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Thinking About McLean, Virginia? Here’s What to Know About the 22101 Market
McLean, Virginia 22101 Real Estate: Neighborhoods, Home Sales, and What Has Changed McLean, Virginia: A Fairfax County Community Worth Watching McLean, Virginia is not an incorporated town. Like most of the communities that make up Fairfax ...
Wondering What “Comps” Means? Here’s How They Determine What Your Home Is Worth
What Exactly Are "Comps" in Real Estate? If Matt Cheney has told a client he is going to "pull some comps," he is usually met with a polite nod and a look that says the term needs a translation. It is one of the most common phrases in real est...
What’s Changed in Potomac’s 20854 Housing Market Since 2022?
Potomac's 20854 Market, Then and Now Matt Cheney is revisiting one of the most popular episodes of Onsite, his ongoing video series covering real estate across the DC, Northern Virginia, and Maryland metro area. Episode 47 originally aired i...
Never Skip the Final Walk-Through: What DC-Area Home Buyers Should Confirm Before Closing Day
The Walk-Through That Almost Went Wrong Matt Cheney recently shared a moment from a closing that stuck with him: during the final walk-through, he and his client found a snake inside the home. It is an unusual example, but Matt Cheney uses i...
DMV Market Update: Aug 3, 2026
New listings are lighter this week. 10% lower than last week which had been 8% lower than the previous week. This is good news for sellers who have not found their buyers yet. And maybe just maybe good news for buyers who h...
Best House or Best Block? What Smart DC-Area Buyers Weigh Before They Offer
A Simple Question That Reveals a Lot About a Buyer's Strategy Across the DC metro area, where micro-market dynamics can shift from one block to the next in Georgetown, Bethesda, McLean, and beyond, the question of house versus block is not a p...
DMV Market Update: July 27, 2026
New listings are down this week since last, -8.19% to be exact. Though lower than the spring it is still a much large number of homes for sale than we see in months such as January. How about you. Are you traveling this sumeer...
McLean’s 22102 Zip Code in 2026: What’s Changed in Tysons Since Our Last Update
McLean's 22102 Zip Code: Tysons Then and Now Matt Cheney has spent time in nearly every corner of McLean, Virginia, and one of the areas he returns to often is the 22102 zip code, the residential and commercial footprint most people associate ...