When Will Lake Homes Become “Affordable” Again?

Tiffany HazelwoodFeatured, Issue 111, Lake Anna Real Estate, The Breeze™ 2024

I suppose that depends on your definition of “affordable”. But let’s assume your definition of “affordable” is pre-COVID, when there were as many as 100+ waterfront homes, with waterfront homes still priced in the upper $400s up to $1,000,000+. With that inventory, by the time you picked a price point, and then private side or public side, there were still …

Men of Lake Anna is Back!

Tiffany HazelwoodAll Articles, Issue 110, The Breeze™, The Breeze™ 2024

The “Men of Lake Anna” Calendar debuted in 2022 with proceeds benefiting charity. The idea sparked during a Florida vacation when some ladies asked to photograph my fiance, Tom, (and I) for their annual calendar tradition. This inspired us to create a similar calendar featuring men of all ages at Lake Anna, with sales supporting charity. The idea took off …

Summer Sippin’ Beer Named After Jet-Ski Brigade

Tiffany HazelwoodFeatured, Issue 109, The Breeze™, The Breeze™ 2024, Watersports and Boating

Have you ever looked at your Jet-Ski and thought, “Wouldn’t it be even more fun to ride with two or more?” Well, that’s what I thought after being so excited to finally own a jet-ski again after many years jet-ski-less. For me, jet-skiing began at age seven on the James River in Richmond, usually with my dad’s supervision, but it …

Who Really Pays Realtor Commission? [Editorial]

Tiffany HazelwoodFeatured, Issue 108, Lake Anna Real Estate, The Breeze™

Here is what the fuss is all about in the class action lawsuit surrounding realtor commissions: More disclosure is needed, period. But who really pays realtor commissions anyway? Well, that depends how you want to look at it. For years, many would irrefutably argue that all realtor commissions are paid by the seller, from the seller proceeds. But bring on …

She Sells Sea-Shells in Her She-Shed

Tiffany HazelwoodAll Articles, Featured, Issue 107, The Breeze™, The Breeze™ 2024, Tiffany Hazlewood Leave a Comment

Yes, I realize we are at the lake not the beach… and some people find it tacky to decorate a lake house with beach décor, so call me tacky! But my ‘tacky’ will be mostly relegated to my new She-Shed, currently being transformed into a finished, decorated space that I will enjoy using as a craft room and seashell art …

Dream Spaces at Lake Anna

Tiffany HazelwoodFeatured, Issue 106, Lake Anna Living, Lake Anna Real Estate, The Breeze™, The Breeze™ 2024, Tiffany Hazlewood Leave a Comment

While we’re waiting for temperatures to rise here at Lake Anna, how do we elevate our time indoors?! With many homes here at the lake being retirement forever homes and full-time luxury homes, dreams come to life in basements as well as boathouses! The sky’s the limit for how these folks have interpreted their fun custom spaces! Let’s take a …

Keeping it Real: From Digesting Rates to Diving In

Tiffany HazelwoodEditorial, Featured, Issue 106, Lake Anna Real Estate, The Breeze™, The Breeze™ 2024, Tiffany Hazlewood Leave a Comment

Maybe we just needed a minute… rates didn’t get historically high, they just got higher than what we got used to, causing this “all-of-a-sudden” perception of housing unaffordability, when in reality, things were just balancing themselves back out. Or were they? The Federal Reserve Members (the stuffed shirts we call ‘The Feds’) are faced with a delicate do-si-do of balancing …

Short-Term Rental Update: Louisa Co. Passes Ordinance

Tiffany HazelwoodAll Articles, Featured, Issue 105, Lake Anna Living, Lake Anna Real Estate, The Breeze™, The Breeze™ 2024, Tiffany Hazlewood Leave a Comment

Where do we even start with this controversy? Can we blame it on COVID? Possibly! Let’s face it, COVID ignited a real estate boom here at Lake Anna. When working from home became the new normal, DC and Northern Virginia commuters found themselves buying that lake house sooner than they thought they could or would be able to. Many of …

[Real Estate] Trends of 2023: Niche Markets and Mortgage Musings – Let’s Dance in the Rain!

Tiffany HazelwoodAll Articles, Issue 104, Lake Anna Real Estate, The Breeze™, The Breeze™ 2023, Tiffany Hazlewood Leave a Comment

By Tiffany Hazelwood As 2023 comes to a close, one of the biggest things we will happily bid farewell to will be the fickle fate of mortgage rates! When the ball drops at midnight, join me in raising a glass to a more forgiving 2024! But let’s take a look at where we’ve been as an indication of where we’re …