Northern Virginia's housing market outperformed national trends in April 2026, with a 4.2% increase in closed sales and a 4.6% rise in median home prices to $815,000. Homes sold faster locally,...
Home prices expected to increase around 2–3%, supported by stable government and defense-related employment sectors.
Northern Virginia remains supply constrained, helping maintain price stability desp...
Thirty-year fixed mortgage rates are expected to remain around 6.2% to 6.5% between May and July 2026, with most forecasts calling for only minor fluctuations
Fifteen-year fixed mortgage rates are proje...
Between 2025 and 2026, typical home values in large U.S. cities declined by 1.04%, with 70% of cities seeing drops. Toledo, OH led with a 5.6% increase, while Oakland, CA had the steepest decline at -9.1%. Irvine, CA had the highest typical h...
Mortgage rates are currently near 6%, linked to the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield around 4.09%, with a spread of about 1.9 percentage points. Predictions for the next five years indicate only modest changes, with mortgage rates expected to rema...
A large 35-year-old cohort will reach typical first-time-buyer age within 5 yr, outnumbering today’s 40-year-olds by 280K people, creating a meaningful demand pipeline.
If 280K additional buying-age ...
A survey found 74% said now was a good time to sell, while 83% expected asking price or more in Early-Spring.
Most potential sellers expected a quick deal. About 75% anticipated selling within 4 mo, in...