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Sold, sold and sold! Builder sells 3 Homearama homes

The Sydney Lambert

The Sydney Lambert

The EasyLiving Home

The EasyLiving Home

The Charity House

The Charity House

In just a few months,  Homearama builder Herb Watson of The Walters Company has sold not one, not two, but three  Homearama homes.

The homes were on display in the 2008 and 2009 Tidewater Builders Association showcases of homes.

 

Just in time for Thanksgiving,  Watson  sold The 2008 Charity House in Ashville Park in Virginia Beach, where three of the seven homes will now be occupied.  He also recently sold The Easy Living Home from the 2009 event in Culpepper Landing in Chesapeake  His 2009 Charity House, named The Sydney Lambert, sold before the opening of the show.  Proceeds from the 08 and 09 Charity Houses will benefit Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters at a time when the funds are sorely needed.

 

Eight of the 12 2009 Homearama homes have been sold, reflecting an increasing volume of sales in Hampton Roads just as the S&P Case Schiller index reflects increasing prices across the country.

 

An article in the Nov. 18 issue of The Virginian-Pilot reports sales volume up 2.3 percent in October over September and 28.1 percent over October 2008, the  largest year-over-year gain for 2009.  Read more.

 

Today’s S&P’s Case-Shiller indexes reports U,S. home prices rose for the fifth straight month and posted the second quarterly increase.  Read more.

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Homearama’s Big League House Scores Big!

Joey Corp Homearama 2008

Joey Corp Homearama 2008

Sold! The sale of the first of the 2008 Homearama homes in  the Ashville Park community in southern Virginia Beach officially closed June 30, 2009.

It’s a sale many hope marks a turning point in what has been a sluggish market for high-end homes. I think we’re coming out of this,” said veteran Homearama builder Sam Cohen of Joey Corp. “More people are out looking – there’s generally just a lot more activity. I really think the worst is behind us.”

The home, offering its new owners over 6,000 square feet of living space, was named “The Big League” for its Homearama debut, in honor of local baseball players who have made it to the major leagues.

It won critic’s choice gold awards for best kitchen, best family room and best master suite and was judged “Most Livable” by the Hampton Roads Realtors Association., in addition to numerous other awards.

Cohen says the home sold because it met the needs of the buyer. “They were planning to build in this community and they realized they could buy a Homearama home that fit their needs. They have four daughters and each of the bedrooms has its own bathroom.”

Another of the seven Homearama houses  is home to the builder who built it. He had sold his personal residence prior to Homearama with plans to move in to what he and his wife consider a dream home.

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