Best High Schools in Virginia Beach - Virginia Beach Neighborhoods

Virginia Beach public schools are excellent. If finding the best high school in Virginia Beach is important, you have three to choose from; Cox High School, First Colonial High School, and Kellam High School. Kempsville and Princess Anne are also fine schools.
Cox High School Virginia Beach map
First Colonial High School Virginia Beach map
Kellam High School [...]

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521 Hunts Pointe Drive in Virginia Beach

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$425,000 / 5 bedrooms, 3 1/2 baths
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Kellam High School, Princess Anne Middle School, Christopher Farms Elementary.
Welcome to Princess Anne Crossing,  a private neighborhood tucked away right next to Christopher Farms in Virginia Beach. The virtual tour tells the story. Enjoy!
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Is my Virginia Beach real estate assessment the same thing as market value?
The short answer is “no.” But it should be in the ball park. The City of Virginia Beach Real Estate Assessors Office does its best to assign a value to every property for tax purposes.

The current tax rate is $0.89 for every $100 [...]

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If you can shift your view into the world of the buyer, you are half way there. Understanding the buyer is the key to a quick and easy sale.
Having young children taught me more about sales than nearly 15 years in the Navy. So when I left active duty and fell in love with real [...]

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If you are like many people in the market to buy a new home, you need to sell your current home first. You have several options.
Make on offer contingent upon the sale of your current home – I am not a big fan of this option because it doesn’t really buy you anything. The seller [...]

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There are thousands of homes for sale in Virginia Beach and you are probably trying to figure out which is the best one for you. Here’s how you do it.
First let me tell you a story to make a point. I was planning a trip to Disney World and started looking for places to stay [...]

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If you ask ten people their favorite neighborhood in Virginia Beach, you’ll likely get ten different answers. Most people think their neighborhood is the best. If the house next door is for sale and they like you, they’ll try to get you to move into it. “This is the best neighborhood in Virginia Beach!” they’ll [...]

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I like to think I’m an optimist, but I’m really a realist. Things have been crashing down around us lately; rising unemployment, falling house prices, foreclosures. However, as a realist, I am now very optimistic. Unemployment is stabilizing. Home prices in Virginia Beach have stabilized. Interest rates are the lowest we will ever see (that’s [...]

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Tax Credit For First Time Home Buyers

The Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009 has extended the tax credit of up to $8,000 for qualified first-time home buyers purchasing a principal residence. The tax credit now applies to sales occurring on or after January 1, 2009 and on or before April 30, 2010. However, [...]

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