Residential Real Estate

A Virginia Beach builder that has taken on two massive residential projects in the area is finishing up a 360-unit apartment complex near Chesterfield Towne Center.

Despite a promising 2013, last year led to drops in construction and sales for several of the area’s top homebuilders. But the start of 2015 is indicating an upturn, even though the market is still far from pre-recession levels.

A local real estate agent has created a website to help walk homebuyers through the process and connect them with real estate firms.

Less than a week after hitting the market, the former governor and first lady’s home in Wyndham already has a buyer lined up.

A 1920s mansion on Monument Avenue that closed at $2.2 million capped the list of local home sales in February. And a second property on Monument also made the top five.

Disreputed former governor and first lady Bob and Maureen McDonnell have put their Glen Allen home up for sale. The home – listed at $944,000 – includes some unique features left over from the original owner.

The owner of a 150-acre property in Varina has put her childhood home up for sale. The wooded land includes a pair of log cabins and a teepee-style home, and the majority of it is under the protection of a conservation easement.

A developer is planning a small custom home project in between two larger subdivisions in Tuckahoe, and more than half of the houses have already found buyers.

A townhome development in the city is launching its second phase of construction that will bring 15 new houses – including some affordable housing units – to the Randolph area over the next two years.

A mixed-use project in Hanover County is back on the table after residents and Planning Commission raised some concerns – including how to handle the demolition of a 100-year-old house that sits on the property.