Virginia’s median home price jumps 9.8% over previous year
On April 20, Virginia Realtors reported that the median statewide home sales price for March was $335,000, up 9.8% from a year ago. Outlined in Virginia Realtors‘ March 2021 Home Sales Report, the trade association reports that home prices have been rising quickly since last summer, with year-to-date home prices up in nearly every market […]
Virginia sees major housing inventory shortage
Across Virginia and the nation, real estate experts are singing the same tune: We’re facing a major housing inventory shortage that shows no signs of letting up soon. “Inventory is down about 44% compared to a year ago and it’s about a third of what it was five years ago,” says Lisa Sturtevant, chief economist […]
Homes sell above listing price in Virginia
In its February 2021 Home Sales Report, Virginia Realtors says that homes in Virginia sold above their asking price on average, sales have quickened, and housing inventory has continued to shrink last month. For several months, strong demand, limited inventory and historically low mortgage rates have driven price growth in Virginia. In February, the median […]
Va. saw 10.8% increase in home sales in 2020
Virginia saw a 10.8% increase in the number of homes sold during 2020 compared with the year before, according to a report released by Virginia Realtors. It marks the fastest growth in annual sales seen in Virginia in more than five years. During 2020, 139,908 homes sold in Virginia, compared with 126,305 homes sold in […]
Hampton Roads Realtors Association installs new chairman
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Towne Realty announced last week that Tanya Monroe, the managing broker of its Chesapeake sales office, has been installed as Hampton Roads Realtors Association‘s (HRRA) chairman for 2021. With 20 years of experience in the real estate industry, Monroe has experience as an agent and as president of the Tidewater Association of […]
Virginia Realtors installs 2021 president
Virginia Realtors announced last week it has installed Beth Dalton as the association‘s 2021 president. Dalton earned her sales license in 2003 and her associate broker’s license in 2010. She has served as Long & Foster’s managing broker for the Tuckahoe and Centerpointe offices in the Richmond area since 2019, and previously held the same […]