New Residential Purchase Contract Resources

Welcome to your hub for the newly updated Virginia REALTORS^® Residential Purchase Contract, which will be available for use MAY 4th, 2026. Here you’ll find videos, comparisons, and guidance to help you use the new form with confidence. We’ll continue adding new instructional resources, so be sure to bookmark this page.

Contract Comparison Chart

Check out our comparison chart highlighting what has changed in this new and improved version of our Residential Purchase Contract.

Coming soon.

Preview the New Contract

While the new contract will not be available for USE until 5/4/26, you can access the full watermarked version for review NOW.

Download the contract preview.

Webinar Replay

If you couldn’t make it to our live webinar dedicated to the new contract on February 24th, we’ve got you covered. You can watch the replay by clicking the button below. NOTE: Once you’re there, you’ll need to click “Register” to gain access to the recording. Associate General Counsel Jon Haley will walk you through what has changed, the purpose behind the rewrite, and MORE.

Watch the replay here.

Helpful Legal Videos

We’ve created a series of tutorial videos to help you navigate the changes. Note: more videos are coming soon, so be sure to check back!

New Contract Podcasts

Caveat REALTOR^® Podcast – How the phrase “time is of the essence” affects the new purchase contract. (03/03/26)

New Contract Blog Articles

Here, we’re providing a look at all the articles our Legal Team has written to help prepare our members for the implementation of this new contract.

Introduction to VAR’s New Residential Purchase Contract (02/23/26)
A New, Improved Residential Purchase Contract is Coming (01/26/26)

New Contract Questions?

If you have questions related to the new contract, please submit those to the Virginia REALTORS^® Legal Hotline. Our team of attorneys is here to help answer your questions. In most cases, members will receive a response within just a few hours.