The internet is littered with personal accounts from buyers, sellers, and Realtors who have been burned by USAA’s MoversAdvantage Program, where brokers who participate pay a fee to “Cartus” (a 3rd party vendor). The Members access the program through USAA’s Real Estate Rewards Network when they are referred to a USAA Realtor. The cost... Continue Reading →
HOUSING INVENTORY SNAPSHOT – OCTOBER 2015
This month the 30 Days Trend column for the Average List Price could raise a few eyebrows.
Housing Inventory Snapshot – June 2015
We hope you will find the following snapshot of June’s inventory statistics for the various regions and property types/values in our Northern Virginia Real Estate market informative. This snapshot features new data points that we introduced a couple of months ago. They show the trend of changes across several categories from 30 days prior. This can be... Continue Reading →
Aug. 1st Brings Settlement Procedures Changes
For Loans Originated on or after August 1st, 2015, lenders must provide the borrower with the newly adopted Loan Estimate within three business days of taking application, and the Closing Disclosure three business days prior to settlement. While this may appear to be a small change to the settlement procedure, it brings with it some potentially deal... Continue Reading →
Housing Inventory Snapshot – April 2015
We hope you will find the following snapshot of April’s inventory statistics for the various regions and property types/values in our local Real Estate market informative. This snapshot features new data points that we introduced last month. They show the trend of changes across several categories from 30 days prior. This can be a good... Continue Reading →
Housing Inventory Snapshot – March 2015
We hope you will find the following snapshot of March’s inventory statistics for the various regions and property types in our local Real Estate market informative. This snapshot features a new data point, showing the trend of changes across several categories from 30 days prior. This can be a good way to lend some perspective... Continue Reading →
2015 Housing Outlook – 11 Predictions from the Experts at Forbes
Forbes has compiled a list of 11 predictions for this year, to see their full article with access to all of their linked content go to this link: Full Forbes Article 1. Prices will rise more slowly ... Continue Reading →
Housing Inventory Snapshot – January 2015
We hope you will find the following snapshot of January’s inventory statistics for the various regions and property types in our local Real Estate market informative. As compared to the January 2014 report Fairfax County's numbers are down in all categories except Condo/Townhouses over $600K. In that category average and median list prices are up... Continue Reading →
Each Buyer & Market is Unique
Every person has a unique set of circumstances when it comes to buying real estate. In the article I have linked to below, the author poses three very important questions people should explore before deciding to buy a home. Number two borrows a term from statistics “quartile”, if you aren’t familiar with it, put simply... Continue Reading →