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Tight housing markets continue in NoVa, Hampton Roads
Home sales in Northern Virginia in June were up 3.6% from the previous month, but still down 16% compared with the same period a year ago, according to a report from the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors released Wednesday. “Many factors” are pointing to the region’s market normalizing when comparing it to five-year trends, the report […]
NoVa housing forecast: sellers’ market to continue
Northern Virginia’s housing market will likely remain a sellers’ market for the rest of 2023, according to a Northern Virginia Association of Realtors market forecast released June 6. NVAR and George Mason University’s Center for Regional Analysis predict a continuing housing inventory shortage and pent-up demand from buyers amid positive economic conditions but mounting risks. […]
July NoVa home sales drop 29% from 2021
As price growth slowed and inventory increased slightly, Northern Virginia housing sales dropped 28.8% in July compared with last year, according to a Northern Virginia Association of Realtors report published Friday. “More options are available to homebuyers now that the market is calming. It remains a seller’s market, but the feeding frenzy has subsided somewhat,” […]
March NoVa home sales down 4.9% from 2021
Northern Virginia saw fewer home sales last month compared with March 2021 due to low inventory and higher rates, according to a Northern Virginia Association of Realtors report published Friday. The market saw a 4.9% decline in home sales over March 2021, not far off from the 4.5% drop nationwide. “I expect that rapid price […]
NoVa’s 2021 home sales surpassed 2020 total
In Northern Virginia, nearly 27,000 homes were sold in 2021, an increase of 17% over 2020’s total and the highest number of sales since 2005, the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors reported this week. “For the year, the NVAR footprint total sales volume was up by more than 23%, reaching almost $19 billion. This is […]
NoVa housing forecast: Still tight for single-family homebuyers
In the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors’ mid-year forecast released Friday, a panel of real estate experts predict a continued tight market for single-family homes and higher residential prices in the second half of the year, but the market appears to be normalizing from last year’s heights. “This year, the mid-year update is particularly relevant […]
