From Jeanette Newton, CEO of the Dulles Area Association of Realtors: The installation for 2014 VAR President Brad Boland will be on October 3 at the Real Show in Virginia Beach. We would like to sing two patriotic songs at this event, and we want … [Read more...]

A coupla weeks ago, we told you that Virginia senator Mark Warner — along with his colleague Bob Corker — was going to introduce a bill to essentially liquidate Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The two have now formally introduced the bill, … [Read more...]

Good news: May inventory is up 16.9 percent for the year, which is a good, solid number. (See the explanation below.) Bad news: Inventory is still 14.3 percent lower than last May nationwide. Inventory typically follows a cycle, increasing through … [Read more...]

Instead of sending yet another refrigerator magnet, why not take your clients hang gliding? That’s exactly the kind of thing some Realtors are doing as a way to bond with their clients in a way that’s memorable. Extremely memorable. … [Read more...]

Congrats to Sheila Bacon Johnson of Massanutten who scored herself the third and final $100 American Express gift card just for taking our 2013 member survey. Sheila helped us know what we’re doing wrong, what we’re doing right, and what … [Read more...]

Home prices can’t keep rising this quickly forever. That’s what Realtor magazine is reporting that CNBC is reporting that NAR has said. (I know, right?) Here’s the deal: In May, NAR reported that home prices were up 15.4 percent … [Read more...]