botetourt: Halloween Recap!
- 11/07/09 01:37 AM
Some people may have seen a bit of a spectacle in Botetourt County on Halloween thi syear. It began a couple weeks before Halloween with the installation of our Haunted Graveyard. It was set up over the next couple weeks and culminated in what I call "the show". We featured a full graveyard with over 24 tombstones, a flying ghost, an animated coffin, and moving corpse in a body bag and very scary looking bat that lowered itself over the doorway. And let's not forget the 12 volunteers who helped pull it off by operating the moving features and performing as … (1 comments)
botetourt: Goings on around Roanoke
- 11/07/09 01:05 AM
Just a note about a fun event being held locally at Amrheins Winery. This weekend and next (11/7-8 and 11/14-15) is their soup and wine pairing event with live music by Ron Swann (He's great) The soups are always great and the wine is some of the best in the valley. The cost is $10 per person and you get your money's worth. We make it a point to go at least once per year. There is another event happening today at 2:00 at Virginia Mountain Vineyards in Fincastle. Not sure about the detainls on that one, but we like their … (0 comments)
botetourt: Roanoke Real Estate Market Update
- 02/12/09 11:29 AM
The Roanoke Valley real estate market is slow. There is no doubt about that. Some well known agents who typically represent high class homes and mansions are taking listings for under $100k. That says a lot. To me it says that this is what is selling right now: smaller and cheaper homes. Now with thebproposed $8000 tax credit just for first time buyers the number of smaller home sales is likely to increase. The amount of foreclosures is steadily increasing while over all home prices are steadily decreasing not, however, at the same rate as the national average. Roanoke has done … (0 comments)
botetourt: $7500 tax credit for first time homebuyers through August 2009
- 02/12/09 11:21 AM
$7500 !!!! Well it's better than nothing. Myself and several colleagues were really hoping the new economic stimulus package would include the $15000 tax credit for any home buyer in 2009. Instead it looks like we'll get a $7500 credit for first time buyers who purchase a home by the end of August. It appears the House will vote to approve the package very soon and the Senate is likely to follow suit very soon. This is good, but 1st time buyers make up a very small part of the market. At any given time the percentage of 1st time home … (0 comments)
Some people may have seen a bit of a spectacle in Botetourt County on Halloween thi syear. It began a couple weeks before Halloween with the installation of our Haunted Graveyard. It was set up over the next couple weeks and culminated in what I call "the show". We featured a full graveyard with over 24 tombstones, a flying ghost, an animated coffin, and moving corpse in a body bag and very scary looking bat that lowered itself over the doorway. And let's not forget the 12 volunteers who helped pull it off by operating the moving features and performing as … (1 comments)
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