by Sears Homes | Oct 1, 2013 | Uncategorized |
More than 30 years ago, I obtained my real estate license and became a bona fide Realtor in Portsmouth, Virginia. The very first house I listed was in Waterview (Portsmouth). Because I was so young (22 years old) and because I was such a neophyte, I spent a lot of...
by Sears Homes | Nov 27, 2012 | Uncategorized |
Nary a week passes that someone doesn’t send me a note, happily reporting that they’ve spotted a Sears Magnolia in their neighborhood. And 99.99% of the time, they’re wrong. Priced at about $6,000, the Sears Magnolia (sold from 1918-1922) was Sears...
by Sears Homes | Nov 28, 2011 | Uncategorized |
One day I dropped by my brother’s house for a visit, and he told me that he needed some help with “a little problem” in the bathroom. His house was a gorgeous 1930s Dutch Colonial, well-maintained and well-loved, and the crowning jewel of the old...
by Sears Homes | Jun 27, 2011 | Uncategorized |
In 1953, my father took a job at Skippy Peanut Butter in downtown Portsmouth, necessitating a move from their home (and family)in California to Virginia. They rented homes in Park Manor and then in Shea Terrace, and then they decided it was time to buy a home of their...
by Sears Homes | Feb 2, 2011 | Uncategorized |
Those familiar with WYAH-TV and Portsmouth, Virginia will remember that this was where Pat Robertson and CBN got their start. According to his autobiographical book, Shout it From The Housetops, the name for Robertson’s flagship station came from the Hebrew name...
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