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Moving To Richmond Made Easy!
How to move to Richmond and feel at home right away.
(ARA) – Moving to a new community like Richmond, Virginia can be a great adventure, if you go with the right attitude and a sound strategy for settling in. Make an action plan and you’ll stay focused, organized and proactive — just what’s needed to put roots down fast. Read the rest of this entry »
Buying A Home? Negotiate Cash Extras!
Negotiate extras, ALL YOU CAN!!!
This is a no-brainer in the current market Central Virginia real estate market. But while Richmond area sellers continue to offer throw-ins such as built-in appliances, and even flat-screen TVs, the best throw-ins are always the ones that take monetary form. Think paid closing costs, a year’s worth of property taxes, repair credits and paid homeowners association dues, to name only a few. You may not get them all, but ask for these items during negotiation to get them on the table. Asking for these cash items is sometimes more effective than going in with a low-ball offer. Sellers are less likely to be offended if you ask for these smaller individual items which may add up big. This type of negotiation is know as “nibbling”. Read the rest of this entry »
Has The Market Hit Bottom Yet?
I read a great article today by Melissa Dittmann Tracey on the Daily Real Estate News titled “Has The Market Hit Bottom Yet?” Enlightening about the forecast for 2009. Sounds like the bottom is in sight but we haven’t quite hit it yet! There are signs of a turnaround coming!
Daily Real Estate News- January 21, 2009 Has the Market Hit Bottom Yet? By Melissa Dittmann Tracey
LAS VEGAS – The sluggish housing market will likely hit bottom in 2009 before picking up slightly by year’s end, economists said Tuesday in a Housing Economic Outlook press conference at the International Builder Show.
Chief Economists David Crowe of the National Association of Home Builders, David Berson of the PMI Group, and Frank Nothaft of Freddie Mac offered up their forecasts for the housing market for 2009.
Click on this link to read entire article: http://www.realtor.org/RMODaily.nsf/pages/News2009012102?OpenDocument&WT.cg_n=RMO&WT.cg_s=RSSDaily
Draft of Henrico County Land Use Plan
The Planning Commission held a Public Hearing regarding the Draft 2026 Comprehensive Plan last night. The 2026 Comprehensive Plan is the land use plan for the county through 2026. The current plan ends next year. This meeting was held in the County Administration Building and drew a sizable crowd with very mixed views on the plan. Many residents especially in the more rural end of Henrico County are concerned about urban sprawl, traffic and over-development.
Read Blog Entry and Opinion on the subject from the Historic Varina Blog.
Governor Awards Richmond Area Schools, Good For Real Estate!
Public Schools in Richmond, Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico and Goochland all awarded! Good for schools, good for real estate!
Governor Timothy M. Kaine today announced that 162 Virginia public schools have earned the 2009 Governor’s Award for Educational Excellence. 24 of those schools were located in the greater Richmond metro area (City of Richmond, Chesterfield County, Henrico County, Hanover County, Goochland County) The award is the highest honor under the Virginia Index of Performance (VIP) incentive program created by the Board of Education to advance Governor Kaine’s “competence to excellence” agenda to encourage advanced learning and achievement in the Commonwealth’s public schools. Last year, 89 schools received the award.”The fact that nearly twice as many schools met or exceeded the rigorous criteria for the award this year speaks to the progress Virginia’s public schools are making,” Governor Kaine said. Read the rest of this entry »
Lowball Real Estate Offers In Richmond
What is a lowball offer? Who makes these types of offers? Most of us think of some slick investor trying to get one over on you. That is not the case anymore. Lowballers are young families, recent college grads, newlywed couples, single moms, probably the opposite of what we would think of as a lowball real estate buyer.
Why are we seeing atypical lowball buyers making lowball offers? Because they can be successful doing so! A lowball offer is usually an offer less than 90% of the asking price of a home. This practice was pretty rare around Richmond just months ago, but now we are seeing more and more of it. Sellers are getting anxious with the continued uncertainty in the economy and buyers know this. Local bad economic news from once giants like Circuit City, Genworth Financial and LandAmerica just make matters worse. Read the rest of this entry »
Henrico County School Zone and Redistricting Plans Announced
School redistricting is near and dear to many residents hearts and any time there are proposed changes it can stir up strong emotions and opinions. Henrico County Public Schools will open a new high school and middle school in the fall of 2010. A community based redistricting committee has been formed to coordinate redistricting. The committee presented the initial options recently to the community. Additional community meetings will be held in March and the final recommendations will be presented to the Henrico County School Board on April 23, 2009. Public hearings will be held in May of 2009. Henrico County School Board is scheduled to vote on the new attendance boundaries on May 28, 2009.
View Detailed Information from Henrico County Public School
View Richmond Times Dispatch Article Published: January 6, 2009
Selling Your Richmond Home? Don’t Make These Mistakes!
There are ten common mistakes home sellers frequently make which are easy to avoid, so take a few minutes to watch the video below and you’ll be well on your way to a great home sale experience! Skye Bruce Properties, The Official REALTORS of RichmondHomeShopper.com will walk through your home with you offering advice. Skye Bruce Properties will help you implement these steps and develop a plan to sell your home as fast as possible, for the most money. In the tough current real estate market it’s important to do all you can to make your home as attractive as possible to potential buyers!
Local Green Builder, IN THE NEWS!!!
SCANDIA USA, a local Richmond based “Green” home builder was recently profiled in the Richmond Times Dispatch. “Green” Building is the responsible approach to design and construction which considers the entire lifecycle of a structure. This sustainable approach maximizes energy and resource efficiency, while minimizing the negative effects on the environment and the people who live or work in the building.
Richmond Times Dispatch Article Published 12/28/07:
GREEN BUILDING, BY: DOUG CHILDERS SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT A decade ago, Roger Petersen shifted his Scandia USA Inc. home construction business into green building on a hunch that it was the wave of the future. Petersen’s hunch is paying off. MORE…
Free SUPER BOWL Tickets!!!
Buy This House and Get Free SUPER BOWL Tickets!!!
Okay Richmond, don’t get too excited! I’m reporting on an offer not making an offer. I know, BUMMER! Check out this real estate promotion. It’s an attention getter for sure! If you act now and buy this Long Island, NY home for 2.499 million dollars, you can get 2 tickets to the Super Bowl. Click here to check it out!
