Who Is Actually at a Virginia Closing Table, and Do You Need a Real Estate Attorney?

Virginia permits lay real estate settlement agents under Code of Virginia 55.1-1002, which is why there may be no attorney at your closing at all.…

Dual Agency in Virginia: What § 54.1-2139 Lets Your Agent Do, and What You Are Consenting To

What Code of Virginia 54.1-2139 actually requires before a licensee can hold both sides, what advice the statute strips out, how designated agency under 54.1-2139.1…

Coming Soon, Active, Under Contract, Pending: What Each Richmond Listing Status Actually Means

What coming soon, active, contingent, under contract, pending, withdrawn and expired each permit a Richmond buyer to do, why a stale active listing is itself…

Buying a Wyndham Home That Backs Onto the Golf Course: What It Costs and What It Does to Resale

What golf frontage actually changes for a Wyndham buyer: sight lines, errant-ball exposure and where liability is allocated, netting restrictions, easements and cart paths, and…

Your First 30 Days After Closing on a Richmond VA Home: The Checklist Nobody Hands You

What to handle in the first month after closing on a Richmond-area home: documents to keep, utilities by locality, tax and escrow setup, locks and…

The Buyer Agency Agreement in Virginia: What You Sign, What You Owe, and How to Get Out

Code of Virginia 54.1-2137 requires a written brokerage agreement before brokerage services, a definite termination date (90 days by default if left blank), a stated…

What Virginia’s Resale Certificate Must Tell You About a Golf or Club Obligation

Item 6 of the Virginia resale certificate requires the association to disclose any other entity or facility the owner may owe assessments or fees to…

The Wyndham Association and the Club Are Not the Same Thing: What Dues Cover and What They Do Not

Association dues and golf club membership are separate obligations. How to verify what applies to a specific Wyndham address using the Virginia resale certificate under…

Do You Need a Survey When Buying a Home in Richmond VA?

Surveys are optional in a Virginia purchase, which is why buyers skip them. When a Richmond-area buyer should order one, what a survey shows that…

What Virginia Law Tells Richmond Buyers to Check Themselves, One Item at a Time

The nineteen items in Virginia Code Section 55.1-703 where the seller makes no representations, translated into what a Richmond buyer should actually check and who…