My 2026 read on Roanoke and Southwest Virginia: a resilient Roanoke Valley, a university driven New River Valley near Virginia Tech, much looser Franklin County, and why a careful closing protects the deal.
Buying a home in Roanoke and the New River Valley of Virginia, from the Star City and Salem to Virginia Tech in Blacksburg and Christiansburg. Mountain lots and surveys, student rentals, severed mineral rights, and what to expect at closing.
Buying a home in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, from the apple country around Winchester to the college town of Harrisonburg and the historic cities of the south. Wells and septic, the limestone ground underfoot, rural chains of title, and what to expect at closing.
Buying a home or farm in Fauquier County and the Virginia hunt country, from historic Warrenton to the estates and wineries around The Plains and Marshall and the commuter side near New Baltimore. Conservation easements, land-use rollback taxes, wells and septic, surveys, and closing.
Buying a home in Alexandria, Arlington, and Falls Church, the dense inner core of Northern Virginia. Condos and co-ops, Old Town historic rules, Metro and Amazon HQ2 neighborhoods, and what to expect at closing.
Buying a home in Stafford County, Fredericksburg, and Spotsylvania, the I-95 commuter and military corridor south of Washington. Quantico and federal closings, VRE commuter neighborhoods, new-construction HOAs, historic homes, and what to expect at closing.
Buying a home in the Tri-Cities of Virginia, from historic Petersburg and Hopewell to Colonial Heights and the counties of Prince George and Dinwiddie. Investment property, Fort Gregg-Adams military relocations, rural land, and what to expect at closing.
Buying a home in Fairfax County, Virginia, from high-rise condos in Tysons and planned Reston to McLean estates and the established suburbs. Condo and HOA documents, how to hold title, and what to expect at closing.
Buying a home in Greater Lynchburg, Virginia, from the city's historic hill districts and Liberty University rentals to Smith Mountain Lake in Bedford County and the rural counties of Campbell, Amherst, and Appomattox. Waterfront, wells, surveys, and closing.
Buying a home in Loudoun County, Virginia, from Leesburg and Ashburn to the rural west around Purcellville and Middleburg. Data-center proximity, HOA new construction, conservation easements, wells and septic, and what to expect at closing.