Nothing escapes the consequences of time. Whether you’re talking about architecture, style, product lines, or ideas, everything ages – some for the better, others for the worse. New ideas and technologies disrupt, as they like to say, what was once thought to be the established way. Businesses grow or stagnate, merge or perish. Real Estate […]
Are you looking for a house? Then you probably already know what I’m about to say. Inventory is low. [one-half-first] Like, Mariana Trench low. Like, the Cleveland Brown’s chances of winning the Super Bowl low. I mean low. Historically low. In fact, I haven’t seen inventory this low in my entire real estate career. So […]
I posed this question to some of Richmond’s most beloved, involved and dynamic residents. The answers may surprise you! Ryan Rinn, Executive Director, Storefront for Community Design The James River Park System is an oasis in our urban setting. Each bank of the river for 7 miles is accessible to the public and when you’re […]
If you’re any kind of a music fan and you haven’t yet been to see a show at The Tin Pan, you’re missing out on something very cool in Richmond. This relatively new music venue is fantastic. It’s not a ‘club’, it’s not a restaurant, it’s not a music hall…it’s a Listening Room. (That also […]
I love to wander through the Fan and look at a single architectural element on a variety of houses. I will pick one small thing and notice all the millions of ways it can be executed on different buildings. Sometimes I look at only front doors, sometimes transom windows, columns on front porches, window decoration, […]
Richmond, Virginia is an open-air museum of architectural history. The city is filled with neighborhoods echoing the voices, tumultuous political history and culture of Virginia’s past. I like to think our job as residents of these historic homes is to act as stewards of the artistic expression of our shared history. There are so many […]
Landscaping can make or break a home sale. It’s cliché, but curb appeal is crucial when it comes to selling your home. Many of my buyer clients will do an initial ‘Drive-By’ to determine whether or not they even want to go inside a house that’s on the market. Even if the rest of […]
Sometimes moments of clarity strike with little notice. I was listening to an interview that discussed how we are most comfortable when a decision comes down to one or the other. Yes or no, black or white, good or bad. These are the decisions we prefer as opposed to the much more common gray, subtle, […]
The shine ultimately wears off of everything. I want to talk about the new home market in suburban Richmond. There are countless questions we could tackle in that arena, but there’s one that feels particularly important: “How much more should someone pay for a truly new home versus a resale?” It’s impossible to look at the […]
I had a home staging business for many years before I became a full-time agent. It was a great part-time gig when my children were young and in school all day. I had a wonderful business partner, Wendy Fleetwood, who still runs Stage/Right without me. (Great name, right?! I was an advertising major a long […]