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Making Your Williamsburg Dream Home Come True Is it time to initiate the purchase of your first Williamsburg home? You may be starting a family and outgrowing your small apartment...

If you are a new home buyer or have not owned a home in the past 3 years, we have good news. The Federal Government is offering an $8000 tax rebate to first time home buyers. The 8K is received after closing and filing a form with the IRS. Here’s where it gets good...

Financial Help From the Government… No Kidding If you are a first time home buyer or you have not owned a home in the past 3 years, you probably qualify for the new $8000 tax rebate. Here’s where it gets exciting...

HUD announce OK to monetize tax credit for first time home buyers to use as a downpayment. Who qualifies: The biggest qualification is to be a first time home buyer or in this instance, someone who has not owned a home for the past three years...

To much publicized hype, the Wolfram Alpha search engine, the next “Google Killer” launched on May 18th. I spent some time today playing around with it and was left completely underwhelmed. It reminds me of the Segway launch in it’s failure to live up to the hype...

Insuring Your Home Many home buyers are concerned about whether they have an insurable interest in the property before the actual closing. The answer is an unqualified “yes”...

Plugins for Wordpress are what allow you to make your blog or website your own. For these plugins to work you have to host your own Wordpress installation. Plugins do not work with the free www.WordPress.com accounts. My favorite WordPress plugins, so far: Great Real Estate plugin...

Financial Help Home prices often cause many first-time buyers to seek help from their families for the down payment on a new home...

Insuring Your Williamsburg Home Many Williamsburg Virginia home buyers are concerned about whether they have an insurable interest in the property before the actual closing. The answer is an unqualified “yes”...

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Time To Buy? Buying a home for the first time is a major decision that requires planning and preparation. Becoming a homeowner is an exciting process with many complexities that real estate agents are trained to manage...

Heres a compilation of the local area tax information and budgets. Property tax rates in the Williamsburg VA area appear to be holding for 2010. Property is taxed at 100% of assessed (not appraised) value. We do not have a separate school tax in the Williamsburg area...

Credit Card Mania & Home Buying Credit availability has tightened up. Federal guidelines are pushing for higher credit scores. Most people know that a checkered credit history can disqualify you for a home loan, and maxed-out credit cards can do the same thing...

A Realistic Evaluation Your real estate agent’s job is to find you the perfect home, in the right location, with all the amenities you want–and at the right price. It is the home inspector’s job to find any skeletons in the closet — or in the plumbing, wiring, roof, basement and beams...

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Part I: Wordpress for Realtors - Self Hosted Website - Cheap March 2009 I’m the ‘tech’ or IT guy in our office (EXIT Realty Deierling & Assoc.). Most offices have someone that is nerdy enough to find this stuff interesting...

Part I: WordPress for Realtors - Self Hosted Website - Cheap March 2009 I’m the ‘tech’ or IT guy in our office (EXIT Realty Deierling & Assoc.). Most offices have someone that is nerdy enough to find this stuff interesting...

A Tough Sale Here is a situation that many buyers have experienced. After searching for weeks, you found the perfect home and you made a very low offer. The sellers responded with a counter-offer which was several thousand dollars lower than their asking price...

Clean Offers You have found a house that makes your heart skip a beat–it is in the right location and has all the amenities you want. The price is the only thing that is keeping you from making an offer, because you feel that it is more than you can afford...

Financially Qualified Even with stable home prices in Williamsburg and with interest rates at an all time low, many buyers are having to stretch financially to buy a home in Williamsburg. Most purchase agreements allow buyers to cancel the contract if they can’t qualify for a mortgage...

Credit Card Mania Most people know that a checkered credit history can disqualify you for a home loan, and maxed-out credit cards can do the same thing...

Capital Gains Exemptions If you recently sold a home without meeting the basic ownership and use criteria for waiving capital gains tax, you might still be able to claim reduced exemptions if you meet certain other criteria...

Senate passes $15,000 Home Buyer Tax Break Link to AP article on Google News ========================== Adopted without dissent. Maybe this one will go all the way and help the Real Estate industry get kick started. Sen...

Moving And Taxes Even with the changes in tax laws over recent years, you may be able to deduct some of the expenses of a move that is the result of a change in your job...

Tax Breaks Most homeowners are keenly aware of the interest tax deduction on their home loan, but there are many other tax breaks which are often overlooked at income tax time. Pro-rated property taxes and mortgage interest in the year of sale are deductible...

Locate Your Lifestyle If you are looking for a new home in Williamsburg or the Williamsburg area, it is important to communicate with your real estate agent about any special aspects of your lifestyle that will influence your choice...

No-Cost and Low-Cost Tips to Save Energy This Winter Williamsburg doesn’t have many very cold days. Some years I do get to break out my snow shovel, but not every winter. Despite the milder weather, it just takes one really cold night to find those drafty areas...

2008 saw many changes and challenges in the Williamsburg real estate market. Many agents have left the business, which has been cathartic. The industry became bloated with to many “licensed” but poorly trained agents who really didn’t take the business seriously...

Responding to Low Offers The beginning of negotiations is usually the end of many weeks or months of hard work for the buyer or seller. The work ahead requires skill in order to maintain a strong position. Sellers can lose their advantage if they do not counter an offer that a buyer has made...

Real Estate Agents’ Questions : Williamsburg Real Estate Guide Real estate agents should begin their professional relationship with client buyers by asking numerous questions about the buyer’s personal and financial situation...

CHILDREN AND MOVES When you decide it’s time to move, it is important to involve your children in the process. Depending on the reason for the move and the distance, moving can cause some concerns for children that parents may not be sensitive to right away...