Yes, it matters. Developers have learned over the years that the vast majority of people want to have their property values protected. Developers also want to insure that their neighborhoods continue to look as they originally intended and designed even many years after the final home has been constructed. The Home Owner Association (sometimes referred to as a Property … [Read more...]
Track Versus Custom Builders
The most noticeable difference is price per square foot....but basing your decision on that metric alone is not going to tell you the whole story and if your Realtor (buyer’s agent) is telling you that the best value is the lowest square foot price, you probably should get a new buyer’s agent. The difference in price comes from the combination of materials, selections and … [Read more...]
The Highlands Defines Itself
Many subdivisions lack the ability to tell the market what they are about. Some offer a pool. Some offer walking trails. Some even offer TWO pools...but at the end of the day, they are really not easily distinguishable from one another as the community center, lot size, home designs and builders are all remarkably similar. The Highlands, located near the Chesterfield … [Read more...]
The Need for Flexible Neighborhoods
Pretend someone invented a camera that could take a picture of your life. If you took a picture of your life for 5 years in a row, do you think the images would change a little? Not at all? A whole lot? I think we all know the answer. Our lives change rapidly and constantly. Children getting older. Parents getting older. Spouses getting older (notice a theme?) as well as … [Read more...]
Oak Park, the New Ginter Park
Designed by lead developer John Dempsey for GreyCo development, Oak Park was created as his homage to the Ginter Park neighborhood in Richmond's Northside. Ginter Park is a turn of the century neighborhood located at the north end of the Boulevard and bisected by both Brook Road and Chamberlayne Avenue. It is sometimes referred to as the Queen of the Suburbs as it was … [Read more...]
