Can I sell my own property without going through my firm?
In this video, Sean talks about a question coming out of the new Virginia Real Estate Board (VREB) regulations: Can I sell my own property without going through…
Video - July 9, 2026
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2026 New Laws
The Legal Team discusses some of the new laws that went into effect on July 1, 2026.
Podcast - July 7, 2026
Highlights from the 2026 JCHS State of the Nation’s Housing Report
Post - July 6, 2026
Duty to Provide Written Agreements – Legal Case Study – July 2026
Duty to Provide Written Agreements to Broker This case examines a scenario in which a real estate licensee acting affiliated with a brokerage firm failed to provide written…
Article - July 6, 2026 - VAR Legal Team
July 2026 Form Changes – Sales Meeting Kit
New laws mean new legal forms are heading your way starting July, 1st. Get the updates your team needs: share these materials at your next sales meeting. See…
Sales Meeting Kit - July 6, 2026
“I have a membership with a co-working space—do I need a branch office license?”
Post - July 1, 2026
What’s at Stake: Mandatory Disclosure
Post - June 30, 2026
What the New Regulations Say: Paying Unlicensed Assistants
Post - June 30, 2026
Commercial Property & Business Transactions
The Legal Team discusses how to handle a commercial transaction in which the property and the business are both for sale.
Podcast - June 30, 2026
New HUD Guidance on School and Crime Data
Post - June 23, 2026
Key Takeaways: May 2026 Virginia Home Sales Report
Post - June 23, 2026
Celebrating National Homeownership Month: What Virginia’s Housing Data Tells Us
Post - June 17, 2026
“Can Dates in the New Residential Purchase Contract be Amended?”
Post - June 17, 2026
New Law Affecting Termination for Nonpayment of Rent
Post - June 17, 2026
What’s at Stake: Rent Control
Post - June 16, 2026
A Check-In on Rent Trends in Virginia
Post - June 16, 2026
Assistance Animal Guidance from HUD
The Legal Team discusses what you need to know about a recent memo from the Department of Housing and Urban Development regarding assistance animals.
Podcast - June 16, 2026
Updates Coming to Key Virginia REALTORS® Forms
Post - June 11, 2026
Announcing the Virginia REALTORS® 2027 Leadership Team
Post - June 11, 2026
“Must we pay an agent who left the firm and never turned in required documents?”
Post - June 10, 2026
Younger Buyers, New Rules: What REALTORS® Need to Know About the Under-40 Consumer
Post - June 10, 2026
When Transactions Go Sideways
The Legal Team discusses what agents should and shouldn’t do when a residential purchase transaction starts to fall apart.
Podcast - June 9, 2026
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