How to Check a Virginia Real Estate Agent’s License and Complaint History

Use DPOR License Lookup to verify a Virginia agent's license and discipline, learn what salesperson, associate, supervising and principal broker mean, and get interview questions.

Selling a Richmond-Area Home Without an Agent in Virginia: What You Still Must Do

You can sell without an agent in Virginia, but disclosure rules still apply. See what the law requires, what an agent covers, and the honest…

Buying a Richmond-Area House to Tear Down and Rebuild: What to Check First

Planning a teardown in the City of Richmond, Henrico or Chesterfield? Check zoning, Bay Act buffers, historic review, utilities, demolition permits and financing in this…

Richmond-Area Neighborhoods Along Route 5: What Henrico’s Varina Road Studies Say, With Dates

Route 5 (New Market Road) in eastern Henrico: what Henrico's safety study and corridor study pages say, with the dates printed on them, and six…

New Opportunity Zone Map Adds Monroe Ward, Drops Scott’s Addition and Manchester

Virginia's second Opportunity Zone map adds Monroe Ward and drops Scott's Addition and Manchester. Here is what changed, per Richmond BizSense, the IRS and Virginia…

Salisbury House Sells for $3.15 Million, Metro Richmond’s Top October Sale

A Salisbury house sold for $3.15 million, the top metro Richmond sale of October 2026, per Richmond BizSense. See the top five and what one…

Wet Crawl Spaces and Standing Water in Older Richmond-Area Homes: What to Check Before You Buy

What a Virginia home inspector flags, what a sump pump or grading fix does, what to ask a seller, and what the Code of Virginia…

Seller Credits at a Richmond Closing: Limits by Loan Type and When They Beat a Price Cut

Seller credits can cover closing costs, within caps that vary by loan type. See the Fannie Mae and USDA limits, what credits cannot pay for,…

Henrico Hears a $150M Senior Living Plan for the Virginia Crossings Hotel Site

Henrico supervisors are set to hear a 350-unit senior living rezoning at the Virginia Crossings Hotel site. Here are the unit counts, prices, timeline and…

Goochland Approves Two Large-Lot Subdivisions Near Manakin Road and Maidens Road

Goochland supervisors approved rezonings on Nov. 4, 2026 for Tuckahoe West (38 homes) and Serenity Trail (up to nine). Here is what was reported and…