Blog Posts From August 2026

Aug 31, 2026 • 9 min read

Trantwood Shores Virginia Beach: Waterfront Living

Trantwood Shores is a quiet, water-adjacent neighborhood in Virginia Beach where canal-front and bay-view lots offer everyday coastal living. In a market where Virginia Beach home prices rose 7.5% year-over-year through mid-2026, waterfront pockets like this one remain highly competitive and tightly held.Trantwood Shores is a small, residential waterfront community in Virginia Beach where the app

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Aug 7, 2026 8 min read

Virginia Beach Transfer Taxes: What Great Neck Sellers Owe

Great Neck sellers in Virginia Beach pay two deed-related taxes at closing: the grantor's tax and the state recordation tax. Both are calculated on the greater of the sale price or the property's assessed value, and both are set by Virginia statute. Who actually pays each one is a matter of contract negotiation, not a fixed rule, so your specific obligation depends on how your purchase agreement

Aug 6, 2026 12 min read

Seller Closing Costs in Great Neck, Virginia Beach

Great Neck sellers are generally responsible for the grantor's tax, their allocated share of state and local recordation taxes, brokerage commission, settlement or escrow fees, mortgage and lien payoffs, prorated property taxes through the closing date, and any HOA or condo transfer fees assigned by contract. Most of these allocations are negotiable under Virginia law and spelled out in the purch

Aug 4, 2026 9 min read

Professional Listing Photos: Worth It in Great Neck, Virginia Beach?

Yes, and by a wide margin. In Great Neck, where waterfront properties and out-of-area PCS buyers are both part of the equation, listing photos are often the first and only impression a buyer gets before deciding whether to schedule a showing. Professional photography directly affects click-through rates, showing volume, and days on market.Yes, and by a wide margin. According to a National Associa

Aug 1, 2026 7 min read

July 2026 Great Neck Real Estate Market: Sellers Are Getting Above-Ask Prices

I just pulled July's Great Neck market data, and here's what stands out: sellers are walking away with 102.6% of their asking price, homes are moving in just 5 days, and inventory is tight at 1.23 months. If you've been wondering whether now is a good time to sell in Great Neck — or what the competition looks like if you're buying — the numbers tell a clear story. Here's what actually happened in