Goodwill Is Filling a Dead Big Lots and a Dead Rite Aid: What That Says About Richmond Retail

Goodwill is taking a former Big Lots on West Broad Street in Henrico and a former Rite Aid in Chester. Why a filled anchor box…

Where Richmond Area Home Prices Actually Fell This Summer

Four of six core Richmond localities posted year-over-year median price declines in July 2026 while the metro median rose 2.2 percent. A locality-by-locality breakdown of…

Real Estate Tax Rates Across the Richmond Metro in 2026: What You Will Actually Pay by Locality

Verified 2026 real estate and personal property tax rates for all six Richmond metro localities, the annual bill on each median-priced home, and the Goochland…

Nordstrom Rack Is Coming to West Broad Street: What It Says About Short Pump and Tuckahoe

Nordstrom Rack has leased 30,000 square feet at Westpark Shopping Center on West Broad Street, opening fall 2027. What the location choice signals for western…

Chesterfield Says It Is Done Approving Data Centers: What That Means for Buyers in Moseley and Bermuda Hundred

Chesterfield will stop approving new data center projects. Richmond BizSense broke the story; here is what it does and does not change for buyers near…

Buying a Home Next to Undeveloped Land in Richmond VA: What Could Actually Go There

Five checks that tell you whether the woods behind a Richmond-area house are a permanent buffer or a future subdivision, covering easements, by-right zoning, land…

The Lake Breaks Ground in Chesterfield: 258 For-Rent Units Next to Brandermill

The Breeden Co. broke ground on 258 for-rent units at The Lake in Chesterfield, including 18 detached rental houses. Rents, timeline, and what build-to-rent means…

How Rezonings and Conditional Use Permits Actually Work in Chesterfield and Henrico

By-right development, rezonings, proffers, conditional use permits and variances explained for Richmond-area buyers, including the Code of Virginia notice rules that decide whether you hear…

Richmond VA Real Estate Market Update: July 2026

July 2026 CVR MLS data for the Richmond metro: median price $460,000 (up 2.2 percent), pending sales down 10.3 percent, 1.8 months of supply, and…

How to Check What Is Being Built Near a Richmond VA Home Before You Buy

Zoning, planning agendas, road plans and land ownership are all public records. Here is the order to check them in before you make an offer…