Denise's Blog

I thought that maybe we had some breathing room in the lending industry when I find out that mortgage insurers are cracking down.  Did you know that they have flagged over 25% of the nations zip codes where they will not do business?  This includes the McMansions in Scottsdale, AZ Miami  luxury M...

Suffolk is planning Millions in fire and rescue stations over the next 10 years.  The first of seven new or expanded stations is the Kings Fork Public Safety Center.  It is due in 2009.  Of course, the plan must still be funded and that could be a problem as revenue is down across the board.  The...

I really hadn't paid much attention to it until recently but did you Norfolk has banned Electronic Signs?  It has been that way since about 2001 or so.  There are a few signs put up after that but very very few.  The city is looking into maybe making some slight changes but not very much.  I gues...

I just read a blog by Jason Crouch an how the agent should exit the brokerage and it was quite good.  On the other hand it would be nice as an agent to have the same courtesy extended.  One brokerage I worked would box up the agents desk items and put them at the front desk.  We witnessed one of ...

I am looking for a group of new homes agents or a group that deals with new homes.  I did a search but really didn't find a group.  If anyone knows of one please point me in the right direction.  Thanks guys.http://www.deniseallen.com/  Come and see ALL the Homes for Sale in Virginia Beach, Chesa...

Ghent Station, a $30 million bank and retail complex recently won city approval.  This will add 127,000 of commercial development ah the eastern end of 21st in historic Ghent.  The city will sell about 3 1/2 acres to the developer.  There will be about 96,000 sq ft of class A office space and nea...

The city of Norfolk has the NET, now Portsmouth has the LOOP.  Starting April 7, two shuttle buses will circle downtown Portsmouth, traveling from hotels to marinas to a commuter parking and the Naval Medical Center.  City leaders hope the buses will draw visitors from the waterfront farther up H...

Chesapeake Real Estate Assessor William Rice told city council that assessments will rise less than 1% this year.  That's the good news.  The bad news is that it will be more difficult to finance new projects.  In 2006 assessments increased an average of 28% and the tax rate was cut by 12 cents t...

The Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts was burning for days before it was noticed.  Finally an alarm went on and a sprinkler went off probably saving the building.  Thankfully the fire did not reach the main performance area and all of the artworks survived.  The fire was in a thick wooden beam bet...

26 homes have been purchased and torn down on Witchduck Rd in Virginia Beach.  They are making way for a new and improved road.  The city is adding one lane in each direction, a median and bike path.  There are 5 more waiting for the same fate.  Ron Hamilton will be the last man standing.  He has...