It's a strange season in the real estate market! Parts of the NOVA market remain nuclear, but as we get further away from DC, like ripples in a pond, the activity and competition are dissipating. If you are looking inside the beltway, it's a great time to be a seller and a tough [...]
There is a LOT going on in the world....but does the market really care? If you are a regular reader of my posts, you know that I like to let the data tell the story. It's the purest and most real-time way to assess the market. Then I combine anecdotal info from my [...]
April 2026 YOUR GATEWAY TO REAL ESTATE Monthly Market Update Northern Virginia Real Estate Market Despite economic uncertainty and rising rates, buyer demand keeps the Northern Virginia housing market moving. A lot can change in just one month, and the Northern Virginia real estate market is a perfect example. We started the year [...]
MARCH 2026 YOUR GATEWAY TO REAL ESTATE Monthly Market Update The Northern Virginia real estate market continues to show strong momentum as we move through March. Buyer demand remains high, especially for homes that are priced well and show nicely. Just last week, we listed a home on a Friday and received two [...]
What effect is the Iran conflict having on the local market? It seems like homebuyers are treating the war the same way as oil traders are: as transitory and not catastrophic. Today oil is trading in the high 90's per barrel, futures contracts for June are around $89, and later in the year [...]
It’s cold outside, but the economy is heating up! There is a lot of good economic news out there, much of which will redound to the benefit of the NOVA real estate market. First up, the economy added a very strong 130,000 jobs in January. This is more than double what was anticipated! [...]
FEBRUARY 2026 YOUR GATEWAY TO REAL ESTATE Monthly Market Update Strong Demand, Low Inventory - What to expect as we head into spring February kicked off the early spring selling season in Northern Virginia with a few surprises. We moved on from the high activity, low contract, buyer reluctance market of January into [...]
JANUARY 2026 YOUR GATEWAY TO REAL ESTATE Monthly Market Update 2026 Predictions and What It Means for You It's a New Year, and so it's time for my Annual Real Estate predictions, but let's have a little fun and see how I did last year first! Did I knock it out of the [...]
December Market Update and Newsletter As we wrap up November and head into the final stretch of the year, the Northern Virginia real estate market is holding in a familiar pattern: tight inventory, steady demand, and numbers that continue to show how limited supply is shaping activity. From October to November, our [...]
Good news on the tax front for Home Sellers? The capital gains deduction for selling your principal residence is $250,00 for individuals and $500,000 for couples. This has been the same since 1997, when the median home price in America was just north of $142,00!!! There has been no indexing for inflation or [...]