5 Reasons to Buy a New Home in this Waterfront Community in Hampton Roads - 09/27/11 04:23 PM

Many prospective homebuyers are now just starting to look for a new home again as they prepare for 2012. They've been waiting on the sideline for several years, and they realize that now is the best time in decades to buy a new home. If you're looking to make a move to the Hampton Roads area of Virginia this year, be sure to check out Founders Pointe, located in the Hampton roads area of Virginia.
Here are my TOP 5 Reasons to Relocate to Founders Pointe:
1. ATTRACTIVE LOCATION
Founders Pointe is located in the Carrollton area of Isle of … (0 comments)

New home by Norman Miller planned for Gatling Pointe South in Smithfield, VA - 09/25/11 08:29 PM

Yes, there is one wooded homesite remaining in Gatling Pointe South, a waterfront community near Smithfield, Virginia. (Located in the Hampton Roads area) Nicely removed from the city, Gatling Pointe offers the best in waterfront living. Discover a riverfront swimming pool, yacht club, restaurant, & clubhouse which overlooks the James River. The Gatling Pointe Yacht Club features a 68 slip deep water marina, canoes, fishing pier & gazebo, tennis courts, and playground. Over 500 homes have been built in this established waterfront neighborhood. It appeared that there were no other interior lots remaining, until now.
This proposed new home construction … (4 comments)

Best Practices: Ways to Increase REALTOR® Participation at your New Home Community - 09/25/11 09:42 AM
 East West Communities is an award winning community developer and we're currently marketing and selling four communities in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. At a recent Sales Meeting, we discussed ways to improve our prospecting efforts, mainly focused on our cooperating brokers in our area. Our neighborhoods appeal to many types of buyers and we're interested in helping the real estate agents stay informed of our different products and stay on the top of their minds. Our neighborhoods feature resort style amenities and quality new construction- we offer many important differential advantages that some of the resale options available for their clients. … (8 comments)

Interested in Virginia History? Gatling Pointe and Moone Creek origins - 09/24/11 09:29 AM
I'm reprinting a newspaper article which appeared 23 years ago in the Daily Press & Times Herald and written by Segar Cofer Dashiell, one of the best historians from Smithfield, Virginia and Isle of Wight County. It's a 1988 article she wrote about the body of water that surrounds to western boundary of the Gatling Pointe community which our company started development on that year.
Gatling Pointe is a 500 home waterfront community located where the James and Pagan Rivers meet adjacent to the historic town of Smithfield (which was incorporated in 1750 as a town). Moone Creek, mistakenly named on navigation charts sometime in … (0 comments)

Two Acre Waterfront Lot For Sale- Gatling Pointe, Smithfield, Virginia - 09/21/11 07:58 AM

Discover the ultimate in waterfront privacy on this two acre waterfront lot in Gatling Pointe South. Panoramic views stretch across the marsh surrounding Jones Creek. Highly elevated (22'-23' above sea level), this waterfront homesite offers scenic water and marsh views and the ability to pier across the marsh to deep water along Jones Creek. (Owner/Agent) Great opportunity to build the home of your dreams. Five piers are already built along Jones Creek, three with boat houses. This one of a kind deep waterfront lot is currently listed with East West Realty for $340,000. (Lot 28 Southport Landing)
Gatling Pointe is … (0 comments)

The Last Blast of Summer at The Riverfront at Harbour View Swim Club - 09/20/11 08:37 PM
Riverfront Swim Club Labor Day Fun

 It was the last blast of the summer – and time for everyone to take a break from work, school and chores to enjoy the community’s annual Labor Day Celebration at the Riverfront Swim Club! A traditional All-American picnic with hot dogs, hamburgers & apple pie gave party-goers the energy to compete in a myriad of games and contests. The Bouncin’ Bronco, Tacky Tourist Relay and Giant Belly Flop contest took the prize for the most crazy fun, for participants and spectators alike. And, for the more relaxed in the crowd, simply lounging … (2 comments)

Homearama Sneak Preview Weekend Brings Over 1,500 to The Riverfront at Harbour View - 09/13/11 08:44 AM

The main HOMEARAMA event was held this past fall (October 15th through the 39th), and The Riverfront at Harbour View community opened its doors this past September, and over 1,500 guests came out to preivew the nine new homes. Check out this video preview of the upcoming Homearama event. SALES UPDATE: Eight of the Nine Model Homes were SOLD!
Interior decorators, furniture companies, and professional landscapers will help make the nine homes beautifully furnished model homes and they will all be open for a sixteen day period next month. The latest in new home trends and furnishings will be on display and … (2 comments)

Discover one of the best waterfalls in the Southeast at the Cascades near Blacksburg, VA - 09/07/11 08:18 AM

On our trip to see the opening Virginia Tech football game in Blacksburg, Virginia last weekend, we decided to hike the Cascade Falls trail, something I hadn't done in 30 years (since my freshman year in college). Cascade Falls is one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Virginia and possibly on the entire East Coast. It's a great way to escape real estate for a Labor Day weekend and recharge your batteries.
Little Stony Creek falls over a vertical cliff in several different streams. Several streams cascade a couple times on the way down while others fall the whole … (0 comments)

 

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