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Assessed Home Values Is Not Going To Equal Fair Market Value – Part Two

Since the Housing Bubble crashed Virginia as well as many other parts of the country have seen a rapid decline in Real Estate values. It would not be unusual to see a home that sold...

Let me look in my Crystal Ball: Housing predictions for 2016

Most economists expect home prices to rise around 5% this year, before rising at around 3% over the next few years. Home price increases in recent years have been driven primarily by lack of listings,...

The Sellers Market Survives in Tidewater/Hampton Roads Virginia

The National Real Estate Perspective Each month I write an article explaining various aspects of national real estate market trends and the market trends within my local region, the Tidewater/Hampton Roads area of Virginia. Over...

Buying and Selling a Home: Assessment vs. Real Estate Listing Price

Buying and Selling a Home: Assessment vs. Real Estate Listing Price Real estate assessment values are essentially taxes determined by the county or municipality where a property is located. These taxes are collected from the...

Baby and Echo Boomers: How Generational Trends Affect the Real Estate Market

As the United States economy reaches the end of the first quarter of 2006the real estate market has proven to be successful, despite a slowdown at the close of 2005. As experts predicted, what appeared...

George Washington Birthplace National Monument

George Washington Birthplace National Monument, a unit of the National Park System, is located in the Northern Neck of VA, 38 miles east of Fredericksburg and is accessible via Virginia Rte. 3. It is open...

Belle Isle State Park

Belle Isle State Parkis located in Lancaster County, Virginia, on the Rappahannock River. It sits between Deep Creek and Morattico Creek and is currently under public ownership. The park has an area of 892 acres and has...

Williamsburg…Air B&B

Williamsburg residents looking to rent out a room in their home on Airbnb are now in luck. At its regular monthly meeting at the Stryker Center Thursday, Williamsburg City Council voted 4-1 to approve short-term...

Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden: A Hidden Jewel in Richmond, Virginia

Did you know that one of the top gardens in the US; voted America’s #4 public gardens by USA Today. Recognized by the Travel Channel as a best botanical garden is located in Richmond Virginia?...

Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia

I know you will be surprised to find that this Cemetery is the final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers. Overflowing with hauntingly beautiful funerary statues, Hollywood Cemetery...

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