TSRG News and Updates

What's Up Wednesday - 12/23/2020- What happened in the Northern Virginia real estate market in November?  Leading up to the election, we chatted a lot about how many people push pause on their moving plans around elections. The numbers ...

What's Up Wednesday - 11/25/2020- What are economists predicting for the 2021 housing market?  Last week, Lawrence Yun, the National Association of Realtors’ chief economist, gave a presentation on the economy and housing ...

We’re Thankful for Our Clients The month of November is a wonderful time of year. The colors are robust, the air is crisp, and we end the month celebrating with a feast. As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday and the kick-off of the holiday ...

What's Up Wednesday - 10/21/2020- September Market Recap  The year may be winding down, but the real estate market certainly is not!  In Loudoun County in September, 799 homes sold. That was up 48% from last September. The median sales ...

What's Up Wednesday - 9/30/2020- One thing you should do right now if you're thinking of selling this winter.  In July, home sales returned to outpacing 2019 numbers and we do expect to see that trend to continue through the winter. So if you ...

What's Up Wednesday - 9/23/2020- What could cause the market to turn?  Last week, Gary Keller, the CEO of Keller Williams, gave his bi-annual market update. As you can imagine, it's focus was all about the economy's recovery from Coronavirus. ...

What's Up Wednesday - 9/16/2020-Is it a good time to sell now in Northern Virginia?  The big question for homeowners is, "Is now a good time to sell?" People are often surprised when we say "Yes, right now is a good time to sell!"  Supply ...

What's Up Wednesday - 9/09/2020-How will the election affect the Northern Virginia real estate market?  The question "How is the election going to affect the housing market?" has been popping up a lot recently!  There is always a lot of ...

What's Up Wednesday - 9/02/2020- What happened in the Northern Virginia real estate market in August?  Today, we're taking a look at the Northern Virginia market numbers from August. In Loudoun County in August, 718 homes sold with an average ...

What's Up Wednesday - 8/26/2020- How can a buyer make their offer stand out in a multiple offer situation?  We've been talking a lot about how buyers are competing for hot properties. This often leads to multiple offer situations where buyers ...

What's Up Wednesday - 8/19/2020- What does the new Freddie and Fannie refinance fee mean for homeowners? **UPDATE: The Federal Housing Finance Agency has agreed to delay the implementation of the loan refinance fee until Dec. 1, 2020....

What's Up Wednesday - 8/12/2020- What's going on with mortgage interest rates in Northern Virginia?  Today we're talking about mortgage interest rates. One of our clients' go-to lenders, Melissa Bell with McLean Mortgage, shared that ...

In a strong seller's market, can a seller get any price they want for their home?  We've been talking for a couple of months now about how it's a great seller's market and buyers are competing for prime properties. When inventory is very low ...

What Amenities Are Buyers Looking for in Northern Virginia? Just a few months ago, those who wanted to buy a home likely had a much different checklist than those shopping around now. COVID-19 has altered the way we live our daily lives and since ...

What's Up Wednesday - 8/05/2020- What happened in the Northern Virginia real estate market in July?  Today we are taking a look at the market numbers for July and comparing them to June.  In Loudoun County in July, 835 homes sold which ...

What's Up Wednesday - 7/29/2020-  What are economists predicting in the real estate market for the rest of 2020? Now that the numbers for the first half of the year are all in and analyzed, I wanted to go over what the economists are ...

What's Up Wednesday - 7/22/2020-  In a strong seller's market, can a seller get any price they want for their home?   We've been talking for a couple of months now about how it's a great seller's market and buyers are competing ...

What's Up Wednesday - 7/15/2020-  What going on with inventory in the Northern Virginia real estate market? We've been talking a lot about how our market has very low inventory, meaning there are more buyers looking to make a purchase ...

What's going to happen in the summer market?  Based on what we are seeing in the Northern Virginia real estate market, this year's summer is looking a lot more like springs of the past. The market has been very busy and there is a lot of ...