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Quiet Luxury Wins the Day: 6512 Windmill Point Road Is Officially Sold
6512 Windmill Point Road, a five-acre waterfront estate on Virginia's Northern Neck, closed on September 10, 2026, after a full repositioning that changed how the property was marketed, not the property itself. A Fish Shack, Raised Up and Reimagined Underneath the finishes, this home didn't start as a luxury estate. It started as an old fish shack, raised up and rebuilt to hurricane standards, then carried forward over the years into the quietly luxurious property it is today. Five pri...
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A Home That Just Flows: 8 Heatherfield Court, Now $330,000
Walk through the front door of this Heatherfield Court townhome and you'll feel it right away: the easy, open flow from kitchen to dining to living, anchored by a kitchen island that's downright enormous, big enough for real gathering, morning coffee, homework spread out, second helpings, all of it. From the living room, an oversized sliding door pulls your eye straight out to the back deck, so the outdoors feels like part of the plan rather than an afterthought. Just past the deck is...
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Holding Steady Pays Off: 60 Byway Drive Is Under Contract
There's a moment in almost every listing where the market throws you a curveball. For 60 Byway Drive in the Springwood neighborhood of Kilmarnock, that moment came a couple weeks after it hit the market, when a very similar home nearby listed for $29,000 less. That's the kind of news that can rattle a seller. But before reacting, we looked closely at the comparables, and the picture was clear: this home had real, meaningful upgrades that home didn't. A new HVAC system, a tankless wate...
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A Waterfront Building Lot for Sale in Lancaster County, VA, With the Hard Part Already Done
Every so often a piece of land comes along on the Northern Neck that makes you stop and think about what could be built there, not just what's already standing. Three wooded acres tucked along Paynes Creek in Lancaster County is exactly that kind of property, and the best part is that the owners have already done the work most buyers dread. Water, Privacy, and Room to Breathe This lot offers 344 feet of water frontage on Paynes Creek, a quiet tributary with easy access out to the Rappa...
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A Charming Farmhouse for Sale in Irvington, VA That Walks You Right Into Town
There's a particular kind of quiet you find in Irvington, and it usually feels like this: a covered front porch, a brick walkway shaded by old trees, and just enough distance from town that you can hear yourself think, but never so much that you can't walk there for coffee. That's exactly what greets you at 377 King Carter Drive, the newest farmhouse for sale in Irvington, VA, and the story behind this one is as good as the house itself. Two Years of Real Care Maggie and Bryan Watt...
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What It Really Takes to Sell a Home Next to a Construction Site
A few weeks ago, I listed a waterfront home on Taylors Creek right next door to a brand new county park under construction. Equipment. Workers. Noise. The kind of thing that makes most sellers nervous, and honestly, a lot of agents too. 139 Moccasin Trail in Weems went under contract in a matter of days. I want to tell you how that actually happened, because I think it says something true about what it takes to sell well on the water right now, construction next door or not. The...
Read MoreAffordable Living in Kilmarnock: Inside 60 Byway Dr, a Move-In Ready Home Priced at $279,900
If you've been searching for affordable homes for sale in Kilmarnock, VA, I want to introduce you to a property I'm especially excited about. 60 Byway Dr just hit the market at $279,900, and it's exactly the kind of home that reminds me why I love what I do: helping people trade rent payments for a place that's truly theirs. Why This Kilmarnock Home Stands Out I've spent 27 years selling real estate here on the Northern Neck, mostly in the luxury and waterfront space. But every once in...
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What’s Happening in the Northern Neck Real Estate Market This Summer? Fresh Numbers Worth Knowing
If you've been thinking about buying or selling waterfront property on Virginia's Northern Neck, whether you're dreaming about a place on the Chesapeake Bay, the Rappahannock River, or one of our beautiful creeks and coves in Lancaster or Northumberland County, let me give you an honest mid-year look at what's actually happening out there right now. I'm Mary Burgess, a waterfront real estate specialist based in Irvington, Virginia, and I've been selling real estate on this water for more tha...
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Waterfront Potential on Indian Creek: A Renovator’s Dream in Kilmarnock, Virginia
373 East Fairway Drive, Kilmarnock, VA 22482 There’s a house on Bells Creek, just off Indian Creek in Kilmarnock, Virginia, that most buyers will drive past without a second look. The paint is plain. The kitchen is dated. The windows in the sunroom are just regular windows, nothing fancy. And that is exactly why this is one of the best waterfront opportunities on the market right now. Built to Last, the Hard Work Already Done Built in 1970, this brick ranch was built to last, ...
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The One Waterfront Home I’d Buy Myself: 139 Moccasin Trail
After 25 years of helping people find their place on the water here in the Northern Neck, I don’t say this often. But every once in a while, a property comes along that I’d buy myself in a heartbeat, and 139 Moccasin Trail in Weems is exactly that kind of home. Just hitting the market this week at $1,450,000, this waterfront home on Taylors Creek is the kind of property that doesn’t come along often. I’ve walked through a lot of waterfront homes in the Northern Neck over the years...
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