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- Summer Maintainence Tips from The Dragas Companies’ Warranty Department
- The Hanover, our featured floor plan at King’s Pointe in Chesapeake
- Sales and Prices Show Gains in South Hampton Roads
- Exciting News for Dragas Home Buyers in our New Condominium Communities
- Our Free Moving Package is an Added Value of Buying a New Condominium from The Dragas Companies
- King’s Pointe at Western Branch, New Condominiums in Chesapeake, Virginia
- Oakbrooke Crossing in Chesapeake offers privacy and convenience
- Condo purchase can make good financial sense for college bound kids
- Nick Baum promoted to Director of Planning and Business Development
- Eat Out For a Good Cause
- More Consumers Nearing Perfect Credit Score
- Spring For It!
- The Grove Sells a Dozen Homes in April!
- April Showers Bring May Flowers
- Time to Buy New Construction?
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Summer Maintainence Tips from The Dragas Companies’ Warranty Department
Summer will be here before we know it! It is important to test your air conditioning system before it gets too hot. A key point to remember is that the government considers heat a priority, but not air conditioning, so your … Continue reading
The Hanover, our featured floor plan at King’s Pointe in Chesapeake
Our charming, garden-style flats at King’s Pointe offer open, airy floor plans with a fresh and modern appeal. Nestled behind a 14-acre forested preservation area, King’s Pointe is just minutes from I-664 and the Peninsula and all the shopping, dining, … Continue reading
Sales and Prices Show Gains in South Hampton Roads
John Brown reported in The Virginian Pilot that both home sales and price rose last month in South Hampton Roads: Home sales rose in South Hampton Roads last month and prices ticked up, according to a report released Monday. The … Continue reading
Exciting News for Dragas Home Buyers in our New Condominium Communities
Home Affordability at 40 Year High Great news from Virginia Association of Realtors’ website: The latest Fiserv Case-Shiller Home Price Index found that homes (on average, nationwide) are the most affordable they’ve been in 40 years. Fiserv bases this on … Continue reading
Our Free Moving Package is an Added Value of Buying a New Condominium from The Dragas Companies
Want to finally ditch your landlord and buy your own home but don’t want the hassle and expense of moving? For a limited time, The Dragas Companies will move you for free to any one of our new Dragas Communities. … Continue reading
King’s Pointe at Western Branch, New Condominiums in Chesapeake, Virginia
Can where you live influence how you live? Absolutely. For those who work on this side of the water, King’s Pointe can mean the difference between spending time in traffic or spending it relaxing in your own new home in … Continue reading
Oakbrooke Crossing in Chesapeake offers privacy and convenience
Catch your breath—and a really great deal—with a beautifully situated new two-story condo in Chesapeake. Located in Greenbrier just across the street from the new OakBrooke Business & Technology Center campus, our secluded 120-home community of brick condominiums gives you … Continue reading
Condo purchase can make good financial sense for college bound kids
An article on The Wall Street Journal’s smartmoney.com makes the case for by-passing the dorm room and buying a condo for your college-bound son or daughter: Prices in many real-estate markets may be close to bottoming out. We hope. So the … Continue reading
Nick Baum promoted to Director of Planning and Business Development
The Dragas Companies recently promoted Nick Baum to Director of Planning and Business Development. Mr. Baum has worked extensively in his 5 year career with The Dragas Companies on land acquisition, planning and rezoning of commercial and residential properties in South … Continue reading
Eat Out For a Good Cause
The City of Chesapeake is hosting its first Restaurant Week through May 11th. Over 30 restaurants throughout the city are participating by donating a portion of their proceeds this week to Chesapeake Public Schools Education Foundation. Why not skip cooking … Continue reading
More Consumers Nearing Perfect Credit Score
FICO Labs, the creator of the FICO Credit Score used by most landing institutions as a risk assessment for extending credit, has released a report that shows more consumers are nearing a perfect credit score. In fact, the number of … Continue reading
Spring For It!
What are your waiting for? When you own a new condominium in a Dragas community, you’ll enjoy beautiful landscaping without ever having to put on a pair of garden gloves! No more hauling bags of fertilizer, fighting with weeds or … Continue reading
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Tagged Chesapeake, Dragas Community, Virginia
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The Grove Sells a Dozen Homes in April!
Congratulations to Rosely Stevens and Maureen Kolstee, Sales Managers at The Grove at The Arboretum, the newest condominium community built by The Dragas Companies! Rosely and Maureen sold 12 homes at The Grove in April! Wow! These two and three … Continue reading
April Showers Bring May Flowers
May is the Ideal month for planting almost any flower: Plant your warm-season annuals in May, including begonia, chrysanthemum, geranium, marigold, petunia and verbena. While annuals come and go, perennials will bring enjoyment for years to come. Perennials to plant … Continue reading
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Tagged African daisy, begonia, chrysanthemum, delphinium, fuchsia, geranium, lavender, marigold, petunia, verbena
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Time to Buy New Construction?
According to an article in The Wall Street Journal, all signs point to this being a great time to buy new construction. NAHB chief economist David Crowe expects the pace will pick up quickly this year. He predicts single-family starts … Continue reading
Looking for Something Fun to do Today?
This event will really quack you up! The 2012 Chesapeake Rubber Duck Race is today from 11am-3pm at the Intracoastal Waterway in Great Bridge. The City of Chesapeake’s website lists the following event information: JUMP IN! The rubber duckies are ready … Continue reading
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Tagged Chesapeake, Children's Health Investment Program, CHIP, Great Bridge, Virginia
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More Good News for Housing
The National Association of Realtors reported a 4.1% increase in the pending home sales index for March, signalling continued improvement in the housing industry. Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist, said 2012 is expected to be a year of recovery for … Continue reading
March New Home Sales Show Annual Growth of 7.5%
Professional Builder Magazine reported on Housingzone.com that single family new home sales improved in March by more than 7% annually compared to March 2011 figures: Sales of new single-family houses in March 2012 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate … Continue reading
A Visitor at Oakbrooke Crossing
This beautiful egret was seen at Oakbrooke Crossing on Tuesday afternoon hanging out at our lake. This circular lake greets our Oakbrooke homeowners at the community entrance every time they come home to their Dragas condominium. Located in Greenbrier … Continue reading
Can where you live influence how you live?
Absolutely. For those who work on this side of the water, King’s Pointe can mean the difference between spending time in traffic or spending it relaxing in your own new home in a beautiful new Chesapeake condominium community filled with … Continue reading
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Tagged Chesapeake, King's Pointe, Western Branch
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King’s Pointe on a Saturday Night
I couldn’t resist taking a few shots on King’s Pointe on Saturday night after having dinner at nearby Harbour View. The night sky set against the lighted monument sign made for a striking entrance to our Western Branch community. Share … Continue reading
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Looking for the peace and privacy that you want with the close-to-it-all convenience that you need?
Look no further! Oakbrooke Crossing is located in Greenbrier just across the street from the new OakBrooke Business & Technology Center campus, our secluded 120-home community of brick condominiums gives you the peace and privacy you want with the close-to-it-all convenience … Continue reading
Happy Earth Day from The Dragas Companies!
Did you know this? Each person throws away approximately 4-5 pounds of garbage every day. The garbage in a landfill can take up to 30 years or more to decompose! Over 80% of household waste can be recycled, but only … Continue reading
Our Newest Family to King’s Pointe
Well, not really, but this cute little family of ducks was worth posting! Mama, Daddy and their 11 chicks were swimming happily in our lake at King’s Pointe at Western Branch this week. Share and Enjoy:
Our Latest TV Commercials Airing on Cox Cable
Check out our latest TV commercials that have been running this month on Cox Cable channels! You can view them here on the Dragas You Tube page: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9BJ3eqK_6U&feature=youtu.be Are you tired of renting and are ready to become a homeowner? With … Continue reading
Posted in Kings Pointe at Western Branch, Oakbrooke Crossing, The Grove, Tip of the Day
Tagged Cox Cable, Dragas, You Tube
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