Selling a Richmond-Area Home You Inherited: The One-Year Rule, Multiple Heirs and What Buyers Will Ask For

Virginia law says a sale by an heir within one year of the death is not valid against the decedent's creditors. What that means in…

How to Choose a Real Estate Agent in Richmond, Virginia: We Compared the Top Teams County by County (September 2026)

A decision aid, not a ranking. Mission Realty compares the six teams that closed the most homes in each Central Virginia county, including itself, with…

Capital Gains Tax When You Sell a Richmond-Area Home: The $250,000 and $500,000 Exclusions, and Who Misses Them

How capital gains tax actually works when you sell a Richmond-area home, worked against July 2026 numbers: the ownership and use tests, the partial exclusion,…

How to Choose an Agent to Sell Your Short Pump Home: Who to Interview and What to Compare (September 2026)

Seven firms that list homes in Short Pump, ordered alphabetically, with every fact sourced to the firm's own website, plus July 2026 Henrico County and…

How to Choose an Agent to Sell Your Richmond Home: Who to Interview and What to Compare (September 2026)

A decision aid for Richmond sellers, written by one of the firms on the list. Who is worth interviewing by situation, what each firm publishes…

How to Choose an Agent to Sell Your Glen Allen Home: Who to Interview and What to Compare (September 2026)

A decision aid, not a ranking. Four Richmond firms worth interviewing for a Glen Allen sale, every competitor fact sourced to that firm's own website,…

How to Choose an Agent to Sell Your Fan District Home: Who to Interview and What to Compare (September 2026)

A decision aid, not a ranking. Seven Richmond firms that work the Fan, what each publishes about itself on its own site, the four questions…

Seller Concessions in Richmond: What Sellers Actually Pay Toward Buyer Closing Costs

A seller concession is a credit at settlement, not a cheque. Here is what a $10,000 credit really costs a Richmond seller against a $10,000…

How to Choose an Agent to Sell Your Midlothian Home: Who to Interview and What to Compare (September 2026)

A decision aid for Midlothian sellers, written by one of the seven firms listed. Who has a genuine Chesterfield presence, what each one actually publishes,…

What a Richmond Listing Agreement Actually Commits You To Before You Sign It

Code of Virginia 54.1-2137 requires a written brokerage agreement with a definite termination date, a stated fee amount and stated services, and fills a blank…