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Early July NoVA Market Update | Contracts in June Matched 2024. However, We Have 2x Active Houses & Days on Market Continue to Rise | Northern Virginia Real Estate Market
How is the Northern Virginia real estate market in early July? Let's take a deep dive look at how the increasing Days on Market numbers...

Scott Ford
4 days ago


What's Going on with West End Alexandria Real Estate? - Housing Market Update for June 2025 | Northern Virginia Real Estate Market
Do you live in West End Alexandria? Want to know about the market for single family houses and townhouses where you live? Check out the...

Scott Ford
5 days ago


Late June NoVA Market Update | New Contracts in 1st Half of June Matched 2024 Level, but Slacking in 2nd Half. Further, Days on Market Continue to Rise | Northern Virginia Real Estate Market
How is the Northern Virginia real estate market in late-June? Let's take a look at the 2-Week Contracts Tracking Chart for the First...

Scott Ford
Jun 26


Mid-June Market Update| A Deep Dive on How Increasing Days on Market are Leading to a (More) Balanced Market | Northern Virginia Real Estate Market
How is the Northern Virginia real estate market in mid-June? Let's take a Deep Dive into how the increasing Days on Market numbers are...

Scott Ford
Jun 15


How's The NoVA Real Estate Market? | A Deep Dive on Buyer Activity Trend | Northern Virginia Real Estate Market
How's the Northern Virginia real estate market as we start June? Let's take a Deep Dive into Buyer activity in May measured by New...

Scott Ford
Jun 6


Late May 2025 NoVA Market Update | A Deep Dive on Higher Days on Market Leading Towards a More Balanced Market | Northern Virginia Real Estate Market
How's the Northern Virginia real estate market in late May as an indicator of what June may bring? How has it changed from my last deep...

Scott Ford
Jun 3


An Early May 2025 NoVA Market Update | A Deep Dive into New Listings vs. New Contracts Trend & Increasing Days on Market | Northern Virginia Real Estate Market
How's the NoVA real estate market in early May? How has it changed from my last deep dive NoVa market update in my April 24th Market...

Scott Ford
May 8


A Late April 2025 NoVA Market Update | A Deep Dive into the Bright MLS Weekly Update for Greater DC Area | Northern Virginia Real Estate Market
How's the NoVA real estate market in late April? Let's take a look at what weekly data is showing for the Northern Virginia Real Estate...

Scott Ford
Apr 24


A Mid-March Look at the NoVA 2025 Spring Market. What Comes Next? | Northern Virginia Real Estate Market
The height of the Spring real estate market starts in early April based upon historical data. As we get close to this peak period, let's...

Scott Ford
Mar 20
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Early July NoVA Market Update | Contracts in June Matched 2024. However, We Have 2x Active Houses & Days on Market Continue to Rise | Northern Virginia Real Estate Market
How is the Northern Virginia real estate market in early July? Let's take a deep dive look at how the increasing Days on Market numbers...

Scott Ford
4 days ago


Late June NoVA Market Update | New Contracts in 1st Half of June Matched 2024 Level, but Slacking in 2nd Half. Further, Days on Market Continue to Rise | Northern Virginia Real Estate Market
How is the Northern Virginia real estate market in late-June? Let's take a look at the 2-Week Contracts Tracking Chart for the First...

Scott Ford
Jun 26


Mid-June Market Update| A Deep Dive on How Increasing Days on Market are Leading to a (More) Balanced Market | Northern Virginia Real Estate Market
How is the Northern Virginia real estate market in mid-June? Let's take a Deep Dive into how the increasing Days on Market numbers are...

Scott Ford
Jun 15


How's The NoVA Real Estate Market? | A Deep Dive on Buyer Activity Trend | Northern Virginia Real Estate Market
How's the Northern Virginia real estate market as we start June? Let's take a Deep Dive into Buyer activity in May measured by New...

Scott Ford
Jun 6


Late May 2025 NoVA Market Update | A Deep Dive on Higher Days on Market Leading Towards a More Balanced Market | Northern Virginia Real Estate Market
How's the Northern Virginia real estate market in late May as an indicator of what June may bring? How has it changed from my last deep...

Scott Ford
Jun 3


An Early May 2025 NoVA Market Update | A Deep Dive into New Listings vs. New Contracts Trend & Increasing Days on Market | Northern Virginia Real Estate Market
How's the NoVA real estate market in early May? How has it changed from my last deep dive NoVa market update in my April 24th Market...

Scott Ford
May 8


A Late April 2025 NoVA Market Update | A Deep Dive into the Bright MLS Weekly Update for Greater DC Area | Northern Virginia Real Estate Market
How's the NoVA real estate market in late April? Let's take a look at what weekly data is showing for the Northern Virginia Real Estate...

Scott Ford
Apr 24


Early April 2025 Market Update | A Deep Dive into the New Bright MLS Weekly Update for Greater DC Area | Northern Virginia Real Estate Market
How's the NoVA real estate market in early April? Let's take an early-April look at what weekly data is showing for the Northern Virginia...

Scott Ford
Apr 10


A Mid-March Look at the NoVA 2025 Spring Market. What Comes Next? | Northern Virginia Real Estate Market
The height of the Spring real estate market starts in early April based upon historical data. As we get close to this peak period, let's...

Scott Ford
Mar 20


No, DOGE is not Crashing the DC Area Real Estate Market | New Listings in February 2025 are Consistent with Prior Years
Who You Work with Matters. Online chatter by random unknown persons is no substitute for top-shelf market analysis from a real estate...

Scott Ford
Feb 19


Let's Talk House Inventory. Then, Now, & What Comes Next. | Northern Virginia Real Estate Market
A 25 Year Low. That's the number of houses for sale over the last 2+ years in the Northern Virginia real estate market. However, does...

Scott Ford
Jan 31


A Real Estate Case Study | The Importance of a Listing Agent's Community Expertise in Obtaining the Maximum Sales Price | West End Alexandria Real Estate Market
Real Estate Rule No. 1 - Who You Work with Matters. One of the ways a real estate professional can bring true, bottom-line value to their...

Scott Ford
Jan 17


Early 2025 Northern Virginia Real Estate Market Preview | Low House Inventory to Start. Do Increased Showings & Contracts in Fall 2024 Continue into 2025?
Who You Work with Matters. An early look at the Northern Virginia real estate market, especially what level of Buying activity might...

Scott Ford
Jan 16


Mortgage Loan Limits for 2025 Raised to $1,209,750 for All NoVA Areas | Northern Virginia Real Estate Market
LOOKING FOR YOUR NEW HOME IN 2025? The conforming mortgage loan limit for all of Northern Virginia in 2025 will be $1,209,750. The...

Scott Ford
Dec 1, 2024


2024 Fall Northern Virginia Real Estate Market Preview | Fewer Buyers, Showings, & Contracts. Plus, More Days on Market Coming?
Looking at historical data, the Fall real estate market in Northern Virginia each year follows repeating trends. 2024 is likely to have...

Scott Ford
Aug 16, 2024


A Forward Look at Housing Supply in the Northern Virginia Real Estate Market | Fairfax County Projects the Same Level of Housing over Next 5-10 Years.
Each year, Fairfax County produces a Demographic Report which shows the current, past, and projected future Population and Housing Supply....

Scott Ford
Aug 2, 2024


The 2024 'Spring Market' - Part 3 | New Listings in Fairfax County Down 50% During March & April | Northern Virginia Real Estate Market Update
A key factor in assessing the real estate market for a buyer or seller is the number of houses that are available for sale during a...

Scott Ford
May 21, 2024


Spring 2024 | Northern Virginia Real Estate Market Update | Another Low House Inventory 'Spring Market' in Fairfax County.
A key factor in assessing the real estate market for a buyer or seller is the number of houses that are available for sale during a...

Scott Ford
Apr 13, 2024


Housing Inventory is Low. How Low? 1 Month of Supply in the Northern Virginia Real Estate Market. That's How Low.
2023 marked another year with an average of approximately one month supply of houses for sale in NVAR Northern Virginia segment...

Scott Ford
Feb 2, 2024


Is the Zillow Zestimate Accurate? Answer: It's Worthless for Market Valuation to Sell Your Home.
Have you ever wondered how accurate is the Zillow 'Zestimate' of your house valuation? Two recent listings of mine in the Landmark Mews...

Scott Ford
Sep 19, 2023
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