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…

How a Comparative Market Analysis Is Built for a Richmond-Area Home: Comps, Adjustments and Why Two Agents Disagree

How a CMA is built from sold, pending and active comps, how adjustments work, and why two agents can price the same Richmond-area home differently.

When a Richmond-Area Closing Gets Delayed: Extensions, Rate Locks, Per Diem Costs and Who Pays

A delayed closing usually costs money in three places: a rate lock extension, daily interest and carrying costs, and your own housing and moving bills.…

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…

Richmond-Area Neighborhoods Along Route 10: Chester, Enon and the Road to Hopewell

Route 10 links the Chesterfield courthouse area, Chester, Enon and Hopewell. Here is how the places along it compare, which have our community pages, and…

Aya Restaurant to Fill the Former Sam Miller’s Space in Shockoe Slip

The former Sam Miller's space at 1210 E. Cary St. has a new tenant: Aya, from the founder of private dining company Manny Eats. Here…