Virginia housing market is improving, Realtors say

By CAROL HAZARD, Richmond Times-Dispatch, May 1, 2010

Housing is mending as the economy continues to improve and people gain enough confidence to buy houses, according to a first-quarter home-sales report released yesterday by the Virginia Association of Realtors. READ MORE

Expert Sees Richmond Area’s Housing Slump Ending in Six Months

By Carol Hazard, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Oct. 16, 2009
The housing sector has hit bottom and probably overshot it, the chief economist for the National Association of Realtors said yesterday in Richmond. READ MORE

Big Picture’s Ugly, but Local Housing Market Offers Good Buys

LAURA LAFAYETTE TIMES-DISPATCH COLUMNIST, Published: March 1, 2009, Richmond Times-Dispatch
Many years ago, as a freshman at the College of William and Mary determined to receive a well-rounded, liberal arts education, I dutifully enrolled in economics classes — both macro and micro. READ MORE