Bon Secours plans $370M expansion of Henrico hospital
Bon Secours Mercy Health plans to break ground this summer on a $370 million renovation and expansion of Bon Secours St. Mary’s Hospital in western Henrico County, the hospital’s president said Friday. “Since the hospital opened in 1966, this is the most transformative project that we’ve taken on,” Bryan Lee said in an interview with […]
Norfolk eyes two former school sites for development
The Norfolk city government is soliciting help to figure out how to transform two former school sites into significant assets that generate tax revenue. The city government has sent out two Requests for Information asking professional real estate development firms to provide insights on how it should develop the former Coronado School and former Madison […]
Jan. housing inventory, prices increase in NoVa, Hampton Roads
Housing sales last month increased year-over-year in Northern Virginia but dropped in Hampton Roads, although inventory and sales prices rose in both regions. Northern Virginia Home sales, prices and inventory in Northern Virginia rose year-over-year in January, according to Northern Virginia Association of Realtors data released Tuesday. Last month, 833 homes sold in Northern Virginia, […]
US trade war could raise prices, economists say
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau managed to separately negotiate a monthlong pause on Monday with U.S. President Donald J. Trump on a trade war that was scheduled to begin on midnight Tuesday. However, as of late Monday afternoon, the Trump administration was still prepared to impose a 10% tariff on […]
Trump 2.0: Making real estate great again?
Let Trump be Trump. A campaign staffer’s now-famous motto during President Donald Trump’s 2016 bid for president nods to the mercurial nature of the real estate mogul and former reality television star — as well as a similar slogan from “The West Wing.” And Trump himself has repeatedly said he trusts his gut over his […]
Riverdale project moves forward in Roanoke
Work on the $50 million-plus Riverdale mixed-use redevelopment planned for more than 126 acres on the sprawling former campus of American Viscose, a rayon plant that closed in the late 1950s, is moving right along. Developer Ed Walker shared a lengthy written update on the project Jan. 24 that included a rendering of a 267-unit […]
Banks, credit unions revisit in-person banking strategies
A former Village Bank branch in Chesterfield County is now a Dunkin’ doughnuts and coffee shop, complete with a drive-thru. Roanoke’s former First National Bank building has found new life as a 54-room boutique hotel. In Hampton, the former Bank of Hampton Roads building is a doggy day care. It’s true that bank customers do […]
2024 Va. housing market outpaced 2023 — barely
There were 102,509 home sales in Virginia in 2024. That’s 4,000 more than the previous year, according to Virginia Realtors. “While Virginia’s 2024 housing market ended stronger than 2023, it was still relatively slow compared to average levels,” Ryan Price, chief economist for the trade organization, said in a statement. “Looking ahead to 2025, we predict pent-up […[...]
Virginia Realtors has a new CEO
Rick Lugg is Virginia Realtors’ new CEO, effective immediately, the trade organization announced Friday. The association’s longtime chief financial officer and chief operating officer, Lugg replaces Terrie Suit, who retired last fall. Martin K. Johnson, Virginia Realtors’ chief external affairs officer, served as interim CEO. Glen Allen-based Virginia Realtors represents nearly 3[...]
Herndon office building portfolio sells for $51M
A portfolio of four office buildings in Herndon sold for $51 million, Finmarc Management announced Thursday. Dubbed Dulles Corner, the four buildings comprise nearly 620,000 square feet of Class A office space. Located at the intersection of Dulles Toll Road and Virginia Route 28, the properties are: 2411 Dulles Corner Park, an eight-story, nearly 180,000-square-foot […]
Virginia 500 Spotlight: CHRISTOPHER MOLIVADAS
What I like to do for fun: Time with family. My family is my biggest accomplishment. What I was like in high school: I was very well-rounded and involved in everything. What made me choose this career path? I am a very visual person and easily understand how things come together to create something. The […]
Here’s NVAR’s prediction for 2025 NoVa housing market
The Northern Virginia housing market will continue to strengthen in 2025, with moderate price increases and increased market activity, according to the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors’ 2025 regional housing market forecast, produced with George Mason University’s Center for Regional Analysis. Examining the past year, Terry Clower, director of the Center for Regional Analysis [...]