Bruce Richardson

“Equal access is paramount,” declares Richmond Realtor Bruce S. Richardson Sr. of providing access to homeownership to all people.
His mission, he says, is “assisting my clients to own a piece of the American dream. Homeownership (can be) a reality for anyone who wants to purchase a home.”

To help people achieve their dream of homeownership, Mr. Richardson has hosted courses for first-time homebuyers since 2009.
For his efforts, Mr. Richardson was honored with the Virginia Housing "Service to Virginian's Award" for increasing minorities homeownership in Virginia. He was selected by a committee of the Virginia Association of Realtors based on nominations made by association members. He received the award at the association’s Real Estate Awards Program in Williamsburg in October.
The award recognizes a realtor who “has made a significant difference in the cause of minority homeownership during the year, or whose life work merits recognition and celebration for dedication to this issue.”
Mr. Richardson calls winning the award a “humbling experience.” He said he hosted the courses with assistance from the City of Petersburg, the City of Hopewell, Virginia State University and the VHDA.
“The award indicates that each of the efforts and support from our team of real estate professionals, lenders, attorneys and home inspectors have been of vital assistance to each of those communities that we served,” he says.
Mr. Richardson notes that he always advises his clients to attend homebuyers’ education courses “as a first step.” There, buyers are encouraged to become pre-approved for a loan by a lender before they begin a home search, he explains. The lender’s pre-approval gives a homebuyer and the Realtor a “solid picture of the amount that buyers can afford.”

Mr. Richardson, who became a licensed real estate agent in 2008, says his latest goals “are to encourage my clients to consider the energy efficiency possibilities in their purchase of residential and commercial properties.”