Feb 1 '16 Busch Gardens and Water Country offering free pass for preschoolers It’s that time of year! The Busch Gardens Preschool Pass is back. Parents of children 3 to 5 years old, claim your child’s free pass on the Busch Gardens website before May 31. You will need to take your child’s birth certificate or passport with you to the park to redeem the pass. The Preschool Pass […]
Jan 30 '16 Zillow “Zestimates” and home pricing As we head into spring, we begin to see increasing activity in the real estate market in Williamsburg, VA. Many turn to the internet as their first resource, relying on websites such as Zillow.com to get a hand on their local market, from Annapolis, MD to Zenia, CA. How long can they expect their house […]
Jan 22 '16 The Commonwealth MLS Co-op is coming to Williamsburg! Williamsburg, VA, Realtors are about to have access to information on thousands of additional listings in the region. The Williamsburg Multiple Listing Service (WMLS) has long provided listing data to members of the Williamsburg Area Association of Realtors and will continue to do so. However, WMLS started a project in June 2014 to broaden the […]
Jan 20 '16 Join us for a home renovation seminar! Come be inspired by the Southern Living Showcase Home & learn from Williamsburg’s best in home renovations on Saturday, January 23rd from 1-4pm at 109 Ford’s Colony Drive. Wayne Harbin Builders Inc. renovation team and Danny Coates from the Ferguson Showroom will discuss the updates you should make to your home before selling, changes to […]
Jan 12 '16 Active Adult getaway package available There is a great package available this winter for adults age 55 and better who are considering a move to Williamsburg, Virginia. Are you interested in a 3-day/2-night stay in Williamsburg’s premiere active adult community, complete with access to the amenities as well as complimentary dinner or golf for 2, all for only $99? What […]
Dec 31 '15 How is activity in the Williamsburg real estate market? The Williamsburg Area Association of Realtors has released a report comparing lockbox access over the last two years, which is a pretty good indicator of Williamsburg, VA, real estate trends. Activity for the first half of 2015 was higher than the same period in 2014, but the end of this year shows slightly lower activity […]
Dec 10 '15 12 STARS REVEALED FOR SEVENTH ANNUAL WILLIAMSBURG VA DANCING FUNDRAISER Can the Doctors Dance? The seventh installment of Dancing with the Williamsburg Stars will be bigger, brighter and appearing more educated than ever. We’ve pulled together some of the most accomplished business folks as well as the most accomplished PhDs and MDs for the "greatest show in town!" Friendly opposition… sprinkled with sequins, glitter and […]
Dec 2 '15 Williamsburg market at-a-glance The October statistics are in, and Williamsburg sales have leveled somewhat for the autumn. Inventory is up just 2.5% over October 2014, with significant increases in the luxury home market. Pending sales have decreased, and are 20.2% lower than last October. Riding the crest of August and September pending sales, closed sales this October were […]
Nov 23 '15 Secrets of the Dead premieres episode about Jamestown By November 1621 when the Pilgrims sat down with their Wampanoag neighbors for their first harvest feast in the Plymouth Colony, the English settlement at Jamestown was in its fourteenth year. In the beginning, the English settlers at Jamestown traded European goods – copper, beads, swords – with the Powhatan for food. But by their […]
Nov 18 '15 New magazine launches in Williamsburg VA Want to discover the best-kept secrets of the greater Williamsburg, Va. area ? The Local Scoop magazine has just launched with the first issue hitting stands November 2015. Stephanie Heinatz, former newspaper journalist, professional writer and entrepreneur is the newly named Editor of the Williamsburg edition. Heinatz, founder of Consociate Media, a Virginia-based public […]