About Virginia Beach's Kings Grant

Kings Grant Virginia Beach Homes don't come on the market too often and when they do, they usually sell rather quickly. As of today, there are only 26 homes on the market with prices ranging from the just over two hundred thousand all the way up to half a million dollars. In this neighborhood of approximately fifteen hundred homes, that's about seventeen one-thousandths of one percent; not a bad vacancy rate. And in the past year, only 46 homes in the neighborhood have been sold. Once you remove the short sales and foreclosures from that group, the average market time was about two months with about a quarter of them selling in less than one month. The average market time for the entire city during that period was about two and a half months.

When looking for a home, many buyers want something in a neighborhood that generally sells quickly because it's comforting to know that should something happen in the future and you need or want to sell your home, you will most likely have little difficulty getting the job done as quickly as your plans may dictate at that point in time. The lots in Kings Grant are also larger than most of the lots being carved out today. Finally, Kings Grant homes don't have a home owner's association. There is an active civic league and several community park areas. It's a great place to call home and that's one of the things that draws people to this popular community when moving to the area or moving up in the area.

If you are considering a move anywhere in the Hampton Roads area, whether Chesapeake, Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Portsmouth, Suffolk, or one of the cities on the Peninsula, give me a call to help you find your dream home. If you have a home to sell, don't sign anything before we have an opportunity to talk, it could save you thousands of dollars and weeks of market time.

Kings Grant Short Sales in Virginia Beach have been much like any other neighborhood in the area, however, there don't seem to be many short sales for a neighborhood of this size. Of the 24 properties currently on the market with prices ranging from $250,000 to over $700,000, only 4 are short sales. In fact, over the past year, only 49 homes have sold in Kings Grant with a median market time of about 2 months and of those, only 4 were short sales.

Kings Grant, a community of approximately 1,500 homes, built primarily in the early 1960's is known for large lots that are heavily wooded. The neighborhood has several open park areas and a civic league that is active in keeping the community a nice place to call home. Kingston Elementary School, one of the top rated elementary schools in Virginia Beach, is located next to Brill Field, where family friendly kids sporting events take place just about every weekend of the year.

Kings Grant consists primarily of single family brick homes with garages and large lots and a slow turnover rate. It seems once most people move to Kings Grant, they don't want to leave. Some of the lots are waterfront, but all are desirable. Although there are a few homes in the neighborhood which are held as rental properties (usually by owners who plan to return to the area), for the most part, it's an owner occupied community. If you are considering buying a home in Kings Grant or any other neighborhood of Virginia Beach, call Drick Ward for expert assistance in locating and negotiation the perfect home for you. If you own property in Kings Grant or any other Virginia Beach neighborhood and want to sell, call me today to learn about the skills and tools I bring to the table to get the job done right!