June 2026 YOUR GATEWAY TO REAL ESTATE Monthly Market Update The Headlines Don’t Tell the Full Story: What’s Really Happening in the Northern Virginia Real Estate Market The Northern Virginia real estate market has remained surprisingly steady over the past few months, even during recent global uncertainty and the conflict involving Iran. That consistency is good [...]
Inventory reaches a nearly 7 year high! Inventory rose 4% last week to 4,068 homes, which is the highest level we have seen since October 2019. This is excellent news for you buyers out there, giving you more choices and in many areas a little more breathing room on prices and contingencies. Sales are down [...]
What's Going on with Inventory? The roller coaster continues. We saw a drop of over 5% last week from 3,806 to 3,601. A reduction is pretty typical for the Memorial Day weekend. However, it follows an 8.4% increase from the previous week. What's that mean for the NOVA market? That puts us at [...]
May 2026 YOUR GATEWAY TO REAL ESTATE Monthly Market Update A Shifting Market: Opportunities for Buyers, Advantages for Sellers The Northern Virginia real estate market continues to shift, creating both opportunities and challenges depending on which side of the aisle you are on and where you’re looking. We’re starting to see more homes [...]
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! [...]