Deelyn’s Ford’s Colony Market Watch newsletter for the first quarter is out. And the numbers show that 23 homes (including townhomes and condos) have closed year-to-date.
As of April 15, there were 76 active listings in Ford’s Colony, with average months supply of inventory at 6.3. The average sold price – $483,789 – was 91.8 percent of the original list price.
Average price per square foot of homes closed was $140. The average days on the market for homes under contract was 88.2.
Deelyn sold Greg and Jeannine Whitehead’s home at 113 Spyglass ahead of the family’s move to Texas. “Deelyn exceeded our expectations!” the Whiteheads said. “She made everything easy – from the listing to closing. The professional staging, professional photography and presentation of our home on the internet and on so many websites was extraordinary. Our house sold sooner than we had thought possible. We love her and can’t thank her enough!”
For information on buying or selling a home in beautiful Ford’s Colony, please call Deelyn at 757-503-1999 or email her at deelyn@lizmoore.com.
Mike Krick has been promoted to Director of Operations for Ford’s Colony Country Club. Mike spent the previous three years as Director of Golf for Ford’s Colony after arriving from a club in North Carolina. Mike originally worked at Ford’s Colony in the early ’90s.
In an email to members, Krick announced his plans and goals for 2019. They include organizing monthly focus groups to identify challenges, advanced training for employees and improved communication regarding news, events and capital projects.
Improved golf-course conditions are on that list of capital projects. Krick wrote Blue Heron has already had new irrigation installed and the driving range has been outfitted with new turf and better drainage, and that a fleet of new golf carts has been put into use.
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For the first time, three Ford’s Colony homes will be featured on tour during the annual Williamsburg Historic Garden Week presented by the Williamsburg Garden Club.
On Tuesday, April 30, the homes in the Southport section of Ford’s Colony — 120 Southport, 116 Hurlston and 219 Hurlston — will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Other featured homes and gardens on the tour are in Colonial Williamsburg. The Williamsburg Garden Club has presented its tour of private gardens and living quarters for 90 years.
Tickets for the tour are $40 in advance. They can be purchased online or at the Ford’s Colony Community Services building. Tickets the day of the tour are $50 and are available at tour headquarters at Ford’s Colony Country Club.
The tour involves more than 200 volunteers, many of whom are members of Ford’s Colony’s Garden Club, who help present the featured homes, direct traffic, assist with flowers and serve as hosts and hostesses.
Ford’s Colony has proudly announced the addition of a new instructor, Christine Lebiedz, to its golf academy staff.
Liebiedz will share a wealth of experience and knowledge with Ford’s Colony golfers when she arrives April 20. She is an LPGA Class A Teaching Professional who has taught under some of the greatest names in golf instruction, among them Jim Hardy, Ted Sheftic and Mike Adams.
At Ford’s Colony, Liebiedz will focus on creating game-improvement clinics for players of all abilities.
She will meet and greet golfers, with complimentary coffee and donuts, at Ford’s Colony Tuesday the 23rd through Thursday the 25th at 8:45 each morning next to the practice green.
David Brashear, the interim director of the Muscarelle Museum of Art at The College of William and Mary, will address Ford’s Colony’s Friends and Neighbors group Friday, April 5 at 6:45 p.m. at the swim and tennis club.
Brashear will discuss the museum’s plans, including construction of a new building.
The Muscarelle is a nearby treasure. Just in the last few years, in fact, the Muscarelle has featured the first-ever loan exhibition in the United States of Sandro Botticelli paintings, and stunning 500-year-old drawings by Leonardo da Vinci.
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A total of 32 home sales closed in Ford’s Colony from October through December – 13 in October, nine in November and 10 in December. These closings brought the 2018 year-end total of closed home sales – including townhomes and condos – to 146.
The average sales price was $502,189, with an average of 95 percent sold to the original list price.
Additionally, there were 56 active listings in Ford’s Colony as of Dec. 31, 2018. The average months supply of inventory was 8.4 months, and the average price per square foot was $153.
Average days on the market for under-contract homes was 88.6
Tom Benjamin sold his home at 104 Seven Oaks for $744,000, 96% of the original list price. He had this to say about his experience:
“Deelyn did a fantastic job selling our home. We had lots of competition and Deelyn’s marketing effort resulted in our having many showings. We followed the market and knew several people who had their homes on the market simultaneously with us. They were amazed at the numbers of showings we had. Deelyn was always very direct, sincere and trustworthy.”
For a fuller conversation about the Ford’s Colony real-estate market, you are invited to attend Deelyn’s annual “Market Watch” presentation at the Ford’s Colony Country Club banquet room on Wed. Feb. 20 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Refreshments will be served. Bring your questions, comments and concerns.
Please RSVP by Wed. Feb. 13 to Deelyn at deelyn@lizmoore.com or 757-503-1999. You may also RSVP to Deelyn’s assistant Christie at Christie@lizmoore.com or 757-532-1661.
The Ford’s Colony Homeowner’s Association has commissioned a wonderful video that covers all that is so great about living in Ford’s Colony.
Just released, the four-minute presentation features stunning aerial views of Ford’s Colony, numerous interviews with residents and a montage of activities going on within the community.
Watch the video above to get a great idea of what it’s like to live in Ford’s Colony — and share it with friends who may be considering a move here.
Deelyn will share her insights into the Ford’s Colony real estate market during her annual Market Watch 2019 presentation Wednesday, Feb. 20 – 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. — in the Banquet Room at the Ford’s Colony Country Club.
If you are interested in buying or selling in Ford’s Colony, please make a point to attend this important and informative session with the leading Realtor in Ford’s Colony by a wide margin.
Deelyn will discuss how recent market conditions have affected home values and sales in Ford’s Colony. Complimentary refreshments will be served.
Please RSVP by Wednesday, Feb. 13 by one of the following methods:
We know Williamsburg is a great place to live. But confirmation that it remains a great place to visit has come from the New York Times, which lists Williamsburg at No. 12 on this list of 52 places people should visit in 2019. That’s 52 spots in the entire world!
The list begins with Puerto Rico at No. 1, citing the island’s impressive rebound from Hurricane Maria. In the continental U.S., Williamsburg is the second city the Times lists behind Santa Barbara, Calif. The ‘burg is bookended between No. 11 Zadar, Croatia and No. 13 Las Vegas. How about that?
The Times had U.S. history buffs in mind when considering Williamsburg. It largely sites the many 400th anniversary events planned this year to mark significant historic developments that occurred in the Jamestown, Williamsburg, Yorktown triangle.
But the Times doesn’t forget to mention Busch Gardens and Water Country U.S.A., perennial favorites of tourists and residents alike.
Our cradle of history is in the spotlight for sure in 2019.
Ford’s Colony has made its great golf staff even better with the addition of its new head PGA professional, Elwood “Woods” Woolwine. Woods replaces Mike Krick, who has taken a management position at Ford’s Colony.
Woods is a familiar face and an extremely respected presence in not only the local golf community but in recreational sports as well. He and his wife Shannon have lived in Williamsburg for 25 years, and Woods has coached youth basketball and baseball in the area for more than a decade.
Woods comes to Ford’s Colony from Cypress Creek Golfers Club in Smithfield, where he was director of golf for 18 years.
Ford’s Colony will hold a “Meet the Pro” golf event on Tuesday, Feb. 5, with a shotgun start at 10 a.m. Woods and members of his staff will hit shots at various holes for all the groups playing in the event. Call the Ford’s Colony golf shop at 757-258-4100 for instructions on how to sign up to meet and play with Woods.
Happy New Year! I just wanted to take a moment to wish a peaceful and healthy 2019 to you and your loved ones.
If it is a year that finds you wishing to sell or buy a home in Ford’s Colony, I am ready — as a long-time resident and the top-selling Realtor in the Colony — to handle every detail that is involved in helping you accomplish your dream.
Please get in touch with me at 757-503-1999, Deelyn@lizmoore.com or through my website and let’s get going on creating your perfect buying or selling experience!
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For more information on this Ford’s Colony home, contact Deelyn at 757.503.1999 or deelyn@lizmoore.com.
Eric Simmons is the popular director of golf instruction at Ford’s Colony. Besides being a constant friendly presence around the club, Eric really knows his stuff on the teaching tee – and more importantly he knows how to get information across to his students in a positive and understandable way.
As proof, take a few moments to check out Eric’s outstanding “Friday Fix” series of golf lessons that appear under the video tab of Ford’s Colony’s Facebook page. Eric has covered most every conceivable shot or situation in these lessons — and those he hasn’t he surely will get to soon!
Today’s lesson breaks down the keys to hitting a solid wedge shot in wet conditions, which is par for the November dampness.
Remember, golf is an integral part of the vibrant life at Ford’s Colony. The community features three challenging and picturesque 18-hole championship golf courses — Blue Heron, Blackheath and Marsh Hawk — a fully stocked pro shop, a top-notch staff and a great “19th hole” in Murdoch’s pub.
