Posted in Real Estate, Williamsburg VA, Williamsburg real estate, York County, buying a home, exit realty, featured homes, homes, homes in williamsburg va, negotiations real estate, real estate investment, real estate website, realestate, selling your home, virginia real estate, williamsburg homes, williamsburg listings on Feb 1st, 2010 No Comments »
Sometimes you need to get ready in a hurry for a showing. Here’s how to maximize your impact in a short amount of time.
1. Turn on all lights, even during the day.
2. Open all drapes and shades to let in the natural light.
3. Pick up the rooms. Hide clutter.
4. Put dirty dishes in the dishwasher. [...]
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Posted in New home on market, Real Estate, Williamsburg Foreclosures, Williamsburg Information, Williamsburg VA, Williamsburg real estate, buying a home, economic recovery, exit realty, financing, homes, homes in williamsburg va, mortgage, negotiations real estate, over 55, real estate investment, real estate market conditions, real estate website, realestate, retirement, selling your home, taxes, virginia real estate, williamsburg homes, williamsburg listings, williamsburg taxes, williamsburg va waterfront on Jul 11th, 2009 No Comments »
I recently posted the following on a real estate website in answer to the question: Is buying a home in Williamsburg in the 23185 zipcode a good idea?
Written 6/24/2009: Williamsburg VA:
I completely agree that lending practices were far to easy before the economic problems. Overcorrection and making it very, very difficult to get a mortgage [...]
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Posted in Real Estate, Williamsburg Foreclosures, Williamsburg Information, Williamsburg VA, Williamsburg real estate, York County, buying a home, economic recovery, exit realty, financing, homes, homes in williamsburg va, mortgage, negotiations real estate, over 55, real estate market conditions, real estate website, realestate, taxes, virginia real estate, williamsburg homes, williamsburg listings, williamsburg taxes on Jun 24th, 2009 No Comments »
If you are a new home buyer or have not owned a home in the past 3 years, we have good news.
The Federal Government is offering an $8000 tax rebate to first time home buyers. The 8K is received after closing and filing a form with the IRS.
Here’s where it gets good! The Virginia Housing [...]
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Posted in New home on market, Real Estate, Williamsburg Foreclosures, Williamsburg real estate, blogs, buying a home, economic recovery, exit realty, homes, homes in williamsburg va, negotiations real estate, real estate investment, real estate market conditions, real estate website, realestate, taxes, williamsburg homes, williamsburg listings, williamsburg taxes on Jun 18th, 2009 No Comments »
Financial Help From the Government… No Kidding
If you are a first time home buyer or you have not owned a home in the past 3 years, you probably qualify for the new $8000 tax rebate.
Here’s where it gets exciting. In Virginia, the Virginia Housing Development Authority will let you use this as a downpayment on [...]
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Posted in New home on market, Real Estate, Williamsburg Foreclosures, Williamsburg Information, Williamsburg real estate, York County, blogs, buying a home, economic recovery, exit realty, featured homes, homes, homes in williamsburg va, mortgage, real estate investment, real estate market conditions, realestate, retirement, selling your home, taxes, virginia real estate, williamsburg homes, williamsburg listings, williamsburg taxes on Jun 1st, 2009 No Comments »
HUD announce OK to monetize tax credit for first time home buyers to use as a downpayment.
Who qualifies: The biggest qualification is to be a first time home buyer or in this instance, someone who has not owned a home for the past three years.
http://www.hud.gov/news/release.cfm?content=pr09-072.cfm
From the HUD press release: Currently, borrowers applying for an FHA-insured [...]
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Posted in Real Estate, Williamsburg Information, Williamsburg VA, Williamsburg real estate, York County, buying a home, exit realty, homes, homes in williamsburg va, mortgage, negotiations real estate, real estate investment, real estate market conditions, realestate, taxes, virginia real estate, williamsburg homes, williamsburg listings, williamsburg taxes on May 2nd, 2009 No Comments »
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 will be [...]
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Posted in Colonial Williamsburg, Fords Colony, Gated Community, Queens Lake, Real Estate, blogs, buying a home, homes in williamsburg va, mortgage, real estate investment, real estate market conditions, realestate on Apr 24th, 2009 No Comments »
Insuring Your Williamsburg Home
Many Williamsburg Virginia home buyers are concerned about whether they have an insurable interest in the property before the actual closing. The answer is an unqualified “yes”. Although the buyer is not yet the recorded owner of the Williamsburg property, he or she has an insurable interest in the property as soon [...]
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Posted in New home on market, Real Estate, Williamsburg Information, Williamsburg VA, Williamsburg real estate, buying a home, homes, homes in williamsburg va, mortgage, negotiations real estate, over 55, real estate investment, real estate market conditions, realestate, virginia real estate, williamsburg homes, williamsburg listings, williamsburg taxes, williamsburg va waterfront on Apr 16th, 2009 No Comments »
Time To Buy?
Buying a home for the first time is a major decision that requires planning and preparation. Becoming a homeowner is an exciting process with many complexities that real estate agents are trained to manage.
We are experienced in working with first-time buyers and are well-versed in the creative financing that can make dreams become [...]
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Posted in Fords Colony, Gated Community, Real Estate, Williamsburg Information, Williamsburg real estate, York County, active adult, buying a home, economic recovery, homes, homes in williamsburg va, negotiations real estate, real estate investment, real estate market conditions, realestate, retirement, taxes, virginia real estate, williamsburg homes, williamsburg taxes on Apr 5th, 2009 No Comments »
Heres a compilation of the local area tax information and budgets. Property tax rates in the Williamsburg VA area appear to be holding for 2010. Property is taxed at 100% of assessed (not appraised) value. We do not have a separate school tax in the Williamsburg area. The city of Williamsburg is it’s on entity. [...]
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Posted in Real Estate, Williamsburg VA, York County, blogs, buying a home, exit realty, financing, homes, homes in williamsburg va, mortgage, real estate investment, virginia real estate, williamsburg homes on Apr 4th, 2009 No Comments »
Credit Card Mania & Home Buying
Credit availability has tightened up. Federal guidelines are pushing for higher credit scores.
Most people know that a checkered credit history can disqualify you for a home loan, and maxed-out credit cards can do the same thing. But what most home buyers don’t know is that merely having a large [...]
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