Mold in a Richmond-Area Home Before You Buy: What an Inspector Can Tell You, What a Separate Assessment Adds and What Virginia Law Says

What Virginia’s disclosure statement says about mold, why a lab number cannot tell you a house passes, and how to read moisture clues before you…

Reading a Title Commitment on a Richmond Purchase: Schedule A, Schedule B and the Exceptions to Ask About

How to read Schedule A, the requirements and the exceptions in a title commitment on a Richmond home purchase, and which questions to ask before…

Should a Seller Accept a Contingent Offer in the Richmond Area? What a Home-Sale Contingency Asks of You

What a home-sale contingency asks of a Richmond-area seller: kick-out clauses, deadlines, keeping the home on the market, and what happens if the buyer's home…

Dairy Bar Demolition Begins in Scott’s Addition: 321 Apartments Planned at Roseneath and Moore

Demolition has begun at the former Dairy Bar site in Scott's Addition, where Capital Square plans 321 apartments. Our summary of Richmond BizSense reporting, with…

Making a Back-Up Offer on a Richmond Home That Is Already Under Contract: How It Works and What You Give Up

How a back-up offer on a Richmond home under contract works in Virginia, what Virginia REALTORS publishes about it, and what to ask for in…

The Punch List on a Richmond New Construction Closing: What to Document, What the Builder Owes and When

What to document on a new-construction punch list in Richmond, what Virginia law implies the builder owes you, and the dates to track from walk-through…

Richmond-Area Neighborhoods Near the Richmond National Battlefield Park Sites

Which Richmond-area neighborhoods sit near the Richmond National Battlefield Park sites? We matched official NPS site addresses to our community pages, with no price claims.

Richmond-Area Neighborhoods Near an I-295 Exit: Using the Loop to Skip Downtown

A guide to Henrico and Hanover neighborhoods near I-295 exits, using VDOT exit numbers and county pages instead of price claims.

Using Retirement Savings for a Down Payment on a Richmond-Area Home: 401(k) Loans, IRA Withdrawals and What Lenders Count

How 401(k) loans, IRA first-time homebuyer withdrawals and lender asset rules work for a Richmond-area down payment, based on IRS, Fannie Mae and CFPB pages.

Richmond-Area Neighborhoods Near the James River Bridges: Which Crossing Serves Which Side of the River

A west-to-east guide to the James River crossings in the Richmond metro and the neighborhoods that connect to each one.