November 23, 2011

Santa Snap Shots - Bring your kids and have their photo taking with Mr & Mrs Santa Claus December 7th from 4:30 to 6:30 pm at Judy Boone Realty office, 809 E. Ocean View Ave, Norfolk, VA 23503 Help us Help others this holiday season by donating a new unwrapped toy and get one 5x7 photo FREE All toys will be distributed to our neighborhood children who would otherwise go without. Photos courtesy of Cathy Dixon Photography

September 28, 2011

FREE SYMPOSIUM TACKLES CONDO ISSUES Judy Boone Realty and Creed Realty will co-host "Financing Condominiums in Challenging Times", a seminar dealing with the laws governing sales and management of condo communities. This symposium is FREE and open to the public and will be held on Thursday, September 29th at 6:30 PM at the Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library, 4100 Virginia Beach Blvd., Virginia Beach, VA 23452. Michael Inman, Esq., one of our area's foremost attorneys in Condominium law and regulations will be the guest speaker. Guests also include Trisha Henshaw and Pia Trigiani Esq. of the Common Interest Community Board (CIC) in Richmond. The symposium will cover new regulations that went into effect on July 1, 2011 and will include information relevant to real estate agents, condo owners and condo managers. Sponsors for the event are Monarch Bank and Old Virginia Mortgage. Continuing education credit is available. For further information, please contact Judy Boone at (757) 718-9191

September 27, 2011

If you own and live in a Condominium, are on a Condominium Board or Manage a Condominium Community Do not miss this FREE Symposium on “Financing Condominiums in Challenging Times” You will be surprised at what you do not know! Thursday, September 29, 2011 at 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library 4100 Virginia Beach Blvd., Virginia Beach, VA 23452 Guest Speakers: Michael Inman, Esq., Trisha Henshaw & Pia Trigiani, Esq. 2 Hours of Real Estate CE/PL credits are being offered by Alpha College of Real Estate, LLC for a fee of $15 payable at the door (cash & checks.) For information on CE credit and reservations please contact Judy Boone 757-718-9191/ judyboone@judyboonerealty.com

August 30, 2011

In case the Virginian Pilot did not print my response, I wanted to make sure you received this. Again, thank you ALL for making this a better place. Thanks again and God Bless you and your family. Laurie and Cliff. Here it is !!! It saddens me to read so many negative comments. I moved here in 2005. I was born and raised in Ghent and lived in the Churchland area prior to moving here. This was to be a temporary home but we liked the people so much we decided to make it permanent. Everyone we came in contact with seemed warm and friendly and seemed to love this area. It appeared to be a community in itself and I truly thought people were proud to say they live in Ocean View but I guess I was mistaken. It never occurred to me there was so much hate for their fellow citizens who it appears only made this place better. I guess it should go back to the way it was with the high crime and drugs. It’s sad that they donate their time, money and effort to their home town and all over Hampton Roads for people who only complain about what they have done wrong and not what they did right. These people have worked hard their whole life for everything they have in addition to raising a family and having to endure a devastating illness among other things I am sure just as most families go through. I don’t see what the problem is. Just last Sunday a raft with one or two people on it was stranded out in the Bay after a bad storm. It was drifting further out as I watched. I was looking for the police boats and Coast Guard to come to their rescue when all of a sudden I saw OV pier boat (Judith Ann) come to the rescue. They stopped doing what they were doing at the restaurant to help these people. They wasted their gas, time and effort to go several miles from Willoughby all the way towards Little Creek to help these people and got to them before the coast guard did. How many would have said “Oh, someone will help them” and never make an effort to lift a finger? I personally would like to thank the Boone’s for all they have done here. I think it is refreshing to know there are people out there wanting to make a better place for us to live in. We have enough to complain about – let’s be thankful for what we have.

August 24, 2011

Dear Ms. Boone I just wanted to take a moment to let you know how much I greatly appreciated all the hard work and energy that Jeff Bennett put into making my purchase of a new home possible. From the very beginning, he was extremely responsive to my requests for listings within the very narrow range that I had for locations, size and price range. I know how challenging it has to be as clients narrow their search to such a small pool of options, but Jeff was very helpful and actually helped me step outside the small bubble I was looking at, to see some other options. As it turned out, the house I bought was outside of my original bubble, so I am extremely grateful that he was able to help me see those options. The whole process of buying a house, especially a short sale, is an overwhelming experience. Thankfully I had Jeff in my corner to help me navigate through the process ad to help keep my motivated when there were time I was about to go crazy. He is not only very professional, but he is also very down to earth and was able to explain some of the processes to me in a way that I could understand. His help and guidance was paramount in getting me through this process from beginning to end. With some of the issues that came up for me with the mortgage company, I would have been lost without his help. He was dedicated to not just merely closing on the house, but to making sure that the house I got was one that I could feel confident and comfortable with. I am truly pleased with my new house, ad will be forever grateful to Jeff for helping me get not just a house, but a home. Thank you, Michelle Jones

August 24, 2011

I wanted to share some good news. As you know, part of the post-closing process involves a questionnaire that we send out to clients in order to get some feedback from them regarding their experience in general, the agent’s performance etc. From Allison Troyan about Jason Baez Q. Were you pleased with the performance of Jason Baez and Judy Boone Realty? A. Yes - I was thrilled to work with both Jason and Judy Boone Realty Q. Would you recommend us to your friends? A. Yes Q. Did we always respond in a timely fashion? A.Very much so! Jason was great at keeping in contact and making things run smoothly Q. How do you feel we can better our service? A. I have no suggestions. My experience was AWESOME! Q. How did you first hear about Judy Boone Realty? A. Jason is a long time family friend, so I heard about Judy Boone Realty when he began working for the company Thank You! Allison Troyan

August 09, 2011

I wanted to share some good news. As you know, part of the post-closing process involves a questionnaire that we send out to clients in order to get some feedback from them regarding their experience in general, the agent’s performance etc. I am proud to say that we have recently received two absolutely glowing examples from two separate clients that worked with Pat Yeiser and Lisa Martin (questionnaires below). Great job, Lisa and Pat! What gives me even more pleasure is to see that both of these clients came from what was essentially duty calls. One was an actual physical walk-in! From Sara Townsend to Pat Yeiser Q. Were you pleased with the performance of Pat Yeiser and Judy Boone Realty? A. Yes - very much so! She was fantastic & so helpful Q. Would you recommend us to your friends? A. Yes Q. Did we always respond in a timely fashion? A.Yes - Pat always answered my phone calls & e-mails immediately Q. How do you feel we can better our service? A. Can't think of anything! Q. How did you first hear about Judy Boone Realty? A. Walk-in to pick up listings - that is how I met Pat & she was so helpful! From Antonio Myers to Lisa Martin Q. Were you pleased with the performance of Lisa Martin and Judy Boone Realty? A. Yes very much Q. Would you recommend us to your friends? A. Yes Q. Did we always respond in a timely fashion? A.Yes - Q. How do you feel we can better our service? A. We were very pleased with our service Q. How did you first hear about Judy Boone Realty? A. We stopped at a house and called the office to see the house

April 27, 2011

EAST BEACH SPRING CLEAN-UP One Day Only - Saturday April 30th - 9 am Meeting Location - Corner of Pleasant Ave & 20th Bay Street Residents are needed to assist with Litter, Repair Project, Gardening & Painting. Call Project Focus at 441-6046 for more information Celebrate Willoughby! Come out May 21st from 8 am to 1 pm for a neighborhood celebration featuring Open Houses, Garden Tours, Community Yard Sales and activities for the kids. From 4th View to 15th View between Chesapeake Bay and Willoughby Bay. Open Houses, Garden Tours and Community Yard Sales will be marked with a red, white or blue balloon. Maps, refreshments and Willoughby Civic League information will be available at Open Houses and the American Legion, 850 W Ocean View Ave. Captain’s Quarters at 800 Little Bay Ave will be the site for all children’s activities. See for yourself why there’s no place like Willoughby Spit. It’s no mistake that we’re having this event on Armed Forces Day...Willoughby supports our Troops! If you are a Willoughby Resident and would like to host a Garden Tour, please e-mail John Saunders at willoughbyguy@cox.net for Yard Sales call Linda Williams @480-1573 Registration closes on May 6th Previous Entries June 23, 2010 Co-Housing--I recently attended an event held by The City of Norfolk\\'s “Come Home To Norfolk Now” Program. The event was put on to celebrate the sixth year since the Norfolk Real Estate Ambassadors program began. We met on June 12, 2010 at Attucks Theatre on Church St. in Downtown Norfolk. One of the speakers that day, Shirley Confino-Rehder cid,affil,aia with The Rehder Group gave a presentation about a housing option I had never heard of. It\\'s called Co-Housing. Co-Housing has been around for decades, There was a fifteen year study done on this way of living. The study provided some shocking results. Cardiac mortality for men 55-64 was almost zero. There was no crime, the need for public assistance was zero, and all households were multi-generational. The conclusion of the study was apparent. As people, we are nourished by other people, we influence the health and longevity of each other, we do better when we have support from others, and we know that isolation causes us to be stressed, and that stress can affect our mental health, and body functions. There have been multiple studies on Co-Housing over the years, all with the similar results. A Co-Housing community is designed and built to provide both social interaction, and individual space, with focus on health and safety. The homes have modern amenities, are built “green”, and are sold fee simple. Meaning you own your home, unlike a co-op or condo where you may hold interest in a percentage of the property. Common areas belong to the community, and it is up to the residents to maintain them. These communities are culturally and economically diverse. All decisions are made by concensus, and income is not to be made within the community. Today there are more than 90 Co-Housing communities in the U.S. not counting the many existing communities that are converting to Co-Housing. Co-Housing is something I had never heard of. I am interested in doing some more research myself. It might be something that would be beneficial to Norfolk. There is a Co-Housing website that has detailed information on this housing option. You can find it at www.cohousing.org. Resources: cohousing.org Co-Housing An Option in Housing, by Shirley Confino-Rehder. Autumn Savage Delete this blog? February 07, 2011 St Jude Dream Home 2011 - Hampton Roads, VA By: Judy Boone Buy a Chance to win a beautiful home in built by Stephen Alexander Homes and Neighborhoods, our 2011 Dream Home Builders and possibly one of 22 other prizes worth over $1,000 each and chances are you'll be saving a sick child from dying before his or her's time. That's a winner! Judy Boone Realty is selling tickets at 809 E. Ocean View Ave. Norfolk 757-587-2800 & Towne Bank is selling them all over Hampton Roads! Delete this blog? February 07, 2011 I LIKE UNCLE PETE DECKER'S MUG AT THE AIRPORT-BY JUDY BOONE I love the mermaids on the carpet, thank you Bess Decker! We have one of the prettiest airports around. When I stepped off the plane after my liver transplant at Mayo Clinic in 2007, I saw the carpet and thought of the Deckers. I had gotten down to 87 pounds with a feeding tube hanging from my nose when I received a perfect match made in heaven, a child donor gave me the gift of life. And many times I have been back and forth to Jacksonville on Southwest, since then, for my check ups. When I see Uncle Pete's coffee, which some of the profit goes to St Jude Children's Research Hospital, I think...How many families of children who are despartely sick go in and out of this airport to Memphis to St Jude that are looking for that little ray of hope. They can thank Peter Decker, Jr, "Uncle Pete" for helping to make that trip happen for the child and desparate parents. I was lucky, Mayo is alot like St Jude, it gave me hope. I wonder to myself every time I go through that airport that Pete had been on the board and helped change it to what it is now. I wonder just how lucky the parents and children feel when they step off that plane and have cause to celebrate being home and alive and well, or better. Seeing Uncle Pete's mug and his mug makes me smile. What a man! I had been involved with the Southeastern Virginia Board of St Jude since 2000 when Peter asked me to help him bring the St Jude Dream Home here to Hampton Roads. I was just a volunteer and I volunteered my builder husband to build the first Dream Home in Pinewell by the Bay. Helping Peter to keep Danny Thomas' dream alive, "No child should die in the dawn of life!" I helped him raise millions over the years to save children's lives and it turned out to be a child that saved mine. And the uncanny thing is, the transplant surgeon at Mayo, Dr Christopher Hughes, was the son of a research scientist who invented an anti-rejection drug, Bactrium, a sulfur cure in 1960 and sat on the board with Danny Thomas in 1962. Danny Thomas built the office in Mempshis, because Dr Hughes refused to leave Memphis. Danny built the hospital in Dr Hughes hometown. Dr Hughes picture hangs on the wall across from the front desk where every child is received, not Danny's picture. What a small world! I do believe we are all connected! Miracles do happen! Thank you, Uncle Pete, for all that you do for Norfolk and Hampton Roads. Your coffee is my only cup of choice because every sip helps save children's lives! All my love, Judy Boone