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Liberty Ridge Model Home in Williamsburg Wins Regional Awards

01-20-12
Mark Edwards
Mark Edwards: Real Estate Agent in Suffolk, VA

Liberty Ridge Model Home Wins Regional Awards

“We invest a lot of thought in the design of each of our homes to ensure they are aesthetically pleasing inside and out and that they fit contemporary lifestyle needs,” said Charles Ross Homes staff architect, Keith Sobczak. “We are especially pleased to have taken top honors in two categories.” The Liberty Ridge model was originally a Frank Betz Associates, Inc. design that was modified and customized for this community by the Charles Ross team.

Charles Ross Homes has been designing, building, and remodeling homes in the Williamsburg area for 29 years. They have designed and built homes in a variety of architectural styles and in sizes from 1,200 square feet to more than 11,500 square feet. The are a featured builder in the new Liberty Ridge community.

For Information about East West Partners’ communites, visit www.eastwestcommunities.com. Discover the best in lifestyle communities at Founders Pointe, Eagle Harbor, Liberty Ridge, and The Riverfront at Harbour View. East West Realty Sales Centers are open 7 days a week onsite. Equal Housing Opportunity

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New Craftsman Cottage House Plan Planned for Liberty Ridge

01-16-12
Mark Edwards
Mark Edwards: Real Estate Agent in Suffolk, VA

New Craftsman Cottage House Plan for Liberty Ridge

Michael C. Brown's new house plan for Liberty Ridge in Williamsburg comes from the Frank Betz Associates, Inc Southern Living® Design Collection. This Craftsman Cottage design features a first floor master bedroom, a large kitchen and center island that connects to the spacious Family Room, a second main floor bedroom, and three car garage. The stone and brick exterior, combined with the multiple gabled roof, and front porch adds great architectural interest and character to the front elevation and curb appeal. The home is proposed for Lot 150 Liberty Ridge Parkway, a 3.52 acre wooded homesite.

Liberty Ridge is is a new custom home community featuring three acre homesites near Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. Discover beautifully wooded homesites and landmark trees with a rolling topography in this upscale community which features architectural guidelines and some of the region's premier custom homebuilders. To see other possible floor plans for Liberty Ridge, check out our Portfolio of Featured House Plans.

Conveniently located on Centerville Road, just ten minutes from Colonial Williamsburg and Interstate 64, Liberty Ridge offers a retreat from the hustle and bustle, but yet is just minutes to all that Williamsburg has to offer.

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Liberty Ridge’s prestigious Williamsburg address not only provides residents with rich historical content, but also with convenience to shopping and professional services, quick access to Virginia’s Interstate 64, a diversity of cultural activities and a bounty of ways to have fun.

Education and fun are literally just minutes away from Liberty Ridge—from Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown, and the College of William and Mary, to Busch Gardens and Water Country USA.

Williamsburg is located 150 miles south of Washington, D.C., between Richmond and Virginia Beach. With the mountains to the west and the ocean to the east, it’s the perfect place to live. To get directions to Liberty Ridge from where you are, click here.

Select homesites in Phase I are now available for purchase. The Welcome Center is open daily.

Liberty Ridge Community

For Information about East West Partners’ communites, visit www.eastwestcommunities.com. Discover the best in lifestyle communities at Founders Pointe, Eagle Harbor, Liberty Ridge, and The Riverfront at Harbour View. East West Realty Sales Centers are open 7 days a week onsite.

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Early Build Buyer Incentive in Liberty Ridge, Williamsburg, Virginia

01-09-12
Mark Edwards
Mark Edwards: Real Estate Agent in Suffolk, VA

Early Build Buyer Incentive in Liberty Ridge, Williamsburg, Virginia

The opportunity to build your dream home in Liberty Ridge on one of the most beautiful wooded homesites in the Williamsburg area is an exciting prospect. But now, for a limited time, that opportunity just got even more compelling! If you purchase one of our beautifully wooded homesites, and begin home construction within 1-year of lot closing, you will receive a cash rebate of 25% of the lot price from the developer.

Stop by our Welcome Center and talk to Scott Jones,Tom Butler, or Mark Edwards with East West Realty for more details. We’re open 7 days a week!

For Information about East West Partners’ waterfront communites, visit www.eastwestcommunities.com. Discover the best in lifestyle communities at Founders Pointe, Eagle Harbor, Liberty Ridge, and The Riverfront at Harbour View. East West Realty Sales Centers are open 7 days a week onsite.

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December's Season of Celebrations and Sharing- Colonial Williamsburg Offers A Holiday Experience Like No Other

12-01-11
Mark Edwards
Mark Edwards: Real Estate Agent in Suffolk, VA

December's Season of Sharing and Celebration-Colonial Williamsburg Offers A Holiday Experience Like No Other

Are you longing for the smell of homemade gingerbread mixed with the aroma of hot cider? Maybe you’ve dreamed of dancing in the candlelit Capitol? Or, persuading the chocolate maker give up 200-year-old secrets? Or, perhaps it’s attending this year’s ball to celebrate Queen Charlotte’s birth night.

Enrich the lives of your family and friends this holiday season by taking in one or several of the holiday events in Colonial Williamsburg this holiday season...Kick-Off your Holiday memories, with these upcoming Colonial Williamsburg events:

December 4: The Grand Illumination
In the 18th century, illuminations were sometimes held to commemorate the birth of the reigning sovereign. Today the Grand Illumination is held in the Historic Area. Musical performances from multiple stages throughout the Historic Area begin at 5:15 p.m. and fireworks displays from three locations—the Palace, Magazine, and Capitol—at 7 p.m. Make this event one that is not to be missed!

December 6: Secrets of the Chocolate Maker
This program demonstrates the process of making chocolate 200 years ago—from roasting and shelling the cocoa beans through grinding the nibs into chocolate.
10 a.m.–4 p.m. Included in Colonial Williamsburg admission

December 10: Lady Dunmore’s Ball
You have been invited to celebrate Queen Charlotte’s birth night and the christening of newborn Lady Virginia at the Governor’s Palace. Partake of entertainments featuring music, dancing, traveling players, refreshments, firelit gardens, and the opportunity to interact with the finest of colonial Virginian society. His Lordship is only offering a limited number of invitations, so be sure to reserve your place for this season’s one-night-only event!
7 p.m.
$100

December 24: Community Christmas Tree Lighting
Gather at the Courthouse steps on Duke of Gloucester Street for the annual Williamsburg tree illumination and the traditional retelling of the city’s first Christmas tree.
5:30 p.m.
No ticket or reservation required

If you're visiting Williamsburg over the holidays, be sure to check out the newest custom home community, Liberty Ridge. Two Model Homes are now open for tour. Liberty Ridge is conveniently located on Centerville Road, just ten minutes from Colonial Williamsburg and Interstate 64, Liberty Ridge offers a retreat from the hustle and bustle, but yet is just minutes to all that Williamsburg has to offer.

Click map for larger version.

Liberty Ridge’s prestigious Williamsburg address not only provides residents with rich historical content, but also with convenience to shopping and professional services, quick access to Virginia’s Interstate 64, a diversity of cultural activities and a bounty of ways to have fun.

Education and fun are literally just minutes away from Liberty Ridge—from Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown, and the College of William and Mary, to Busch Gardens and Water Country USA.

Williamsburg is located 150 miles south of Washington, D.C., between Richmond and Virginia Beach. With the mountains to the west and the ocean to the east, it’s the perfect place to live. To get directions to Liberty Ridge from where you are, click here.

Select homesites in Phase I are now available for purchase. The Welcome Center is open daily.

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How unusual is this housing market, anyway?

Susan Krancer: Real Estate Agent in Williamsburg, VA

I'm sure many of you have been selling real estate for a long time. You've been through "ups and downs" before. But, can you ever remember a market like this?

Here's a home price chart that illustrates perfectly the oddity of the current market. This chart shows nominal and inflation adjusted home prices from 1970 to the present. (click for a larger version). This really puts it all into perspective.

I put together some data for our market in Williamsburg, VA. Our market hasn't behaved quite the same way. We did see the sharp run up in prices, but we didn't see prices fall as sharply... (even though most of our sellers will disagree!).

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Since we are a retirement destination, our population isn't like the norm. We don't have as many "motivated" sellers here, and they haven't responded to the downturn in the way you might expect. Our sales volume has dropped tremendously because our prices have not responded to the market pressures.

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How has your market behaved? Were your price moves more like the national chart? Do you think we have hit the bottom? When are you projecting that we will see a recovery? I'm expecting to see us bump along the bottom for quite some time, but I would love to be surprised on the upside!