Dec 18 '20 THE CALL OF ALMA MATER Alumni opt to live near William & Mary James D. Penny J.D. ’83 and Pamela Jordan Penny ’77, HON J.D. ’16 may not have known it at the time, but by purchasing a house close to William & Mary’s campus for their retirement over a decade ago, they were helping to establish a pattern. The […]
Dec 17 '20 Kingsmill’s 2021 LPGA event set for May 17-23 Kingsmill Resort and the Ladies Professional Golf Association said Monday that the LPGA Pure Silk Championship will take place May 17-23 , 2021 at the Wiliamsburg resort. Kingsmill has held the tournament annually since 2003, except 2020 because of the global pandemic. Past winners at Kingsmill include LPGA and World Golf Hall of Famers Annika […]
Dec 16 '20 45% of Consumers Say They’d Move if Bosses Continue to Allow Remote Work The work-from-home trend may be translating into a need-a-new-home trend. The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted more people to work remotely, and as more people hunker down at home, they’re looking at real estate for a move. 45% of consumers recently surveyed by Homes.com say they would move if given the chance to continue working remotely. […]
Dec 13 '20 New Inventory Homes Available at Marquis Hills! Discounted $15,000 and just put back on the market! These new construction homes at Marquis Hills located in York County will not last long. Iris – $319,990 – Ready Now (Click to View)Iris - $322,990 Ready January 2021 (Click to View) Schedule your appointment this weekend and take advantage of $5,000 Closing Costs Assistance with the […]
Dec 10 '20 No more love letters from home buyers! It seems a pretty standard practice that’s been done for years has to end. I have always encouraged my homebuying clients to write a letter to the seller telling them how much they love the home and neighborhood. I am 100% certain these letters have influence seller decisions in the past. I know we didn’t […]
Dec 7 '20 Breathing New Life into a Windsor Forest Home I am widely known throughout Williamsburg as a dedicated real estate agent, but if there’s anything I’m passionate about other than my trade it’s Williamsburg and my neighborhood, Windsor Forest. I’ve been a resident of Windsor Forest for 17 years, and I have always been an active neighbor who strives to make our community the […]
Dec 1 '20 A Bright, Festive Holiday Season at Colonial Williamsburg, Hold the Pyrotechnics Holiday festivities continue daily throughout the season in Colonial Williamsburg’s Historic Area and Merchants Square and at the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg. New state restrictions on public gatherings, however, combined with a statewide increase in new COVID-19 cases, will prevent the presentation of the series of free, managed-access fireworks demonstrations planned as a scaled-back […]
Dec 1 '20 Longhill Road widening project update Starting as early as Dec. 4, the next temporary traffic shift for the Longhill Road Widening Project is scheduled to take place on Longhill Road, starting from the Olde Towne Road intersection and ending just east of Williamsburg West Drive, weather and schedule permitting. Traffic in both directions will be shifted to the outside travel […]
Nov 19 '20 Home prices surge in Virginia Home prices in Virginia continued to surge during October due to high demand, low inventory and mortgage rates, according to a report released by Virginia Realtors on Tuesday. Northern Virginia, Central Virginia and Hampton Roads saw median home prices rise by 15% when compared with the same time last year. The median statewide home sales […]
Nov 18 '20 Custom-Built Rural Retreat in Williamsburg For Sale In 2002 Doug Lundberg bought a 2.79-acre plot of land on John Tyler Highway and decided to build his own custom dream home. The land, located across the street from Governor’s Land at Two Rivers, is conveniently located just a few miles from all of the conveniences Williamsburg has to offer (Target, Publix, dining, etc.) […]