Editor's Note: Our fantastic intern for this semester has been Juliana Kattos, who will graduate from Huntsville High School later this month before heading on to the University of Alabama this fall. This is a day-in-the-internship post she wrote about her work this spring. As a Senior at Huntsville High School, I have had the option to use some of my remaining elective credits to work outside of...
Editor’s Note: Here is a fun Q&A with our featured VV&W agent for December, Sarah Lauren Kattos. Also see her blog post from earlier this month, Ho, Ho, Home. 1. What should a buyer or seller expect when working with you? What makes you different from other agents? Though I am responsible to my client, I work very hard to treat the parties on...
Editor’s Note: Our featured VV&W agent for December is Sarah Lauren Kattos. Here, she reflects on the importance of home during the holiday season. Also check out her fun Q&A later this month. Do you remember that scene at the end of Miracle on 34th Street? You know, the glorious 1940's version where a prepubescent Natalie Wood guilts Kris Kringle to get her the...
Editor’s Note: Our featured VV&W agent for November is Sarah Blue Vaughan. Here, she shares some good advice she has for buyers. Also check out her fun Q&A from earlier this month. I used to teach English to high school students, and, other than Shakespeare, my favorite work to teach was Edith Hamilton’s Mythology. One story was about a couple named Baucis and...
Editor’s Note: Our featured VV&W agent for November is Sarah Blue Vaughan. Below is a fun Q&A we did with her recently. 1. What should a buyer or seller expect when working with you? What makes you different from other agents? I loved looking for my own home and how each house I saw could be modified to become our home. Because I discovered how much I...
We're advising clients to keep a close eye on Jones Valley , which we consider a Smart-Buy area this spring. In fact, we feel so strongly about it, we're having a big Jones Valley Open House Fair this Sunday so you can see the proof. "Exactly why is Jones Valley a smart buy?" you might ask. We'll answer that question with a few questions of our own: Do you like the idea of a spacious yard and...
The Hobbs family moved to Huntsville after Brad Hobbs finished his residency training. It was love at first sight when he and his wife, Tessa, saw this hidden gem of a city that felt family friendly and "just the right size." The fact that it was close to their home state of Georgia was an added bonus! So Brad joined the thriving practice North Alabama ENT and the family...
Buyer reactions like this make being a realtor oh so fun! Kudos to Elizabeth Foster and Richard Van Valkenburgh, who represented the parties and helped make this dream come...
Come out to 115 Woods End Road Sunday from 2-4 p.m. to see this terrific one-level 4BR/2.5BA executive home. Full of natural light, this home is open and airy, with clearly defined living spaces. The lovely kitchen flows into a keeping room complete with gas fireplace. And steps away, a screened-in back porch looks out over a large back yard enclosed by an attractive wood privacy fence. For more...
The Van Valkenburgh and Wilkinson team wishes all of our friends and family a very Happy New Year! We hope 2017 brings wonderful things to you, to Huntsville and Madison County, and to America and people across the world. Thank you for the opportunity to serve your real estate needs. Happy 2017! For Huntsville real estate news, including fine and historic homes available across...