Three months after its local operation faced several departures, a national real estate brokerage is adding a pair of recently high-profile home rehabbers and an executive returning from NoVa.
‘Rehabbers’ couple jumps to Long & Foster
Jonathan Spiers
Jonathan joined BizSense in 2015 after a decade of reporting in Wilmington, N.C., and at the Henrico County Leader. The Virginia Tech grad covers government, real estate and other news.
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‘Girlbosses’ networking group looks to guide women-owned businesses
A local healthcare company founder and a real estate agent are looking to encourage other women business owners with a meetup group they can call their own.
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After trying her hand at a pair of national real estate firms, a second-generation broker is scaling back with the opening of her own, smaller-sized agency.
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Before Sandy Manley was a fiscal technician with the Virginia Department of Transportation, she was Gremlina – one of the more feisty and vocal “heel” characters of the 1980s TV series “Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling.” Now, nearly 30 years after her six-month run on GLOW, the Highland Springs native and resident has had the curtain… Read more »
Rebranded downtown hotel reopens after makeover
A yearlong, multimillion-dollar renovation and rebrand of the former Crowne Plaza Richmond is complete.
Pair of $2M buys top July home sales list
The area’s million-dollar home market heated up in July, as a home on 113 acres in Manakin-Sabot and another in Richmond’s West End sold for more than $2 million.
Auctioneer lists own house to launch high-end homes division
The head of a local auction house is putting his own home up for grabs to help promote his company’s new real estate arm.
Marketing firm spreads out with Seattle acquisition, Florida office
Two years into its latest iteration, a recently rebooted agency with roots dating back three decades is extending its national reach.
Local players seal two $4M apartment deals on Broad
Two 1920s-era apartment and retail buildings within two blocks of each other in the VCU area both sold on the same day last week.