Shockoe Bottom Parking Lot Could Become a 190-Unit Apartment Building After City Picks Historic Housing

Richmond's housing department picked Historic Housing's eight-story, 190-unit Seabrook plan for a city-owned parking lot at 212 N. 18th St. in Shockoe Bottom. Council approval…

How to Take Title in Virginia: Tenants by the Entirety, Joint Tenants and Tenants in Common, and Why the Choice Matters at Closing

How you take title decides what happens to a Virginia home at death, divorce, sale and creditor claims. We read the Code of Virginia sections…

Selling a Pre-1978 Richmond Home: The Federal Lead Paint Disclosure, the Pamphlet and the 10-Day Inspection Window

Selling a Richmond home built before 1978 means a federal lead pamphlet, a signed contract attachment and a 10-day window for the buyer. Here is…

Richmond’s 2026 Leaf Collection Starts October 5: Four Options, Four Sector Dates and a $30 Vacuum Fee

The City of Richmond's annual leaf collection program begins Monday, October 5. Here are the four options, the November and December sector dates, drop-off sites…

Selling a Richmond Home in Winter: Does Listing Between November and February Cost You?

Richmond Metro single-family data for November 2025 to February 2026 compared with August 2026: days on market, closed sales, median price and months of supply,…

Between Loan Approval and Closing in the Richmond Area: What Not to Do With Your Credit, Job or Savings

After a mortgage approval, lenders typically re-check your credit, job and funds before closing. Here is what counts as new debt, how deposits and gifts…

Richmond-Area Neighborhoods on a Lake or Reservoir: Brandermill, Woodlake and Where the Water Access Is Real

Which Richmond-area neighborhoods sit on a lake or reservoir, and who can actually use the water? Brandermill and Woodlake (association-only), Lake Chesdin (county launch) and…

Best Richmond-Area 55-Plus and Active Adult Communities: What Each Offers and Who It Is Wrong For

Five Richmond-area 55+ communities verified from their own websites, what each publishes about homes and amenities, who each one is wrong for, and how the…

What Happens in Underwriting After You Go Under Contract in a Richmond Purchase: The Conditions List and What Causes a Delay

What the underwriter verifies after you go under contract, how conditions and clear to close work, which documents lenders ask for again, and what causes…

Best Richmond-Area Neighborhoods for Buyers Who Want to Renovate: Older Homes With Room to Add Value

Eight older Richmond-area neighborhoods for renovation buyers, with historic-district rules, permit offices and August 2026 locality-wide prices. No renovation-return dataset exists, and we say so.