Residential Real Estate

EarthCraft Virginia has unveiled a new name to mark its 10th anniversary advocating for eco-friendly construction, and as an acknowledgment of its geographical expansion. The nonprofit, a locally based statewide group that administers the EarthCraft brand of green-building programs, is now called Viridiant – a name derived from “viridis,” the Latin word for “green.” The new… Read more »

A retired public accountant has listed his home off River Road in eastern Goochland County for $2.45 million. The 7,600-square-foot house at 300 Wickham Glen Drive is the home of William T. Bishop Jr. and Inga W. Bishop, who listed the property March 10 through Sue Farrell of Joyner Fine Properties. Its asking price puts… Read more »

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 »