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09/02/2026

Brokers looking for investment possibilities may want to turn a bit south. Chesapeake might just warrant a 'look-see'.
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Praetorian Fund finalized a purchase agreement for the 4,000-acre Frank Williams Farm in Chesapeake, Virginia's largest designated megasite. The company is planning a multi-billion dollar mixed-use development.

08/28/2026

Many states had alien-land and agricultural-ownership laws before 2023, but those regimes were narrower in scope and rarely a driver of deal structure. What has changed, and changed quickly, is their prevalence, reach, enforcement, and focus on designated adversary countries. The consequences of getting it wrong now run from a deed the county clerk will not record to annual filing obligations to losing the property outright with no compensation.
Virginia has an automatic voidness provision, under which certain prohibited acquisitions of agricultural land are void: Title passes to the Commonwealth of Virginia and the buyer receives nothing.
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For many commercial real estate transactions, state-level foreign ownership restrictions were historically a secondary consideration to federal...

08/26/2026

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Arlington's tepid real estate market has been emblematic of Northern Virginia and the commonwealth as a whole this summer. "We’re seeing a market where inventory is growing in some segments while remaining incredibly constrained in others," said Ryan McLaughlin, CEO of the Northern Virginia Associ...

08/24/2026

Data Centers are STILL in the news! Should those already in the planning/works stages be allowed to grandfather in or face the same new and tougher regulations that new builds must use?
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Two Loudoun County supervisors on Wednesday announced an initiative that would end the county’s 2025 Data Center grandfathering resolution.

08/22/2026

The FTC (Federal Trade Commission) has filed a lawsuit against Zillow and Redfin. The federal government has in recent years expressed interest in how agent commissions and real estate technology impact consumers via various legal actions. In this lawsuit, it is turning its attention to a deal that the FTC alleges reduces competition in a specific market.
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The trial, which is scheduled to begin on Aug. 24, is about whether a Zillow-Redfin rental listings syndication deal is pro-consumer or violates antitrust laws.

08/18/2026

Beginning July 1, 2027, ADU's (Accessory Development Units) will be allowed in single-family zoning districts. Rules apply. The new law does not override previous agreements and covenants in recorded declarations and/or restrictive covenants, condominium instruments, cooperative instruments, and other private contracts that restrict ADUs, if they are on the books prior to the new law taking effect.
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A new Virginia law (Va. Code § 15.2-2292.4) will require localities to allow accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, in single-family zoning districts...

08/12/2026

Broker Burnout? Read below for some strategies to help.
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08/11/2026

A great handout or link for Brokers to utilize good business practices for clients.
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Washington homeowners face serious financial risk if their insurance coverage isn’t enough to rebuild or repair their home after a disaster.Data we collected from the Gray and Oregon Road wildfires in 2023 shows how real the risk of being underinsured is.

08/05/2026

Virginia Beach client/buyers can now have a say in beach priorities with the opportunity to make it a safer community.
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Public invited to provide input by Aug. 7.

08/03/2026

And then there was this: More tax - less tax? Richmond looks to the future.
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by Jon Baliles Last Thursday, Richmond Mayor Danny Avula held a press conference to announce the addition of a referendum to the ballot this November to raise the sales tax in the city 1% to help f…