http://hamptonroads.com/taxonomy/term/25 Category: Real Estate en-us Copyright 2012 PilotOnline.com / HamptonRoads.com. Sat, 26 May 2012 19:07:46 -0400 When Lee Costic approached a real-estate agent about selling his parents’ house in Virginia Beach’s Thalia neighborhood last fall, he thought it’d take months to sell. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/01/how-prepare-home-sells Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 South Hampton Roads often adheres to a motto best summed up thusly: The status quo is mediocre but good enough. It's maddening. The people in charge know something isn't working well, but they're too stuck in place or unimaginative to change the situation. That's why it's so stunning when somebody dares to do things differently. http://hamptonroads.com/2011/07/south-hampton-roads-needs-bold-first-step Tue, 19 Jul 2011 22:53:38 -0400 WHEN AN IDEAL unit became available at Lake Prince Woods, Carol Robertson of Suffolk nabbed it. Downsizing to the senior community would free up her lifestyle, but not before selling her townhouse in Harbour View. Given today's economy, Robertson knew that could take months. Three weeks later, however, Realtors Sandy Nance and Nora Edwards presented a contract. http://hamptonroads.com/2011/04/their-secrets-success-sold Sat, 16 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 By Toni Guagenti Flowing and open. Practical and comfortable. Energy-efficient and money-saving. That's what locals who work in the housing industry say homeowners want in the place where they eat, play, relax, sleep and perhaps even work. http://hamptonroads.com/2011/03/inside-mind-todays-local-buyer-function-trumps-froufrou Mon, 14 Mar 2011 01:00:00 -0400   DATABASE | Search to find out if real estate assessments have risen or fallen in your neighborhood. try{f_cbload(81b21000282314b852bf4291ad33,http:);}catch(v_e){;} Click here to load this Caspio Online Database.   PORTSMOUTH http://hamptonroads.com/2011/02/portsmouth-assessments-fall-slightly-2011 Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 The Old Dominion football team received a commitment Saturday from linebacker Brad Bradley from Varina High in suburban Richmond. The 6-foot, 190-pound Bradley picked the Monarchs over Norfolk State. He'd also received recruiting interest from Delaware State, Coastal Carolina and Monmouth. http://hamptonroads.com/2011/01/richmondarea-player-commits-odu-football Sat, 15 Jan 2011 21:05:34 -0500 Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to be up 8 percent in January over the same month last year, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released this week by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. http://hamptonroads.com/2011/01/import-cargo-volume-shows-upward-trend Fri, 14 Jan 2011 20:43:03 -0500 Don't be surprised if you see about a bunch of executives from S.L. Nusbaum Realty Co. sporting shiny bald heads in the coming weeks. http://hamptonroads.com/2010/03/real-estate-brokers-going-bald-ill-coworker Sat, 20 Mar 2010 23:37:57 -0400 By Nora Firestone A trip through the housing market leaves some house hunters wondering if they've arrived in a bygone world via time machine. http://hamptonroads.com/2010/01/want-sell-your-home-first-step-get-decade Sun, 24 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500 First-time buyers rushing to take advantage of the now-extended federal tax credit continued to drive home sales in Hampton Roads in October, according to a report released Monday. http://hamptonroads.com/2009/11/hampton-roads-home-sales-28-percent-over-last-october Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:03:23 -0500