my husband and I moved to the Williamsburg Virginia area in 2002, we leased a house in the Stonehouse subdivision near Williamsburg Virginia. Stonehouse is a nice golf community with lots of amenities and a beautiful members clubhouse and pool area. There is also a community garden, a pro s
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08/21/2009
This is a re-blog of a blog done by Mike Jaquish in August. To be almost guaranteed that you will close by November 30, 2009, I would suggest being under contract by September 25th. If sometimes takes several days to get a contract completely ratified, so allowing for that, you need to be serio
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08/21/2009