Dec 19 '18 Top Selling Williamsburg Neighborhoods for 2018 It’s always interesting to see the top selling neighborhoods in Williamsburg VA. The areas covered in the report below includes the City of Williamsburg, James City County and Upper York County. 23185, 23188 and 23168 Zip codes. The numbers are from the Williamsburg Area Assoc of Realtors (WAAR) MLS. There could be some sales ( […]
Dec 18 '18 Active Adult Home Specials in Williamsburg The Abingdon with Basement at Colonial HeritageAvailable Now6584 Yarmouth RunWilliamsburg, VA 23188 2,215 Sq. Ft. | 1 Story3 Beds | 2.5 Baths | 2-Car GarageHomesite 6135 – $560,990 This Abingdon basement home with a stone exterior is ready now! Featuring hardwood flooring in the main living area, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, sunroom and a large […]
Dec 16 '18 For Sale-Living the Dream in Windsor Forest John Spence used to dream of living in Windsor Forest. As a kid who grew up in Williamsburg and had many friends who lived in the pastoral community, he wanted to live there, too. “It was such an attractive place, and it seemed like there was a closeness that everyone in the neighborhood had,” explains […]
Dec 15 '18 Colonial Downs horse track granted license The Virginia Racing Commission has granted a license to the Colonial Downs Group to conduct live racing once again in the Commonwealth. “This is an exciting step for everyone impassioned by the rebirth of live racing in Virginia and for our team delivering our promise to revitalize horse racing in the Commonwealth,” said Colonial Downs […]
Dec 15 '18 New BAH Rates Announced for 2019 The Pentagon on Friday released the new 2019 Basic Allowance for Housing rates that will take effect in January, which show that service members on average will see a 2.5 percent uptick in housing allowance. Service members can check the new BAH rate for their local zip code here on the Defense Department’s website. The […]
Dec 12 '18 Month Supply of Home Inventory Shrinks in Hampton Roads Despite Decrease in Sales Inventory still remains low in the Hampton Roads market, despite a slight decrease in pending sales activity. The region added only 2,883 new listings (all property types) to the market in November, a decrease of 2.90% year-over-year and 822 units less than the previous month. There has been a decrease in active inventory for the […]
Dec 12 '18 The Perfect Pace: Life in New Town Mr Williamsburg’s guide to Local Living All the stats in the world can’t tell you what it’s really like to live in a neighborhood. And it can be nerve-wracking to have no idea, especially if you’re moving here or thinking of moving from out-of-town. What are the neighbors like? Do they keep to themselves or […]
Dec 5 '18 The Sykes: Finding the Perfect Family Home in Windsor Forest-Now for Sale Bill and Liz Sykes were searching for a lifestyle change in 2001, when they decided to leave behind the long commutes and congestion of Northern Virginia. They found it in Williamsburg’s Windsor Forest. “At first, we tried to find a home that was closer to my work in Northwest Washington, D.C., but it was way […]
Nov 30 '18 Happy Anniversary Amber Ox! Happy Anniversary Amber Ox! Hard to believe its been a year since Andrew Voss and Chris Cook opened the amazingly popular Amber Ox Public House & Precarious Beer Project. In celebration of their first anniversary, Precarious Beer Project the sister brewery to the Amber Ox Public House restaurant is hosting “Field Dayz Fest”, a craft […]
Nov 28 '18 Grand Illumination Schedule 2018 The Colonial Williamsburg Fife & Drum Corps will play a special concert near Capitol Circle beginning at 4:30 p.m., and at the Illumination of the Raleigh Tavern at 5:00p.m. and the George Wythe House at 5:15 p.m.. These ceremonies will celebrate the origins of Grand Illumination as each building is lit window by window, candle […]