David Bruce

Archive for March, 2011

March 21st, 2011

The Dominion Club Bankruptcy: Will it affect area Real Estate?

As REALTORS in the Wyndham, Twin Hickory and Nuckols Road corridor we have been asked a lot lately about how The Dominion Club’s bankruptcy might affect the area real estate market.  The Dominion Club was built in the early 1990′s and was the centerpiece of the HHHunt master planned community, Wyndham.  It was the reason people moved to an area of Richmond known more for the county dump than anything else.  Build it and they will come not only worked out in the movie Field of Dreams, but also for Wyndham and the surrounding neighborhoods. It seemed like overnight the area went from a remote area of Henrico County to the most popular area of Richmond to live.

Not only did Wyndham thrive with the attraction of a first class country club, but many other large neighborhoods were successfully developed in the area including Wyndham Forest and Twin Hickory.   Plus there were scores of other smaller neighborhoods up and down both Nuckols and Pouncey Tract Roads. The area real estate market has thrived and even with the downturn in the economy the Wyndham area has consistently outperformed other areas of Richmond.

So what went wrong at The Dominion Club? Read the rest of this entry »

March 2nd, 2011

Skye Bruce Properties Welcomes Catherine Babcock!

Skye Bruce Properties is delighted to announce the addition of REALTOR, Catherine Babcock to our firm. Catherine, a graduate of Texas Christian University has more than 25 years of real estate sales experience. In 1984 she began her career with Murray REALTORS in Dallas. In the Richmond area she worked for 14 years as a top producer with HHHunt Realty where she posted more than $75,000,000 in home sales in the communities of Wellesley, Wyndham and Twin Hickory. Catherine joins us after 2 years with Long and Foster REALTORS (Short Pump).

“Catherine has a reputation of delivering a high level of service to her clients along with her track record of high volume home sales. We are excited to have her join our organization and look forward to working with her as she continues to grow her business” Skye & David Bruce, Owners of Skye Bruce Properties.