Buying Before You Sell in the Richmond Area: Bridge Loans, HELOCs and Contingent Offers Compared

Three ways to buy your next Richmond home before the current one closes, what each actually costs, and which one a seller in a 1.8-month…

Who Insures What in a Richmond Condo: The Master Policy, Your HO-6, and the Gap Between Them

Virginia law does not require your condo association to carry a master casualty policy; the declaration does. What that means for the drywall, the cabinets,…

Best Richmond-Area Neighborhoods for Mature Tree Cover and Real Summer Shade

Eight Richmond-area neighborhoods where the tree canopy is already grown in, judged on when the streets were platted, which park they touch and how big…

Selling a Richmond-Area Home You Inherited: The One-Year Rule, Multiple Heirs and What Buyers Will Ask For

Virginia law says a sale by an heir within one year of the death is not valid against the decedent's creditors. What that means in…

FHA and VA Approval for Richmond Condos: Why Some Buildings Cannot Be Financed, and How to Check

FHA project approval, the single-unit route, VA's separate approved list and conventional project standards decide whether a Richmond condo can be financed at all. Here…

Rental Caps, Investor Limits and Rights of First Refusal in Richmond Condos and HOAs

Virginia associations cannot stop you renting your unit unless the recorded documents say they can. What the Code allows, what it caps at $50, and…

Best Richmond-Area Neighborhoods for Buying a Home With a Pool

Eight Richmond-area areas where an in-ground pool is realistic, split between places where pools already exist and places where you could add one, with the…

Main Street Homes Wants 38 Two-Acre Lots Beside Tuckahoe Bridge: What Tuckahoe West Would Mean for Eastern Goochland

Main Street Homes has asked Goochland to rezone 124 acres at 2161 Manakin Road for 38 homes on two-acre lots. What the filing says, what…

How to Choose an Agent to Sell Your Glen Allen Home: Who to Interview and What to Compare (September 2026)

A decision aid, not a ranking. Four Richmond firms worth interviewing for a Glen Allen sale, every competitor fact sourced to that firm's own website,…

Special Assessments in a Richmond Condo or Townhome: Who Votes, Who Pays, and How to See One Coming

Who can levy a special assessment in a Virginia condominium or HOA, what the reserve study rules actually require, the warning signs in a resale…