Richmond, Virginia Real Estate - Melissa Savenko's Blog

Well, this report was released a few weeks ago, I thought I'd post it, it is still pretty interesting.  I've included the ENTIRE 21-page report here, and the 2-page synopsis here.  The report is prepared by George Mason University, and contains some interesting information, like: Sales increased ...

I don't think lots of buyers know that the First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit EXPIRES November 30, 2009.  If your purchase isn't closed by that date, you are out of luck, do not pass go, and certainly do not collect the $8,000 tax credit the federal government is handing out to savvy first time hom...

I know the article naming Church Hill as the 10th Most Dangerous Neighborhood in the U.S. has caused an uproar, especially among people who live there and love it.  And one commenter has noted that she feels much safer in her Church Hill neighborhood than she does in the Fan or Museum District.  ...

The magazine "This Old House" has named Church Hill one of the best nine "old house" neighborhoods in the South.  [NOTE:  I am a little perturbed that Baltimore, Maryland and Wheeling, West Virginia  were included in "the South."  Hello, basic geography and Mason-Dixon line?]  I also have been to...