Journal

Notes from the desk

Market reports, buying and selling guides, and the kind of thing we'd otherwise have to explain in a phone call.

Buying Your First Home in Southampton County

A plain-English walkthrough of what first-time buyers in Southampton County actually need to do — from pre-approval through closing.

What we are seeing in Franklin right now: median price, days on market, inventory by price band, and where the rest of the year is heading.

How to present a pre-1960s home so buyers see the character without tripping over your stuff. Practical advice from twenty Franklin closings.

Most of our buyers this year came from Norfolk, Chesapeake, and Virginia Beach. Here is the pattern we keep seeing in their reasons.

What you actually pay at the closing table in Virginia, who pays what, and how to budget for it without surprises.