Last night we attended the Williamsburg Area Chamber of Commerce Oktoberfest 2008. We’ve attended this event for years. It’s held at night at Busch Gardens Williamsburg. The park is closed for the party. They leave a couple roller coasters and rides running and the ‘games of chance/skill’ are still open.
The ticket gets you admission, parking, [...]
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Don’t let the conventional belief that people don’t buy homes during the holidays stop you from putting your home on the market in Williamsburg! If it is time for you to move, chances are there is someone out there who needs to purchase your home as much as you need to sell it.
Home sales are [...]
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Good news!
Following article is reprinted from RISMEDIA:
Breaking News: Good News for Real Estate? Largest Monthly Home Sale Percentage Increase in 5 Years Reported
RISMEDIA, Oct. 24, 2008-Due to falling real estate prices and rising foreclosures on the West Coast, sales of existing homes rose to its highest level in 13 months and highest percentage increase in [...]
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Posted in Real Estate, Williamsburg Information, Williamsburg VA, York County, financing, homes, mortgage, negotiations real estate, real estate investment, real estate market conditions, realestate, retirement, selling your home, williamsburg va waterfront on Oct 23rd, 2008 No Comments »
As a Williamsburg home seller, you may be reluctant to accept an offer that is contingent on the sale of another property. However, such a sale can be structured to minimize the risks.
You can reserve the right to require the buyers to meet any contingencies within a short period of time, (24-72 [...]
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Posted in Real Estate on Oct 20th, 2008 No Comments »
We are at the 2008 EXIT Realty Convention in Nashville. It is being held at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel which is just an amazing architectural achievement. It reminds me a bit of the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas. It has 56 acres under one roof. A 9 acre area with a [...]
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WILLIAMSBURG HOMES: FINANCIAL HELP
Home prices often cause many first-time buyers to seek help from their families for the down payment on a new home. If your parents are providing financial assistance for the purchase of a home, it is important that you have very clear agreements with them about the conditions under which their help [...]
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A Buyer’s Market
Seems we can’t pick up a paper or turn on the news without hearing about the national housing market. Now is an awesome time to buy. The prices are down and money is available for lending. It’s a classic time for the “buy low, sell high” scenario.
Is the real estate section of your [...]
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Growth in the size of new homes in the U.S.(and in Williamsburg) is diminishing. In year 2001, the average size was 2,300 square feet – up from 1,500 feet in 1970. But by last June, the size only increased to 2,400 square feet, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report.
Reasons for the slowdown in home [...]
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Deadly Mistake No. 1
Pricing Incorrectly
Every seller wants to realize as much money as possible when he sells his home. But a listing price that is too high often gets the seller less than a price that is at market value. If your house is not priced competitively, people looking in your price range will reject [...]
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