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New Construction & Land Sales Picking Up 9.13.2013

It may be Friday the 13th but their's nothing to be afraid of in the Central Virginia land or new home market.  I've had several buyers in the last few weeks go under contract on land to build their dream home.  With the current low mortgage rates and abundance of...

2012 Virginia Fall Fire Season

Check out the Virginia Department of Forestry's web site for info on Fall Fire Season (Oct. 15 to Nov. 30).  Remember these are the state rules, your locality may have additional rules, requirements and/or permits so check before you burn.  Better safe and than sorry...

Cutalong (Louisa County Lake Anna Golf Community)

After several false starts, Cutalong ( a Lake Anna waterfront golf course community) moves towards fruition.  Earlier this month Karen and I toured the new Louisa County subdivision on 13,000+/- acre Lake Anna.  We found lovely home sites, the start of an 18 hole...

Have you shocked your well lately?

Do you live in the country with a well?  Initially your well was probably "shocked" with bleach to kill any bacteria in the system and prior to the initial water testing.  Often on a re-sale of a home in Virginia, the purchaser asks the seller to test the well for...

Central Virginia Real Estate Market Update – 6.29.2011

Since we're almost half way through the year, I wanted to briefly comment on the local real estate market.   We're seeing sales of homes!  We still have a large inventory of homes with sales with more short sales (selling for less than the loan balance and needing...

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Purple Bags Invade Virginia

UPDATE:  4/24/2012  The purple bags returned to Central Virginia this month!  Have you seen them? While driving around Virginia this week, I keep seeing purple triangular objects suspended in trees.  I’ve been wondering what the heck they are.  Not being a conspiracy...

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Virginia Spring Fire Season

We enjoyed the much needed weekend rain don’t forget it’s still spring fire season in Virginia. Many of us living in the country burn leaves, downed limbs from the windstorms and brush to keep our property clean. From February 15 to April 30 burning in or within 300...

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2011 Virginia Real Estate Tax Assessments = Questions

With new County and City real estate tax assessments coming out across Virginia, I’m getting lots of questions about property values. Owners call wanting to know why the assessment values have fallen.  Look back to an earlier post “Charlottesville, Virginia Area 2010...

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