On November 18, President Obama signed a bill re-establishing higher loan limits on FHA loans. Below are some of the particulars about what-qualifies-for-what, straight from HUD: Forward Mortgages: Therefore, effective for all Forward mortgages with a case number assigned on, or after, November 18, 2011 through December 31, 2011, the loan limits referenced in Mortgagee [...]

Ran across this post on Agent Genius today about MLS bloopers, and it made me smile: “Many privat school in neihborhood” (Have you considered enrolling?) “Nice butt needs work” “No shuwings until open” We here at VAR are certainly not above typos, they happen to anyone and everyone. I am, personally, the queen of missing [...]

If you attended and would like to browse photos from this year’s REal Show (or didn’t attend and want to see what you missed), check out VAR’s Smug Mug page to see lots of great candids. If you took a minute in the expo to sit and have a new headshot taken, you can check [...]

“We can’t wait for flood insurance” is the driving message behind the Sunday op-ed in the Richmond Times-Dispatch, penned by VAR CEO Scott Brunner. While VAR and NAR have been urging members to contact their legislators on this issue for months, Hurricane Irene has brought the issue into much sharper relief here in Virginia, and [...]

Now available: Episode 2 of the Legal Hotline Q&A with Blake Hegeman. The topic? Disclosures, which is another frequent topic of conversation on the VAR Broker Legal Hotline. In this second video, Blake addresses questions like What are my disclosure obligations to clients and customers? What is an emptors caveat? What is a material adverse [...]

In the wake of Hurricane Irene, some Virginians have been displaced and are seeking temporary shelter. The Governor’s office has reached out and asked that Virginia Realtors® help to identify rental properties to assist those displaced by Irene. The Virginia Housing Development Authority runs a database/search site for rentals, VirginiaHousingSearch.com. If you have rental properties, [...]

Thank you all for your patience as we dealt with the aftermath of Hurricane Irene. VAR’s website is back up and available for log-in, so you can access all the great stuff we have to offer: legal articles, standard forms, Commonwealth magazine, and much more! We hope that all our members fared safely through the [...]

VAR’s power is back on and we are able to receive e-mail. However, log-in to the VAR website is currently unavailable. If you need immediate assistance or a resource from the members-only section of the VAR website, please call our main line (800) 755-8271. If you know the staffer you need, e-mail them at FirstName [...]

Due to power outages caused by Hurricane Irene, the VAR office will be closed Monday, August 29 while we wait for the power company to get us up and running. We apologize for any inconvenience. If you need assistance, please call (804) 264-5033 and leave a message and we’ll return your call as soon as [...]

For those of you who may have clients in the path of Irene (or would just like to provide good information to your clients), House Logic has a number of great articles on hurricane and emergency preparedness that you can share with your clients. They’ll give you step-by step info on how to Prepare your [...]