McLean Faulconer in the News

As a trusted voice in Virginia luxury real estate market, McLean Faulconer is frequently featured in leading regional and national media for their expertise in high-end properties and market insights.

The firm’s listings and commentary have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Mansion Global, and Virginia Living, among other outlets. Recognized for representing some of the area’s most distinguished estates, McLean Faulconer plays a noted part in the conversation about luxury real estate across the Commonwealth.

If you are a member of the media and would like to speak with our team, please email McLean Faulconer at kleddington@mcleanfaulconer.com.

Mansion Global

Why House Hunters Drawn to the Blue Ridge Mountains Should Consider Charlottesville, Virginia

Amid the boom in luxury housing along the range, the city continues to reel in UVA alumni and other high-end buyers.

October 10, 2025 via Mansion Global

Haven Lifestyles

5 Virginia Residences Offering Spacious Elegance and Premium Living at $888K Average

Imagine finding a home that effortlessly blends space, style, and connection to nature, all while catering to the needs of large or multi-generational families.

July 23, 2025 via Haven Lifestyles

New Grant, Healthy Purses Give Foxfield Spring Races Energy

This Saturday’s Foxfield Races outside Charlottesville has been energized by bigger cash prizes. The final race alone carries a $75,000 purse.

April 23, 2025 via The Roanoke Times

5 of the Most Expensive Houses I’ve Found Currently For Sale in Virginia

Virginia’s real estate market is a striking blend of old-world charm and modern luxury, where colonial estates sit just miles from sleek waterfront mansions.

March 25, 2025 via Home Stratosphere

Open House: Richmond’s highest-priced home sales of 2024

The year in high-end home sales started off with a bang with a nearly $4 million deal in early January, and the dollar figures kept going up after that.

December 27, 2024 via Richmond BizSense

Catch A Film At These VA Homes With Theaters

These homes for sale around Virginia feature stunning theater rooms, perfect for anyone looking to catch up on the best films of 2023.

January 28, 2024 via Patch

Edgemont estate designed by Thomas Jefferson is now for sale

The historic Edgemont estate south of Charlottesville, Virginia, is on the market for $19 million. It is believed to be the last existing still-private home designed by founding father Thomas Jefferson.

May 6, 2023 via WTOP News

Grassland Court home sells for $1.6M and other Fauquier County transactions

A five-bedroom, six-bathroom house in Marshall recently sold for $1.6 million. The 7,835-square-foot home is situated on 22 acres and was newly renovated, according to Redfin.com.

March 14, 2023 via Fauquier Now

A Landmark House, a World-Class Garden

HOUSE OF THE WEEK | The Seilheimers prepare to leave their stately hilltop haven in Orange, Va.

September 25, 2020 via The Washington Post

Carter’s Grove plantation on the market for $14.9 million

Carter’s Grove, one of the area’s most impressive and historically important 18th-century plantation homes, is back on the market for $14.9 million. Stephen T. McLean of Charlottesville-based McLean Faulconer Inc., which specializes in the sale of large estates, is handling the sale.

August 14, 2019 via Daily Press

Carter’s Grove mansion for sale for pretty penny

It is listed as a three-story brick Georgian/Colonial Revival on 400 acres with nine bedrooms, nine baths and 17 fireplaces. But what is really for sale is history.

August 6, 2019 via The Virginian-Pilot

How much of the income in each state is earned by the top 1%

Using data from the Economic Policy Institute, Business Insider looked at how much of the income in each state (plus Washington, DC) is earned by the top 1%.

June 27, 2019 via Business Insider

The 25 largest homes for sale in the United States, ranked

Business Insider teamed up with Zillow to take a look at the largest homes for sale in the US, from a historic Virginia manor to a recently renovated Bel Air mansion.

June 24, 2019 via Business Insider

Mansion Global

A $33 Million Estate is Now the Most Expensive Home Listed For Sale in Virginia

Currently owned by a former Goldman Sachs partner, the 1,471-acre property sits on a historic plantation with a 1776 stone manor house.

April 28, 2017 via Mansion Global

Halcyon Days

That Bellevue began life as a dairy farm—albeit the largest in Albemarle County—is but a foil to the pedigree of the Greek Revival estate that has graced the Blue Ridge foothills for more than 150 years.

May 9, 2016 via Virginia Living

Minor shedding millions in assets to meet debts

He wants to keep his wedding ring, about $13,000 in a Morgan Stanley investment account, a 2005 Land Rover and 2005 Range Rover and $600 each in furniture and clothes.

June 22, 2013 via The Daily Progress

Live Where The Forbes 400 Live

Maybe you can’t live in Bill Gates’ house because he already lives there, but you could be his neighbor.

June 6, 2013 via Forbes

The Head of a Soda Dynasty Is Selling His Gorgeous, Sprawling Virginia Estate for $10.8 Million

A soda dynasty heir lists his stunning Virginia estate for $10.8 million.

March 23, 2012 via Business Insider

A Bronfman Family Farm

Built around 1975, this Colonial-style home features heart-pine and brick floors, heart-pine wainscoting in the dining room and a sunroom that looks out at the Blue Ridge Mountains.

March 22, 2012 via The Wall Street Journal

What You Get for … $1.8 Million

A one-bedroom Craftsman in California, a seven-bedroom Queen Anne in Maine and a five-bedroom house in Virginia.

August 17, 2010 via The New York Times