Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Suffolk: July 2009

                                                             East Beach - Norfolk - VA-  Homes for sale

While you tour East Beach  - Norfolk -VA you think you are driving in an old neighborhood with walk-friendly streets, ample front porches and  unique homes.  Not so, East Beach used to be a blighted, crime ridden neighborhood.  It has been redeveloped in to a Luxury neighborhood.  used to be a blighted, crime ridden neighborhood.
The 100 acre waterfront site on a peninsula between Pretty Lake Harbor and the Chesapeake Bay, East Beach is a neighborhood development designed in to a traditional neighborhood.  The development was designed based on a Master plan created by the team of Duany and Plater-Zyber.

East Beach - Norfolk - VA-  Homes for sale and community enjoy so many amenities that are almost to many to mention.
- Bay Front Club with a
        -Pool
        -Fitness center
        -Catering kitchen
        -Beach Access
        -Playgrounds
        -Giant outdoor chess set.
- Within walking distance to restaurants, a variety of shops, fishing access and marinas.
- Drive a golf cart
- 24-hour security patrol
- Location, location, location
        - Centrally located to Navy Bases
        -  10 minutes to Norfolk International Airport
        - 15 to Major Hospitals
- Due to it's planning friendly neighbors abound.
-  WALK TO THE BEACH

East Beach - Norfolk - VA-  Homes for sale will also enjoy future amenities.  There is a town center planned for the community.
In the master plan there will be a sunken croquet court, tennis courts and outdoor stage.



 East Beach - Norfolk - VA-  Homes for sale Start at  $ 295,000 for 576 square feet  up to $2,900,000 for an Ocean front home with 5,177 square feet.

To buy or sell Real Estate in Virginia Beach, or Hampton Roads visit my website. http://www.tererottink.com/  visit my Blog at HamptonRoadsrealEstateVoice 

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Map of homes for sale in Ravenna - Chesapeake - Virginia

Ravenna - Chesapeake - Market Report, Homes for sale information has good news for the neighborhood.  Once again, priced right properties are selling.  Most neighborhoods have a long list of stagnant listings, but in Ravenna we find very few listings that have expired.

The blue line only tells us how long the houses that sold where on the market. 

- Of these listings 11 are New Construction. 

- Of the Sold homes only 1 has been New construction.

- Homes are selling close to asking price, but this doesn't take in to consideration prior price reductions.  It olny takes in to account the asking price at the time of the offer.

A total of 5 houses sold from January to June 2009 as shown by the Ravenna - Chesapeake - Market Report,  Homes for sale information

There are a total of 16 active listings and the average days on the market is 58.

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There are still new homes for sale in Ravenna - Chesapeake -VA.  Ravenna is a newer neighborhood that was built starting in 2003-2004.  As you come in the neighborhood, you find beautiful  manicured brick homes.  About half the houses  have swimming pools.  There are about 250 lots, and there are about 18 lots left for sale.  There are several builders actively building homes for sale in Ravenna - Chesapeake- VA.
Across the street from Ravenna you find Butts Road Intermediate.  Butts Road Primary and Hickory High Schools are the neighborhood schools.  Ravenna - Chesapeake - VA is conveniently located to Mount Pleasant and Centerville Intersection..  Farm Fresh, Bloom, Subway, Hickory Grill, Rudy and Kelly, Navy Federal Credit Union, Anytime Fitness, Bennets Bakery  are some of  the bussines available at the three strip malls located on the intersection.

Pre-owned and new homes for sale in Ravenna - Chesapeake - VA Start at  $ 392,900 up to $ 599,000.
Square footage from 2400 to 4500.

Located on the East side of Chesapeake - Virginia, Ravenna is located within 25 minutes to the Beach, the Norfolk Naval base and the North Carolina border.  The excellent Hickory school system is one of the main reasons to buy a new home for sale in Ravenna - Chesapeake - Virginia.

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Memories of my childhood home - Los Apartamentos _ is the result of Jason's Crouch contest in Activerain.  I grew up in the first planned apartment complex built in Bogota, Colombia.  Even back then "La Carrera 30" was a busy street.  My group of apartment buildings were made with brick exteriors and the neighborhood next door had white walls.
We lived n in the red buildings.  There were three buildings a 15 story "La torre" (The tower) a group of building with 3 or four stories "Los Planos" ( The flat buildings) and the building where I grew up with 8 floors. ( Can't remember if it had a nick name.)  We lived on the top apartment, and as there was a Mezzanine ( The second floor seems that had been intended for.... who knows what)  we really lived on the 9th floor.  I lived there, until I was eleven, and although it was a small place, and I had to share a room with my sister, as of lately I have been homesick for "el apartamento."
I don't know at what point we got a guard in each building, but until then we had to ring the door bell to have some one let us in.  There was a  an area with grass where we spent a lot of our time as children.   My brother and his friends played soccer, and we loved to rolled down a small hill with my best friend's Suzy.  There was an underground parking lot, but I don't remember going in there very much. On top of the under ground was the regular parking lot, and on top of that was a terrace where we also got to play.  On one corner there was one plant. This plant made popcorn.  We would steal the matches to go burn the seeds and they would turn in to good tasting popcorn.  Before, I tell you about a  true stories of life and death in this time of my life, let me tell you about the actual apartment.  
To go up you rode what today would be considered a tiny elevator.  To go down, I loved to jump as many stairs as I could and get to the first floor before my brother.  He is a year older, so I can't think of a time that I beat him.
The apartment front door was made of thick blurry glass.  There was a foyer where my Mom had the telephone table-chair and a beautiful mirror. To the right was the kitchen with a swing door and past this  was the laundry area  (no clothe's washing machine for many years) and then the maid's room.
Going back to the foyer; if you walked straight as you came in the door behind the large mirror was the living room and to the right the dining room.  Off the dining room the balcony.  From the balcony you could see the main avenue, and it was a favorite place to throw things at the passer by's.  Water and dirt were the favorite items.  I can't remember the number of times that we got in trouble because we got caught.  Here is where my Dad would  sit on Saturdays to read.  Going back to the foyer, to the left of the front door  was a hall way. It led to the three bedrooms and two bathrooms right next to each other.  No Master bedrooms there.  The floor was made of a black material; probably vinyl.  My Mom carpeted the entire apartment, so that the neighbors downstairs would stop complaining about us children running and screaming.  Even the bathrooms had carpet.  My mother has always had impeccable taste, so our little apartment was beautiful.

The tower was the corner building  bordering the 30th and 26th streets.  On the street floors of "La Torre" my Mom had a boutique right at the corner where she sold women's clothing.  One day , she heard a commotion, and went to see what was going on.  People were gathering and yelling in front of our building, and everybody was looking up at the top of the building.  Well, it turns out that my 4 or 5 year old sister decided to take a stroll on the window ledge that connected the windows  of our 9th story apartment.   My 3 year old brother and me at around 2 years old were following in tow.  Of course, none of us has a recollection of this, but the story was told for many years, and people knew who we were because we all survived.  ( I believe the baby sitter was  fired ).

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Courthouse Estates - Virginia Beach - Virginia -  Market Report

Map of Active Listing in Courthouse Estates - Virginia Beach - Virginia                                                                                                    

The Courthouse Estates - Virginia Beach - Virginia Market Report shows what we have seen in the region.  Houses are selling, as long as they are moderately priced and in great condition.  Above you can see the Active listings in Courthouse Estates as of July 24 of 2009

Blue: Days on the Market       Green: List Price           Red:  Sale Price

Notice that houses have been selling under the asking price, but this doesn't take in to consideration prior price reductions.  It olny takes in to account the asking price at the time of the offer.                                              The Courthouse Estates - Virginia Beach - VA - Market Report doesn't include properties that were sold buy owner.  

There were 6 Expired listings, 12 Withdrawn for a total of 40 listings

A total of 27 houses sold from January to June 2009 as shown by the Courthouse Estates - Virginia Beach - VA - Market Report.

There are a total of 20 active listings and the average days on the market is 76.

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The homes for sale in Courthouse Estates: Virginia Beach, VA are centrally located to South Hampton Roads.  Courthouse Estates is within 20 minute driving distance to the Oceanfront, or to my favorite beach Sandbridge

Located on North Landing Road, it's close proximity to Oceana Naval Air Station, the Virginia Beach Municipal Center, the Chesapeake Municipal Center to name a few localities make the Homes for sale in Courthouse Estates: Virginia Beach, VA fit the description of Location, location, location when considering the purchase of real estate.

The neighborhood started in 1995 on what used to be farm land and homes are still being built today. Courthouse Estates consists of fifteen (15) villages with over 1100 single family homes. Each village is marked by  a lantern lit entrance while the entire neighborhood shares a warm landscaping of hedges and trees.  The main loop makes a nice 2 mile road that is used for walking, jogging and socializing on a daily basis.  Ponds line each village.  The homes for sale in Courthouse Estate: Virginia Beach, VA boast the kind of feeling of neiborhoods of old.

Square footage range from 1200 to 3500 square feet. Except for one house, all homes have a minimum of three bedrooms.  Two car garages and vinyl siding are the norm. The Bergey's Breadbasket is withing a couple of miles where tourists and locals visit for the ice cream, organic fare and history.

If you are looking for a friendly, safe, centrally located neigborhood within the Kellam High School district call me today, and I will be happy to show you the homes for sale in Courthouse Estates: Virginia Beach, VA

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