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…

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.

Richmond-Area Neighborhoods Near Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Maymont and the City’s Big Gardens and Green Spaces

Six Richmond-area neighborhoods matched to the published directions of Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden and Maymont, with the housing facts and who each one does not…

A Gift of Equity When You Sell or Buy a Richmond-Area Home From Family: How It Works and What the Lender Needs

How a gift of equity works when a Richmond-area home is sold within a family: what Fannie Mae, FHA and VA pages say, what lenders…

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…

Selling a Richmond-Area Home From Out of State: Virginia Nonresident Seller Registration, Taxes and Remote Closing

What Virginia requires when a nonresident sells a Richmond-area home: the Form R-5 registration, how the gain is taxed, FIRPTA for foreign sellers and how…

Pinnacle Living Plans a 350-Unit Senior Community on the Virginia Crossings Hotel Site in Henrico

Pinnacle Living plans a $150 million, 350-unit senior living community on the Virginia Crossings Hotel site in northern Henrico, pending rezoning. Our summary of Richmond…

Counteroffers in a Richmond Home Sale: How They Work, What Deadlines Bind You and When an Offer Dies

How counteroffers work in a Richmond home sale, whether an expiration date survives a counter, what the Code of Virginia requires in writing and where…

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