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DMV Weekly Market Update: Oct 6, 2025
Total inventory is holding. Not skyrocketing nor plummeting. Total number of homes for sale compared with last week is three units higher. Homes are selling, inventory in general has improved over recent years but the pace is slo...
What Buyers Say They Need Most (And How the Market’s Responding)
A recent survey from Bank of America asked would-be homebuyers what would help them feel better about making a move, and it’s no surprise the answers have a clear theme. They want affordability to improve, specifically prices and rate...
Go On Vacation!
Go on vacation. It seems to be inevitable as a real estate agent when you go out of town. You get busy. I don’t know what it is in the universe, but it happens every time I go out of town. A contract. Go to a conference, one of my sellers ...
Closing Costs Unpacked: State-by-State Breakdowns for Today’s Buyers
If you’re planning to buy a home this year, there’s one expense you can’t afford to overlook: closing costs. Almost every buyer knows they exist, but not that many know exactly what they cover, or how different they can be based o...
Downsizing Without Debt: How More Homeowners Are Buying Their Next House in Cash
If you’ve been thinking about downsizing to lower your expenses, be closer to family, or just make life easier, here's a trend worth paying attention to: More homeowners are buying their next house outright, without taking on a new m...
DMV Weekly Market Update: Sept 29, 2025
After a few weeks of nice levels of new listings, we saw a -14% contraction this week. Possibly a sign sellers are waiting for more positive news. Let us know if you have any questions about what’s happening in your neighborhoo...
Why Buyers and Sellers Face Very Different Conditions Today
There’s a new divide in housing right now. In some states, buyers are gaining ground. In others, sellers still have the upper hand. It all depends on where you live. Curious what's happening in your state? These 3 maps show how the split i...
Last Year’s Landmark Settlement
Remember last year’s landmark settlement? Have prices gone down? Well that’s what some of the experts predicted last year after the Landmark Commission settlement. Yes, there needed to be more transparency for buyers and sellers alike,...