A Master Planned Community, Berkeley’s Green showcases a wide range of custom built resale homes and is located in James City County/Williamsburg, 
Virginia near the grounds of the historic Greensprings Plantation . Berkeley’s Green is named for Greensprings Plantation owner and former Governor of Virginia Sir William Berkeley (pronounced “bark-lee”) who was governor from 1641-1652 and 1660-1677.
Resale home prices in Berkeley’s Green start in the $300,000’s.
Berkeley’s Green neighborhood amenities include a clubhouse, pool, playground, tennis courts, gazebo, picnic area, pond, walking/biking trails.
An active homeowner association has many social events throughout the year.
Detached homes offered in Berkeley’s Green in Williamsburg / James City County offer an array of architectural styles and home choices. There are models from 3 bedrooms to 5 bedrooms. Square footages range from 1700 to over 2500 square feet.
Located on approximately 142 acres, Berkeley’s Green has approximately 280 homes.
The community was started in 1989 and home construction continued in stages 
through the year 2000. The monthly home owner fee in Berkeley’s Green is $33 . This fee covers all common area and facility maintenance ( entrances, playgrounds, park areas ), use of the pool, clubhouse , playground and tennis courts.
Lots sizes in Berkeley’s Green average about a quarter acre. Trees abound amid the 
established streets and cul de sacs throughout the community.
A popular activity for residents is walking, jogging or cycling on the Virginia Capital Trail. A portion of which is only a few steps from the Berkley’s Green neighborhood. This trail when complete will connect Virginia’s past and present capitals of Jamestown, Williamsburg and Richmond along the Scenic Route 5 corridor. The Capital Trail will traverses 50+ miles, five jurisdictions and 400 years rich in history along one of the first inland routes in North America.
Home Sale prices in the last 12 months in Berkeley’s Green ranged from $287,000 to $367,400. List prices, as of today, range from $310,000 to $364,000. The average days on market for homes in the Berkley’s Green neighborhood in the last 12 months was 83 days . The average price per square foot on homes sold in the last 12 months was $156.78 . Eight homes sold in Berkeley’s Green in the last 12 months and five are currently for sale as of March 2009.
View a sold home report for Berkeley’s Green here.
(Sales Data from the WAAR/ Williamsburg Area Association of Realtors/ WMLS)
Current Williamsburg/ James City County Schools for The Berkeley’s Green Community are Matoaka Elementary, James Blair Middle and Jamestown High School
See School Statistics for Williamsburg VA area schools here
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Apparently real estate in the Williamsburg and Hampton Roads areas is of interest to readers worldwide. The picture at left was from early Saturday morning on March 14,2009. I have noticed more and more readers from all over the world perusing this blog.
As you can see on this day there were readers from Copenhagen Denmark, Calcutta, India, France, Salzburg, Austria and Khabarovsk, Russia along with many more from the U.S..
If you have any questions about the area, communities, neighborhoods, golf, cultural activities, museums,recreation, homes for sale, sales statistics, financing a home, kids activities, shopping, opening a business, waterfront ,schools, condos, town homes,neighborhoods, living in or selling a home in Williamsburg or Hampton Roads VA please drop me an email at John@MrWilliamsburg.com I am happy to answer any and all that I can. If I don’t have the answer I will know where to send you to for a response.
Ford’s Colony is a gated golf community located in Williamsburg /James City County , Virginia. Offering three 18-hole golf courses all designed by Dan Maples, that weave throughout the community giving golfers a challenging place to test their game. Ford’s Colony features two swimming pools, tennis courts, walking trails, and a clubhouse. Residents can enjoy an active lifestyle without leaving their neighborhood! Homes in this community range in price from $295K to $2.5 million.
Recently voted the number one master planned community in the United States, Ford’s Colony in historic Williamsburg, Virginia is a relaxed and gracious
community offering a variety of home styles and amenities.
The hub of activity in the center of this 3,000-acre community is the Country Club, complete with award winning dining, meeting rooms, and a full-service Golf Pro shop. The Dining Room in the Country Club has repeatedly received the AAA Five Diamond award.
Within Fords Colony there are 200 acres dedicated to a wildlife preserve . A newly completed nature trail meanders through the woods and includes a bird watching tower. In addition there are over 14 miles of paved fitness trails for walking, jogging or biking.
Located in Virginia’s Historic Triangle, the area offers a easy access to a variety of attractions such as Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown, Yorktown, Busch Gardens, and much more..
Golf Digest awarded The golf course at Fords Colony it’s highest award for course design. A state-of-the-art Golf Learning Center provides access to video swing analysis, a golf fitness room, dynamic club fitting, a short-game practice
area, and six indoor practice tees featuring True Strike surfaces.
Two separate facilities within Fords Colony offer both clay and asphalt tennis courts, a junior Olympic pool and kid’s pool; full service clubhouse.
Building Lots: Home-sites range from a quarter-acre to over 5 acres offering golf course, nature preserve, or lake views. Prices range from $75,000 to $1.25 million.
Condos: Eaglescliffe :New construction of 84-unit, four-story residential condos ranging from 1,700 to over 2,100 square feet. Priced between $458,500 and $634,000.
Townhomes: resale priced from $300,000.
Homes: New and resale custom homes feature Colonial, Federal, Greek Revival, or Georgian architecture. Resale and new construction homes are available, with prices ranging from the low $300’s to $1,500,000+.
This 3,000 acre gated golf community will delight you with a superior selection of home styles and neighborhoods, a complete range of country club amenities, the privacy you desire and the Ford’s Colony reputation for excellence in everything they do.
There is a full range of lifestyle options including custom homes set along one of the community’s three superb golf courses, lake view settings and gorgeous nature preserve locations.
The new Eaglescliffe condominiums offer maintenance–free living located in the heart of the community. Located across from the Country Club clubhouse. It will, when completed, have 84 Condominium units in 7 buildings; the first building consisting of 12 units is complete.
Ford’s Colony provides residents access to the finest country club amenities with a focus on golf. Enjoy 54 holes of highly rated and challenging golf on the Dan Maples designed courses, a complete practice facility and outstanding dining at the clubhouse.
Knob Hill is one of the newest areas of Ford’s Colony . Located off Ford’s Colony Drive near the Country Club consisting of nine, one to one and a half acre single family residence lots priced from $300,000 to $600,000. Knob Hill
has a sub-association, Eaglescliffe-Knob Hill Neighborhood it’s residents are Social Members of the Fords Colony Country Club will be members of
the Spa when it is completed. They are also entitled to use all of the amenities of Ford’s Colony
Westport is the development being constructed across from the Manchester Gate on Centerville Road. It will contain 102 Single family residences on 3 to 5 acre lots on it’s 430 acre tract. Owners of lots in Westport are part of the Fords Colony Homeowner Association as well as a sub-association to be
known as Westport Neighborhood Association.
The amenities planned include parks, a small floating dock affording access to Gordon Creek, outdoor areas for games such as shuffle board and croquet, a BBQ patio area and an indoor meeting and activities building. In addition the residents will be Social Members of the Fords Colony Country Club and the Spa. The recreational facilities will be open to all Ford’s Colony residents and all Ford’s Colony facilities will be open to the residents of Westport.
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Every owner of a unit (residence or lot) in Ford’s Colony is a member of the FCHOA. Some owners are also members of a sub-association (e.g., The Links, Nottingham Place Neighborhood Association). These sub-associations exist for various reasons, including maintenance of the exterior of the residence and yard, maintenance of the common elements of the subdivision, and contractual arrangements. They have a separate Board of Directors and may have a different Management Agent. Except for those specific
provisions included in the Supplemental Declaration and Bylaws for that subdivision, all of the Covenants, Bylaws, and rules/resolutions of the FCHOA, also known as the Master Association, apply to the members of a sub-association.
Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC)
The plan for the facility includes 646 independent living units (ILU), 118 assisted living beds (AL) and 180 skilled nursing beds (SN) in a fee-for-services, corporately owned facility, the construction of which will be in at least four phases. .Under state law construction on each phase cannot commence until at least 50% of that phase is pre-reserved.
The ILUs will range in size between 950 to 1600 sq. ft. flats and 1800 to 2200 sq. ft. cottages. Residents of the CCRC will not be members of the FCHOA
Work Force Housing
Realtec has submitted a conceptual plan to JCC. The Developer reports that JCC does not have an ordinance that addresses the practical needs of a Work Force Housing community plan (JCC has recently sponsored a task force to address this issue (Realtec is a member).) R-4 zoning with 240-250 units was discussed to provide density and design flexibility for an economic scale for units priced 50% at $160,000-$200,000 and 50% at
$200,000 to $350,000.
Winter Residents Golf Special
( for people who live in the areas from Richmond VA to Virginia Beach VA)
$30 Green Fee and Cart
(any day through the end of February 2009)
Not valid with any other promotions and tee times may be made 3 days in advance . . . see you at the National!
3700 Centerville Rd. • Williamsburg, VA , 23188
Phone: 757-258-9642
At Williamsburg National Golf Course you can play two different 18 hole courses the Nicklaus designed Jamestown Course and the new Yorktown Course designed by Tom Clark. Both courses offer their own “great beauty” and “noble challenges” as today’s visitors enjoy golfing at the award-winning Williamsburg National Golf Club.
Note if you would like to live on or near the Williamsburg National Golf Course there are numerous communities adjacent to it.
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TowneBank announced today the merger of GSH Real Estate, a wholly owned subsidiary, with Virginia Beach based Prudential Decker Realty and Prudential McCardle Realty of Williamsburg. The resulting new company, Prudential Towne Realty, will be one of the largest home marketing firms in Hampton Roads. With almost $1 billion in combined closings in 2008, Prudential Towne will rank among the top 5% of all Prudential franchises in the country.
Richard B. Thurmond, William E. Wood’s president, said he had expected more mergers to happen by now. Last year, William E. Wood and Associates Realtors acquired Norfolk-based Cooke & Neff Inc., a property-management group.
“It was expected we would see consolidation in the real estate market because of the slowdown,” Thurmond said.
Companies will have to merge because there’s less business out there and fewer agents than there were a year ago, he said.
“We are combining the strengths of the highly respected Prudential brand with the experience, talents and relationships of over 600 real estate professionals in the greater Hampton Roads area to bring more and better services to home buyers and sellers,” said G. Robert Aston, Jr. Chairman and CEO of TowneBank. “In a 2008 Home Buyers/Sellers Study by J. D. Power and Associates, Prudential Real Estate was ranked highest in Seller Satisfaction. This recognition is indicative of the service quality our community can expect from Prudential Towne.”
TowneBank will own 65% of the new company. The former owners of Prudential Decker and Prudential McCardle will control the balance.
The executive leadership of Prudential Towne will be provided by Barbara Wolcott as Chairman and CEO, Kimber Smith, President and Carol “Randy” Smith as Senior Vice President. Sandee Ferebee, formerly the President of GSH, will become Chairman Emeritus and will also serve on the company’s board of directors.
J. Morgan Davis, President of Towne Financial Services Group, will also join the board along with Jon and Trey Decker.
In addition, Wolcott serves on the Virginia Beach board of TowneBank, Kimber Smith is a member of TowneBank’s Williamsburg board, and Ferebee is a member of the bank’s Hampton Roads Board.
The acquisition will mean the paring of 19 offices to 12, and probably 25 to 30 positions will be eliminated. The company is expected to have more than 600 associates, Aston said.
As one of Virginia’s top community banks, TowneBank operates banking offices in Chesapeake, Hampton, Portsmouth, Newport News, Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Williamsburg and York County. Towne also offers a full range of financial services through its controlled divisions and subsidiaries that include Towne Investment Group, Towne Insurance Agency, TFA Benefits, TowneBank Mortgage, TowneBank Commercial Mortgage, GSH Real Estate Corporation, Corolla Classic Vacations and Corolla Real Estate. Local decision-making is a hallmark of its hometown banking strategy that is delivered through the leadership of each group’s President and Board of Directors. With total assets of $3.13 billion as of December 31, 2008, TowneBank is one of the largest banks headquartered in Virginia.
Coming soon. Not yet listed. Williamsburg VA Foreclosures/ REO/ Short Sales, James City County VA/ York County , VA.
Address: LOW RIDGE, WILLIAMSBURG, VA, Penniman East, almost 2000 square feet, 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath, built in 2001, priced below $240k
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Address: SMALLPAGE TR, Pointe at Jamestown, WILLIAMSBURG, VA
4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, Price: 324,880.00
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Address: QUEEN BISHOP LN, WILLIAMSBURG, VA, Off of Jamestown Rd
3 Bedroom with loft, very open floor plan, Lake Powell Point, Built in 2004, located on a cul de sac. Price TBD
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For further information on any of these properties or updates on foreclosures/ REO’s in the Williamsburg or greater Hampton Roads, VA. area contact John Womeldorf John@MrWilliamsburg.com or on his website www.MrWilliamsburg.com
John Womeldorf is Mr. Williamsburg, sharing his thoughts, real estate expertise, and “all things Williamsburg” in an effort to spread the word that Williamsburg and Hampton Roads, Virginia is the greatest place on earth to live!
This informational update provided by Mr Williamsburg.com/ John Womeldorf . A local Realtor assisting home buyers and sellers in the Hampton Roads and Williamsburg areas of Virginia.
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Our new MLS Portal feature enables you to login to a free online “Portal” to your property information. Through this portal, you can send me questions about the specific home/ neighborhoods. Save them for future review and many other tasks. It’s also fun to use.
It works like this : I send you a list of homes for you to review. We are then able to communicate back and forth between each other using the portal. It allows you to ask questions about specific homes with out having to reference the MLS number or the address.
The way the portal is set up, with absolutely everything available on every house. It is continuously updated in real time. If a home goes under contract you can see that by looking at your portal. No more wondering” I wonder what happened to that house ?” All status changes are made in real time within the MLS / Portal
Once you have a portal account with me for the Williamsburg Va MLS every email your receive with listings will allow you to to mark your favorites, send messages about the houses to me and use your dashboard as a central place to save/ retrieve all of your home search information.
Rather than attempt to describe how it works or outline all of the features, I’ve included a link to a video tutorial that you can watch before you get started.
If you’re ready to begin searching for a home and you’d like to have your own personal portal login please email me and I will set you up.
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Are you interested in becoming a homeowner but don’t know where to begin? The Virginia Housing Development Authority and local nonprofits are offering free home ownership education classes throughout November in the Hampton Roads region.
Homeownership education classes cover topics including credit issues, personal finances, home inspections and the role of lenders and real estate agents. To become eligible for VHDA loans, borrowers must complete VHDA’s Home ownership Class. Attend one of the many free sessions below to learn about the advantages of home ownership.
Upcoming classes will be held in Chesapeake, Newport News, Portsmouth, Hampton, VA Beach and Yorktown Virginia
You can find out more about VHDA here
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Total homes sales in the core area of Richmond — the city and Chesterfield, Hanover and Henrico counties — rose 1.6 percent in the third quarter from the same period a year ago.
Hanover and Henrico reported sales increases of more than 2 percent, according to a report released by the Virginia Association of Realtors ( VAR).
In the greater Richmond Virginia area, prices remained flat. The median price for new and existing homes, with half the houses selling for more and half for less, was about $238,000.
Amid the national financial uncertainties and news about the economy and stock markets, the central Virginia and Richmond economy and housing market are outperforming the country and most metropolitan areas, according to an analysis included in yesterday’s VAR report.
Sales are still slipping in Virginia — and in the greater Richmond metropolitan area — but not nearly as much as they were in the first half of the year, according to the report.
Nationally, third-quarter figures are not available. However, sales of existing single-family homes fell 10.7 percent in August from a year ago, according to the latest figures available from the National Association of Realtors. The median home price was $201,900 in August, down 9.7 percent from a year ago.
After nearly a year of sluggish sales and price depreciation, the housing market in Virginia is beginning to show signs of strength, said Lisa Fowler from the George Mason University School of Public Policy, who spoke yesterday during a news media conference call.
The state’s healthy economy is helping housing here as other markets continue to languish, Fowler said.
Home sales statewide fell 3.9 percent in the third quarter from the same period a year ago, according to the VAR report. The median price rose 1 percent to $232,601.
In central Virginia, which includes Richmond and 15 surrounding localities, sales fell 3.8 percent from a year ago.
The dip is mild compared with the first quarter when sales in the region dropped 31 percent in the first quarter and 28 percent in the second quarter from the year-ago periods.
The market in the Richmond area is stabilizing There is still a large inventory of homes to choose from. We still need to see price reductions to increase sales.
The housing market across the state will benefit from a slowdown in construction, as inventory levels fall. Housing starts statewide are at their lowest level since the early 1990s.
Share on FacebookI speak and communicate to a lot of people throughout the US and Europe who ask me to give them a sense of the area. Within these multiple videos is a great representation of our state. They showcase our history, our residents and our recreational opportunities. I hope you enjoy them as much as I have. I am certain you will want to move to Virginia after viewing them
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Eastern Shore Tour Guide and Outfitter Dave Burden expresses his passion for Virginia’s natural beauty and the joy of leading adventurous ecothusiasts on memorable kayak tours.
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Northern Neck of Virignia Highlights
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