Virginia Beach Real Estate

If your dream retirement location includes an abundance of wide open spaces, Virginia Beach is for you! USNews.com has released the 2008 list of 'The 10 Greenest Places to Retire’ and is among them. 

Parks not only provide refuge from the noise and bustle of the city, but they also strengthen neighborhoods, reduce pollution, and inspire lazy strolls and impromptu picnics. 

You might think rural towns and cities would top the list, but most of the 10 locations are more urban settings with an emphasis on parks. 

Parks are especially vital for densely populated urban areas, says Peter Harnik, director of the Center for City Park Excellence at the Trust for Public Land. “The more crowded a city is, the more important parks are,” he says. “Fewer and fewer people have their own private green space, so they depend on public space.” 

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Aeries On the Bay is a neighborhood located in the northern part of the City of Virginia Beach, offering casual, beach-style living year round.  Aeries On the Bay lies just a few blocks off of busy Shore Drive, but is miles away in attitude. Turn off Shore Drive north towards the Chesapeake Bay, wander through quiet Pelican Dunes, tucked under glorious, old Live Oak trees and you come to the bay-front community of Aeries On the Bay.

Beach Style Living

Aeries On the Bay, Virginia Beach real estate was developed in the mid 1980s with contemporary style townhomes and single family residences. Cedar siding and wood trim adds to the beach feeling of this small intimate community.

In the beginning, Aeries On the Bay was made up of mostly young singles and newly married couples, but these days you also find growing families with children and retirees. This wide span of age groups makes for a cohesive, close knit community¦why, because they all have a love of the Beach!

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Contrary to popular belief, home inspections are not just for new home purchases!  It is extremely important to have your Virginia Beach real estate inspected professionally on a regular basis - especially if you are using it as a vacation property - to ensure you keep up with any necessary maintenance or repairs. 

Home inspectors offer many types of inspections to suit Virginia Beach real estate owners’ needs - some of these include:

• Pre-Listing Inspections
• Pre-Purchase Inspections
• New Construction Inspections
• HUD/FHA Inspections
• Multiunit Inspections
• Annual Maintenance Checkup

A Virginia Beach home buyer can save thousands of dollars by having a professional home inspection performed before purchasing a home.  Also, in case of extreme weather circumstances, inspectors can help locate potential problems or damage that may be hidden to the naked eye.

To learn more about Virginia Beach real estate or for a referral to an experienced home inspector, please call us at 866-222-0158 #550 or 757-490-7300 #550 or visit ButlerTeamHomes.com.  You may also begin searching for Virginia Beach real estate here!

This Friday I want to share with you childrens writing about the ocean..

1) - This is a picture of an octopus. It has eight testicles.  (Kelly, age 6)  

2) - Oysters balls are called pearls.  (Jerry, age 6)  

3) - If you are surrounded by ocean you are an Island . If you dont have ocean all round you, you are incontinent. (Wayne, age 7)  

4) - Sharks are ugly and mean, and have big teeth, just like Emily Richardson. Shes not my friend any more. (Kylie, age 6)  

5) - A dolphin breaths through an asshole on the top of its head. (Billy, age 8)  

6) - My uncle goes out in his boat with 2 other men and a woman and pots and comes back with crabs.  (Millie, age 6)  

7) - When ships had sails, they used to use the trade winds to cross the ocean. Sometimes when the wind didnt blow, the sailors would whistle to make the wind come. My brother said they would have been better off eating beans.  (William, age 7)  

8) - Mermaids live in the ocean. I like mermaids. They are beautiful and I like their shiny tails, but how on earth do mermaids get pregnant? Like, really? (Helen, age 6)  

9) - Im not going to write about the ocean. My baby brother is always crying, my Dad keeps yelling at my Mom, and my big sister has just got pregnant, so I cant think what to write. (Amy, age 6)  

10) - Some fish are dangerous. Jellyfish can sting. Electric eels can give you a shock. They have to live in caves under the sea where I think they have to plug themselves into chargers. (Christopher, age 7)  

11) - When you go swimming in the ocean, it is very cold, and it makes my willy small. (Kevin, age 6)  

12) - Divers have to be safe when they go under the water. Divers cant go down alone, so they have to go down on each other. (Becky, age 8)  

13) - On vacation my Mom went water skiing. She fell off when she was going too fast. She says she wont do it again because water fired right up her big fat ass. (Julie, age 7)  

14) - The ocean is made up of water and fish. Why the fish dont drown I dont know. (Bobby, age 6)  

15) - My dad was a sailor on the ocean. He knows all about the ocean. What he doesnt know is why he quit being a sailor and married my mom. (James, age 7)

What do you think of when you hear the word ocean? Maybe how much you would like to own a home close to the ocean? Search all Virginia Beach homes for sale.

Freddie Mac today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey®in which Virginia Beach interest rates remained steady. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.05 percent for the week ending May 8, 2008, down very slightly from last week when it averaged 6.06 percent. Last year at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 6.21 percent.

“Despite a weak housing market, mortgage rates remained almost unchanged this week based on better-than-expected economic data releases that indicated the economy still has some staying power,” said Frank Nothaft, Freddie Mac vice president and chief economist. “Job losses lessened in April and conditions in both the manufacturing and service industry outperformed market forecasts. Worker productivity also rose in the first quarter as increases in labor costs diminished.

“The housing market is still struggling amid falling house prices and stricter lending standards. Coupled with higher delinquency and foreclosure rates, a smaller share of families own their homes this year. The national homeownership rate held at 67.8 percent in the first quarter of 2008, down from its recent peak of 69.0 percent in the third quarter of 2006 and was the lowest rate since 67.6 percent in the second quarter of 2002, according to the Census Bureau.”

Experts predict the Feds cut in interest rates last week is the last cut we will see for awhile due to a fear of inflation. With Virginia Beach interest rates holding steady and no additonal cut anticipated, this is a great time to buy a home in Virginia Beach. Interest rates are near historical lows, prices are flat and sellers are negotiable. Search Virginia Beach homes for sale or get New Listing Alerts and recieve email notification of new homes for sale as they hit the market.