Residential Real Estate

Richmond’s top-producing homebuilders kept hammering away in 2015. The top eight local firms in Richmond BizSense’s annual list of the highest-producing homebuilders retained their same spots from the previous year, while the No. 9 firm – Chesterfield County-based Finer Homes – moved up one spot from its 2014 ranking. Maintaining the top spot on the… Read more »

A local real estate broker is breaking out on her own with a new storefront in her busiest neighborhood. Catina Wright has set up Icon Realty Group in a space at 417 N. 22nd St. in Church Hill, across Jefferson Avenue from Jefferson Park and Alamo BBQ. The move comes one month after Wright, a… Read more »

After waiting out the recession for his latest project, the youngest brother in a family of active developers is moving forward with one of his largest: the 1,200-acre Harpers Mill community.

After selling dozens of houses in its three years in operation, a local real estate brokerage has bought a home of its own.

A longtime residential real estate brokerage is moving further into the digital age with the recent acquisition of one of its newer competitors. Midlothian-headquartered Napier Realtors ERA has acquired the local operations of California-based ZipRealty, a national, Internet-focused residential brokerage that has had a presence in Richmond for about 10 years. The deal brings ZipRealty’s… Read more »

A century-old mansion on Monument Avenue led the pack of the highest-priced local home sales for the month of February. The 8,400-square-foot Blair House, at 2327 Monument Ave., sold Feb. 1 for $2.5 million, below its September listing price of $2.85 million. Ed Andrews of Long & Foster was the property’s listing agent. Ceci Amrhein-Gallasch… Read more »

(Note: This story has been revised to include comments from Gary Clower received after publication.) A handful of homes are being teed up for Goochland’s Kinloch community. The lakeside community between Kinloch Golf Club and Hermitage Country Club is looking to add five home sites on about 8 acres near the westernmost edge of the… Read more »

Several high-dollar homes in the Manakin-Sabot area have been getting more affordable over the last few months. Among them, Greenlea Farm, at 1614 Carriage Drive in Goochland, dropped in price in mid-January from $2.35 million to $1.99 million. The 7,600-square-foot home on 40 acres near Dover Creek was originally listed last May. Listing agent Karen… Read more »

A couple in Windsor Farms has listed a Tudor Revival mansion for just under $5 million, just months after they purchased a smaller home a few doors down the street.

A secluded woodland property near the end of Osborne Turnpike has secured a new owner, while one of the area’s richest listings comes down in price.