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Virginia Beach is the easternmost of the Seven Cities of Hampton Roads which make up the core of the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA. This area, known as "America's First Region", also includes the independent cities of Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Suffolk, as well as other smaller cities, counties and towns of Hampton Roads.

Virginia Beach is best known as a resort, with miles of beaches and hundreds of hotels, motels, and restaurants along its oceanfront. It is also home to several state parks, several long protected beach areas, three military bases, a number of large corporations, two universities, and historic sites. Near the point where the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean meet, Cape Henry was the site of the first landing of the English colonists bound for Jamestown on April 26, 1607.

Re-capturing the American Dream With Virginia Beach Real Estate

August 18th, 2008 by Dave Macklin

Even in a slower economy, purchasing Virginia Beach real estate can still be a step toward achieving your own.

In the past, owning a home has always been perceived as a major component of the “American Dream.”  Unfortunately, because of the recent real estate market activity, home-ownership is often seen now as more of a nightmare than a dream.  But that doesn’t have to be the case!  Even in a slower economy, purchasing Virginia Beach real estate can still be a step toward achieving your own “American Dream!”

houseInman News offers some reasons why home ownership still has benefits and advantages, including:

The opportunity to build equity and create wealth over time.

  • Protection from rent increases or eviction at the whim of a landlord.
  • The pleasures of a relatively larger home, suitable for a family, and with a backyard, garage or other auxiliary space.
  • The freedom - design review boards notwithstanding - to improve, remodel or redecorate to suit one’s own style and budget.
  • A variety of lucrative income-tax breaks.
  • Pride of ownership and a greater sense of security and stability.

So, if you are thinking of purchasing Virginia Beach real estate, now is the time!  Don’t let the negative media attention on the market get you down - home ownership is still an attainable goal and a big part of the American Dream.

If you are ready to begin looking at Virginia Beach real estate, please call us at 866-222-0158 #550 or visit ButlerTeamHomes.com


To begin your search for the perfect home or to sell your home in the Virginia Beach area,
call Dave Macklin and The Butler Team at 866-222-0158 #550.