
Here at Napier ERA, our real estate agents love all the excitement of the holiday season. The hustle and bustle of the holidays are worth it to see the looks of joy on children's faces. It's the season to dream big, and that means none other than Santa Claus makes an appearance!
No matter whether you're visiting Richmond to look at homes or you've already set down roots here, you're sure to find some real Christmas excitement in Virginia. Towns, museums, and malls will have cheerful holiday displays headlined by "the big guy" himself.
Let's look at five local favorites:

The holiday season is a wonderful time of year with all kinds of opportunities for enjoyment. Anyone looking for homes for sale in Hopewell knows that the area is among the very best when it comes to holiday happenings. There's always something to do when you spend holidays in Hopewell!
Hopewell, Virginia has attracted plenty of new faces over the last several years. The city of about 22,000 is beloved for its riverfront views, broad industrial employment market, and long history – it is the oldest continuously inhabited settlement established by the English as City Point in 1613.
It also really knows how to throw a party! Our real estate agents share what you can expect from the holiday events calendar:
Your "trash" could be a veteran's treasure. This week, Napier ERA is teaming up with Tech for Troops to gather used electronics to be given to veterans and their families. They'll even securely erase all your data using D.O.D. approved security measures so you don't have to worry about it. Old laptops, phones, tablets, PCs, etc. Only things we can't take are printers, scanners, old CRT/glass monitors and cracked LCD screens.

The Thanksgiving "turkey trot" is an annual tradition our real estate agents love – and we're not the only ones. Plenty of area families sign up for a turkey trot each year. It's a great way to earn that extra slice of pumpkin pie! Luckily, there are plenty of options across the Richmond area.
The turkey trot is the most popular racing trend in America. In 2015, Thanksgiving became the single busiest day of the whole year to run a race, finally unseating the Fourth of July. Believe it or not, the turkey trot tradition goes all the way back to 1896.
That's right – 1896!
The first turkey trot ever took place in Buffalo, New York and was hosted by the local YMCA. While there were only six participants in that original race, today's turkey trots attract hundreds!

Thank you, Richmond friends and family!
Another year of being voted as one of THE BEST Real Estate Firms in the Central Virginia area from Richmond Times-Dispatch. This is our fourth year as a finalist!
We are so grateful to work in communities we love with amazing people that made these awards possible. A hearty congratulations to agent Dianne Long for being voted #1 Best Real Estate Agent for the second year in a row.
Today, we are very proud of our whole team and our community! We loved working with you in 2018 and strive to give our best service in 2019.