The Seasonal Shift in Hampton Roads: What You Need to Know
Inventory, days on market, pending contracts and price reductions compared year over year, and what that means for buyers and sellers heading into fall.
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John King · REALTOR®
Navy Veteran · Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices RW Towne Realty · 5.0 ★ · 117 Google reviews
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Hampton Roads Real Estate Videos
Short, straight answers about buying and selling in Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake and the rest of Hampton Roads, from John King: U.S. Navy veteran, REALTOR® since 2013, 441 closings across the region. Every video below links to the full written guide or tool it belongs to, so you can go from a two minute answer to a real plan.
★ 5.0 · 117 Google reviews441 closings13 years189 VA-financed salesU.S. Navy veteran
In short
62 videos from John King, organized by what you are trying to do: understand the market, PCS in or out, buy, sell, handle a life change, buy on the water, or pick a neighborhood. Tap any video to play it here. The link under each one opens the matching 757king.com guide, where the transcripts and the full detail live. New videos are added as they are published.
Before you watch anything else
Should you stay, move or wait?
Your mortgage rate is only one number. The H.E.L.M. Check puts staying, moving and waiting side by side across your payment, your debt, your usable equity and your life, using your own numbers.
Hampton Roads market updates
What the numbers are actually doing across Hampton Roads, read by someone who closes deals in it every month.
43% of Virginia Beach Home Purchases Use VA Loans
Why a VA offer is normal here, not a disadvantage, and why your agent needs to know how to write one that wins.
See the VA share in John's own closings →
Don't Let Your Home Sit on the Market
Why the first weeks of a listing matter most and what keeps a home from going stale.
Get a pricing read first →
Why Price Cuts Won't Save You
Chasing the market down with reductions rarely fixes a listing that missed on strategy.
Listing expired? Start here →Military PCS and VA loans
Inbound orders, outbound orders, buying sight unseen and keeping a home as a rental. Filmed by a Navy veteran who has done all of it with clients.
Military PCS to Hampton Roads? VA Loan Expert John King Breaks It Down
The full walkthrough for a PCS move into Hampton Roads: timing, VA financing and how to choose where to live.
Military PCS guide and BAH calculator →
Don't Call Movers Until You Do This
The first call to make with PCS orders in hand, and why a certified pre-approval with your Certificate of Eligibility changes your position.
See the A.N.C.H.O.R. buyer plan →
Budget vs Lifestyle vs Commute: Pick Your Hampton Roads City
Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake and Suffolk compared by what each city is really like to live in.
Browse every neighborhood guide →
No House Hunting Leave? Buy Your Hampton Roads Home Sight Unseen
How remote buying works: live virtual tours, a local set of eyes, real time inspection calls and digital closing.
Plan a remote purchase →
Military Family Buys a Virginia Beach Home Remotely From Chicago
A real remote purchase, start to finish, for a family who could not be here in person.
Read the documented case studies →
How Military Families Close on Two Homes at the Same Time
Selling one home and buying the next without carrying two mortgages or moving twice.
Sell and buy at the same time →
Living Near Little Creek: Best Neighborhoods in Norfolk and Virginia Beach
Chic's Beach, Great Neck, Kempsville, Red Mill, Pungo, Ocean View and East Beach compared for a JEB Little Creek commute.
JEB Little Creek housing guide →
I've Helped Military Families Buy and Sell in Hampton Roads From Anywhere
Video walkthroughs, digital signing and remote notarization for buyers who are not here yet.
Buying in Hampton Roads →
The $544 Problem Most Military Families Don't See Coming
A cost that catches military homeowners off guard when they keep a house as a rental.
Military landlord guide →
This Costs Military Homeowners Thousands Every Year
What it really costs to hold a Hampton Roads home from another duty station.
Keep it or sell it? →Buying a home
Down payments, offers, inspections and how to tour without losing your mind.
You Don't Need 20% Down to Buy in Virginia Beach
The down payment myth, and the number buyers should focus on instead: total buying power and a comfortable monthly payment.
Start your home search →
First-Time Homebuyer? Don't Make These 3 Mistakes
Three avoidable mistakes first time buyers make before they ever write an offer.
First time buyer roadmap →
Don't Buy Until You See These 3 Inspection Problems
The inspection findings worth slowing down for, and how to handle them in negotiation.
How the A.N.C.H.O.R. Plan handles inspections →
Many Virginia Beach Buyers Panic Over This, But They Shouldn't
A common buyer worry, and why it is usually less scary than it looks.
Buying in Virginia Beach →
Seeing Too Many Homes Makes Buying Harder
Why touring too many homes in one day blurs your judgment, and how sequencing showings creates clarity.
See how tours are planned →
How Long Does a Seller Have to Respond to Your Offer in Virginia?
What controls the response window on a Virginia offer.
Read 250+ real estate answers →
Virginia Beach Has the Lowest Property Tax Rate in Hampton Roads
What 97 cents per $100 of assessed value means for your yearly cost, and why assessed value is not market value.
Virginia Beach city guide →Selling a home
Pricing, preparation, marketing and protecting the deal all the way to closing.
Most Virginia Beach Sellers Never See This Coming
Deals rarely die in front of you. They die in conversations you are not in. How to make a buyer's decision hold.
How the K.I.N.G. Method protects the deal →
Home Didn't Sell? How 100+ Days Turned Into Multiple Offers in 4 Days
A Glenwood listing that sat with another agent, rebuilt from pricing to launch weekend.
Read the full case study →
Smart Sellers Do This Before Listing and Save Thousands in Repairs
Why a pre-listing inspection puts you in control of repair costs before a buyer finds the problems.
Selling as is or with repairs →
Yard Signs Don't Work Anymore (Do This Instead)
A sign, a lockbox and an MLS entry is placement, not marketing. What actually reaches today's buyers.
Sell your Hampton Roads home →
Is Your Home Marketing Strategy Outdated?
The digital approach that puts a listing in front of buyers where they actually look.
See the full seller plan →
Selling in Chesapeake VA: Real Numbers, Real Results
A closing in Essex Meadows for a family on their fourth real estate chapter with John, in a house he had sold once before.
Chesapeake city guide →Life changes, moving away and special situations
Divorce, a death in the family, relocation and selling from somewhere else.
Going Through a Life Change in Hampton Roads? Your Sale Roadmap
When a divorce, retirement or move forces the question, start with a straight read on value, timing and options.
Selling during a divorce →
What Happens to Your Virginia Beach Home When a Spouse Passes Away?
How Virginia real estate law treats the home after a spouse dies.
Selling an inherited home →
Military Families Have Sold Their Homes This Way
Selling a home you no longer live in: photography, showings, negotiation and closing handled remotely.
Moving out of Hampton Roads →
Realtors Losing Control of Their Referrals? Not Anymore
How referrals in and out of Hampton Roads are handled so clients do not fall through the cracks.
Agent to agent referrals →Waterfront homes
Docks, lifts, bulkheads, flood and insurance. Waterfront is its own market.
Virginia Beach Waterfront Homes: What Buyers Actually Look For
What waterfront buyers weigh first, and what that means for how a waterfront home should be marketed.
Waterfront homes guide →
The Hidden Costs Nobody Explains About Waterfront Homes
Oceanfront, bay, canals and deep water each come with their own buyer, flood picture and pricing rules.
See John's 70 waterfront closings →
The Difference a Boat Lift Makes
Why keeping the boat out back with quick bay access changes how you use a waterfront home.
Waterfront buying and selling →Virginia Beach neighborhoods
Neighborhood by neighborhood, with the local guide one click away.
How to Get Into Great Neck Before Prices Jump Again
Entry points into one of Virginia Beach's most requested school zones.
Great Neck guide →
Great Neck Virginia Beach: Cheapest 4BR at $485K, and the Catch
A long look at what the lowest priced four bedroom in Great Neck really comes with.
Great Neck guide →
Uncover the Charm of Wolfsnare Plantation, Virginia Beach
A 1715 plantation house, 1960s homes, no HOA and Great Neck schools.
Great Neck guide →
Why Alanton's Market Has Two Completely Different Rules
Under about $1.5 million homes move in days. Above $2 million, buyers have room. Your strategy depends on your price point.
Alanton guide →
Why Alanton Homes Are Worth More Than You Think
A century of architecture in one neighborhood, and why your home's era changes how it should be priced.
Alanton guide →
Only 26 Days to Sell in Alanton? Here's Why
The May 2026 Alanton market breakdown: listings, contracts and closings.
Alanton guide →
Why Military Families Choose Alanton Over Other Virginia Beach Areas
What draws military families to Alanton and the Great Neck corridor.
Alanton guide →
Chic's Beach Market: Why Some Homes Sell Fast
Starter condos next to bayfront estates, and what accurate pricing does in a mixed market.
Chic's Beach guide →
The Hidden Reality of Chic's Beach Housing Diversity
Cottages, duplexes, condos and larger builds, and why each one prices differently.
Chic's Beach guide →
Chic's Beach Homes You Can Actually Afford
Where the attainable price points are near the Bay and Shore Drive.
Chic's Beach guide →
Is Your Chic's Beach Home Worth More Than You Think? May 2026 Report
The May 2026 Chic's Beach value report for homeowners.
Chic's Beach guide →
Kings Grant Virginia Beach Real Estate Stats
Twelve months of Kings Grant sales, price per square foot and market time.
Lynnhaven and Kings Grant guide →
Thoroughgood Virginia Beach Home Prices: 35 Sales Tell the Story
What a year of Thoroughgood sales says about value, attached versus detached.
Lynnhaven guide →
What in the World Is Going On in Thalia?
Thalia Gardens sales compared with a full renovation on Thalia Creek.
Lynnhaven guide →
Church Point History: 100 Settlers From England
How Captain Adam Thoroughgood's land grant shaped the Lynnhaven area.
Lynnhaven guide →
Why Ocean Lakes Is Virginia Beach's Most Sought-After Neighborhood
Why Ocean Lakes keeps drawing families and military buyers.
Ocean Lakes guide →
Ocean Lakes Virginia Beach Market Update: July 2026
A deep, fast moving entry level market, including a closing with an assumable 2.75% loan.
Ocean Lakes guide →
47 Transactions in 28 Days? Ocean Lakes Market Heating Up
A month of Ocean Lakes activity and what it says about demand.
Ocean Lakes guide →
Why Naval Families Choose Kempsville Every Time
Central location and practical commutes to several bases.
Kempsville guide →Norfolk
The honest version of Norfolk: real pros, real cons and how much it changes block by block.
Should You Buy in Norfolk? A Realtor's Honest Assessment
The full, unvarnished look at who Norfolk is right for.
Norfolk city guide →
Norfolk vs Virginia Beach: The Hidden Reason Homes Are Cheaper
The number attached to a cheaper Norfolk house that most buyers do not check until they are under contract.
Norfolk city guide →
Norfolk Neighborhoods Change Every Single Block
Why buying in Norfolk off a map from out of town is risky.
Norfolk city guide →
East Beach Norfolk: What Your Home Is Really Worth in 2026
Why a Norfolk wide comp underprices East Beach, and what an East Beach specific analysis looks at.
East Beach guide →
East Beach Norfolk Market Update: New Construction Sold Fast
Recent East Beach closings, time to contract and sale to list ratio.
East Beach guide →
East Beach Norfolk Is Its Own Market
What your East Beach home is worth right now, and why.
East Beach guide →
East Beach Norfolk Home Prices Going Up Fast
How East Beach pricing has been moving.
East Beach guide →
How Ward's Corner Became the Most Popular Spot in the 1950s
The Times Square of the South, one of the first suburban shopping centers in the country.
Ocean View guide →Meet John
Who is behind the videos, and how he works.
Why Work With John King? The Training, Skills and Strategy
A decade of coaching, negotiation training and digital marketing study, all aimed at one goal for clients.
About John King →Watched enough? Pick your next step.
Each of these is built from the same 13 years of local closings behind the videos.
What is my home worth?A pricing read built on local closed sales
The K.I.N.G. MethodHow John sells a home, step by step
The A.N.C.H.O.R. PlanHow John helps you buy, step by step
Sell and buy at onceTiming two moves without two mortgages
Case studiesReal deals, real problems, real outcomes
The 13-year sales study441 closings, broken down
Neighborhood guidesEvery community guide in one place
Talk to JohnCall or text (757) 270-3994