Aug 9 '12 Yorktown Market Days Yorktown Market Days, which was recently named the Gold Level Winner in the “Best of Hampton Roads” Readers’ Choice Awards, is alive with activity this summer. Shoppers will be able to buy locally-grown, fresh picked produce and watch local chefs demonstrate dishes using items fresh from the market. Come out Saturday, August 11, to participate […]
Aug 9 '12 Hampton Roads Real Estate Update July 2012 The Hampton Roads real estate market offered up some promising statistics for July that suggest the region may be on the road to recovery. Significant increases in residential under contract and settled sales, combined with a downswing in the number of residential active listings and the months’ supply of inventory are all healthy indicators of […]
Aug 9 '12 Hampton Cup Regatta Watch over 75 hydroplane boats and Jersey Speed Skiffs compete as Hampton hosts the national championships! The fun kicks off on Friday August 10, 2012 at 5 p.m. at the Paradise Ocean Club with the Bash on the Beach – a free event featuring live music, food & more! Racing starts Saturday at noon. Mill […]
Aug 8 '12 Top Ten Things You Need to Know About the 3.8% Tax In case you’ve heard rumors or received worrisome emails about any of this, here’s a quick primer. Yes, there is a new 3.8 percent surtax that takes effect Jan. 1 on certain investment income of upper income individuals — including some of their real estate transactions. But it’s not a transfer tax and not likely […]
Aug 7 '12 Tournament Week Schedule Announced at Kingsmill Championship Brittany Lang, currently the 15th ranked player on the 2012 LPGA Tour Money List, was in Williamsburg yesterday for media day generating excitement surrounding the Kingsmill Championship. Lang, an up and coming star of the LPGA, was born in Richmond, VA, and is thrilled about the LPGA Tour returning to Kingsmill. Lang turned professional in […]
Aug 7 '12 Sales are picking up at East Beach in Norfolk Back in the 1990’s the city of Norfolk spent millions of dollars to buy and tear down 1,600 buildings in East Ocean View and relocate hundreds of low-income residents to make way for an upscale seaside village that resembles an old-fashioned American town. Those 100 acres nestled on prime real estate between the Chesapeake […]
Aug 6 '12 Rhythms on the Riverwalk coming in September 2012 to Yorktown York County has announced their Eighth Annual Rhythms on the Riverwalk concert series, to be held this fall at Riverwalk Landing in historic Yorktown. The weekly concert series will take place on the performance stage, overlooking the York River. This five-week concert series will once again feature some of the finest in jazz and big […]
Aug 6 '12 Williamsburg’s Got Talent 2012 Williamsburg’s Got Talent returns for 2012 Bands, Comedians, Dancers, Impressionists,Jugglers, Magicians and singers will have a chance to shine next month when the Williamsburg Land Conservancy hosts it’s second annual “Williamsburg’s Got Talent” fundraising event. The event, scheduled for September 28, 2012 at 7:00 p.m at the Kimball Theater, will showcase 10 area talents vying […]
Aug 5 '12 Kiskiak and The Crossings Golf Courses no longer managed by Traditional Golf Just received this email from Traditional Golf Dear Traditional Rewards Club Members, Thank you for your continued loyalty to our golf courses. We hope you are enjoying this great summer season and playing as much golf as possible. We would like to make you aware of a recent development pertaining to the operations of […]
Aug 5 '12 Special Warranty Deed vs. General Warranty Deed Title Questions and Answers for Williamsburg VA Home Buyers Contracts used by Realtors ( myself included) in Williamsburg and Hampton Roads , Virginia provide several important clauses relating to the quality of title a seller is obligated to deliver to the buyer, and the type of deed (warranty really) by which the seller will transfer and guarantee title to a buyer. As a result […]