Northern Virginia & D.C. Real Estate Blog

As of June 2010, there were over 292 million cell phones in use in the United States.  The population of the United States is approximately 310 million (and a bunch of those are children).  Imagine that!  A whole bunch of these phones are iPhones or other smart phones. Their use is so prevalent t...

Are you hungry for data, information, and predictions about trends in the Northern Virginia economy and housing market? You're in luck. You can benefit from my attendance this past week at the Northern Virginia Association of REALTOR's 2011 Spring Forecast subtitled "Recovery to Expansion." Dr. S...

You hear about it constantly on the news. Foreclosures. Short Sales. From the bombardment on the national news programs, the newspapers, and the internet, you'd think they are everywhere. You've heard stories about people scooping up great homes for pennies on the dollar. You want a piece of this...

Fairfax County, Virginia has the second highest median household income in the country (next to only its neighbor Loudoun County).  This in turn leads to a pretty robust luxury home market in Fairfax County. In terms of active listings priced at over $1 million (as of today 3/24/11), here are the...

You've decided condo living is not for you.  Single family home?  Too much maintenance...  Townhouse?  It might be as Goldilocks said... "Just Right!" When you first consider townhouses as a choice, you may be thinking about the multitude of monotonous neighborhoods of cookie cutter homes -- not ...

What's Happening today in the Arlington, Virginia Real Estate Market? The chart below details all of the closed home sales activity in Arlington, Virginia for February 2011: Sales volume is about steady in terms of number of sales and slightly higher in total closed dollar volume comparing Februa...

ALERT! ALERT! ALERT! Northern Virginia Housing inventory is at very low levels. A "normal" or balanced market means that there is 6 months of inventory of houses on the market. More than 6 months inventory favors buyers who have lots of homes from which to choose. Less than 6 months inventory fav...

Unlike the fleeting celebrity of your favorite American Idol contestant, real estate is always a hot topic.  Whether the market's going up, down or sideways, having a home and a place to rest your head at night will always rank up there on Maslow's hierarchy of needs.  Talking about the latest t...

What's Happening today in the Great Falls, Virginia Real Estate Market? The chart below details all of the closed home sales activity in Great Falls, Virginia for February 2011: Sales volume is significantly up in terms of number of sales and closed dollar volume comparing February 2011 with Febr...

Are you wondering about Northern Virginia real estate and pondering what has sold recently? Here's some information about the most expensive home sales in Northern Virginia (Arlington County, Alexandria City, Fairfax City, Fairfax County, and Falls Church City) for February 2011.  All information...