Jan 29 '13 Custom Builder’s Family Home for Sale in Skimino Landing Estates Williamsburg, VA. -With yards large enough for family softball games—and he’s had several of them — builder David Campbell knew Skimino Landing Estates, located near the York River and Camp Perry, was the right place to build his own family’s custom home. “The lots here are all 2 plus acres, and I like that,” said […]
Jan 29 '13 Can you guess the list price of this Williamsburg home ? Our company is running a fun contest, and I know everyone loves Opus 9 restaurant in New Town. The challenge : Guess the list price of an upcoming listing for a home I will be putting on the market in Williamsburg VA The prize: the winner whose guess is closest to the actual list price […]
Jan 29 '13 New program will allow some On-Time Borrowers to Leave Homes & Mortgages For some homeowners, March 1, 2013 will be Liberation Day. That’s when Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will start allowing some homeowners who have been stuck in their homes—unable to move because they owe more than the property is worth—to walk away from their homes and mortgages The new rules for deed-in-lieu of transactions apply […]
Jan 28 '13 Builder on Eastern Shore of VA earns highest efficiency rating It may seem as if LEED Platinum designations must always be awarded to the most ultra-modern, big-city projects with huge price tags and outlandish designs. Sometimes, however, the U.S. Green Building Council’s highest rating recognizes the ingenuity used to make modest, rural homes as energy efficient as humanly possible. Such is the case for a […]
Jan 28 '13 Classes starting soon at Willliamsburg Area Learning Tree Along with the Christopher Wren Society, the Williamsburg Area Learning Tree (WALT) offers a number of unique classes hosted by your instructors who want to share their enthusiasm and interests with you. WALT is a non-profit educational program that brings people together to share their excitement and love of learning. These classes have you saying […]
Jan 28 '13 Population growth in Virginia outpaced the nation From UVA Today-Population growth in Virginia outpaced the nation, with highly varied growth across localities, according to the most recent official annual population estimates for the state developed by demographers from the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service. Virginia’s population grew by 2.3 percent, to nearly 8.2 million residents, between the 2010 […]
Jan 27 '13 Colonial Heritage in Williamsburg too good to leave for this retired couple Dick and Mary Sue Metrey’s traditionally-styled, open concept home on a quiet cul-de-sac in Colonial Heritage is up for sale. But that’s not because the couple want to leave the gated, 55+ active adults community; it’s because they want to stay. For Dick and Mary Sue, the gracious 3-bedroom, 2-bath home they built on Blakemore […]
Jan 26 '13 Toano-Burnt Ordinary Virginia–Center of commerce and industry BY FREDERICK BOELT- James City County Historical Commission The Friends of Forge Road and Toano (FORT) have recently produced another pamphlet about that area of the County. There is documented evidence that there was an ordinary (which is a tavern or eating house) and a general store located at the cross-roads of the Stage Road […]
Jan 25 '13 Top selling Williamsburg VA neighborhoods for 2012 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 […]
Jan 25 '13 Noodles and Co to open at Settlers Market in Williamsburg A national chain restaurant Noodles & Company plans to open in Settlers Market in Williamsburg VA. Noodles & Company promotes itself as one of the fastest growing fast-casual restaurant chains in the country, with favorite items that include Japanese pan noodles, a Chinese chop salad, penne rosa and Wisconsin macaroni and cheese. The restaurant’s specialty, […]