A San Francisco based startup has a new approach for rent to own which may sound familiar to some in apartment management. You lease the house for 3 years and a portion of the "rent" is actually kept in savings for the resident.
Richmond City Council has again delayed a vote on hundreds of needed apartments near Virginia Union University but approved yet another brewery in the area.
Matt Spencer, chair of NRVAC (New River Valley Apartment Council), the VAMA affiliate in Blacksburg, is quoted in this article. RLRAC will hold this class again in Lynchburg, VA.
It's always the right time to plan and practice your "elevator pitch". An elevator pitch may never actually happen in an elevator but it never hurts to be able to describe your business in 40 second or less. Pro-tip: also develop a personal pitch that describes you and your goals in 40 seconds or less. You never know when you may meet the person that can connect you with your dream job!
A developer seeking to erect a mixed use project in the Manchester area of Richmond is promising 20% of the units will be for individuals making 80% of less of the area's median income. The promise was made to help secure tax abatement of $4.5 Million and also includes a promise of "public" space.
The former Department of Game and Inland Fisheries Building on Broad Street in Richmond will be torn down and the land will be home to The Belmont apartments.
Henrico County is planning a complete overhaul of the Westwood Avenue corridor adjacent to Scott's Addition in order to capitalize on all the new businesses coming to the area.