Entries from February 2008

February 26, 2008

Tax reprieve for Hampton Roads Motorists

The Hampton Roads Transportation Authority announced on Monday that there would be a 30-day delay in the collection of new regional taxes and fees.  I just read this welcome bit of news in an article in HamptonRoads.com entitled, “Residents get one-month reprieve from road taxes and fees“.  This comes ahead of the Authority’s plans to [...]

February 22, 2008

Renovations/remodeling add beauty and value

While home prices continue their downward trend, there are things that homeowners can do to maintain and even add to their home’s value.  While reading HamptonRoads.com today, I ran across an article entitled, “In tight housing market, remodels catch eyes, add value” that talks about one of the ways homeowners can increase their homes’ value [...]

February 13, 2008

MORTGAGE LENDING UPDATE

Just an update from one of my mortgage lenders, Nancy Brown, with Resource Mortgage, soon to re named Fulton Mortgage:
This is an update concerning lending and how it affects both buyers and sellers in light of the fact our area has been named a declining market (I to disagree with this assessment.)
As many of you [...]