Denise's Blog

The latest environmentally friendly home features aren't just good for the planet - they look great and are a huge draw for conscientious buyers, too. From energy-efficient light bulbs to solar-paneled roofs, consumers have gravitated to the idea that they can help the earth by making smarter pu...

Do you have stinky water in Chesapeake?  Do you have well water?  What causes the smell and how can the typical homeowner in Chesapeake fix it?  Often water pipes are contaminated during construction with soil and the soil is deposited in the bottom of the tank. The soil contains Sulfate Reducing...

I am very happy to announce my move to Exit Realty Central in Norfolk, VA.  Exit Realty Central is centrally located to 7 Hampton Roads city.  I am looking forward to working with a full service company,Through the Exit Realty network I can offer more to my buyers and sellers. If you are looking...

Rents prices rose slightly in Chesapeake and Hampton Roads last year.  Good news for landlords and not so good for renters.  They were up almost 1.5% from April to Oct and the vacancy rate is down to 6.9%.  That probably will go up after new figures are in for the next quarter.  More houses were ...

One of the largest homebuilders in Hampton Roads is planning to build a 416-unit condominium community in Western Branch aimed at middle-income homebuyers.  The Dragas Company, based in Virginia Beach, received approval by the Chesapeake Planning Commission to move forward with King's Pointe at W...

The latest report shows that housing prices were up again in August.  I know in our housing market buyer activity was up.  First time home buyers were trying to buy a home before the tax credit ends the end of November.  The tax credit was the most impportant to my first time buyers.  The Virgini...

The latest reports show that sales of homes went up in Apri in Hampton Roadsl.  Buyers are starting to buy homes.  The prices also had a slight increase in April.  Generally prices and sales do go up in the spring.  Hopefully this trend will continue and we are starting to see an upswing in real ...

I do not believe there is anyone that has perfect credit scores. With the mortgage companies raising the credit scores for buying a home it sometimes take some work to get the credit scores up high enough to qualify for a mortgage loan. The first step is to get your credit report.  You can either...

The interest rates dipped below 5% this week for a home mortgage. There is no telling how long this will last. Lenders have been busy doing refinance loans in the last couple of months. It is beginning to change to new mortgages. This might be the first indication that the market is starting to i...

I was reading a blog about what co-broke agents do not like about going to new home sites.  I am not going to talk about all the items, but I want to try and help everyone understand a little bit of the builder's side of the story. When a builder starts a community there are alot of expenses that...