
June Prices Fall 3% from May: The median home price in Northern Virginia fell for the first time in 2022. After hitting a new high last month of $660,000, the median price in June fell $20,000 (3%) to $640,000. Prices in all major Northern Virginia sub-markets declined together, except for Prince William which increased 1.6% ($9,000) to another new price...

Prices Spike Up, Breaking 2021 Highs
March Prices Increased 7% from February: March was a strong month in Northern Virginia home prices much like we experience seasonally in our region (March 2021 was up 6.8% by comparison). The median home price in Northern Virginia increased $40,000 from February ($575,000) to March ($615,000). This breaks the former high mark of $603,000 set in May/June-2021. All major sub-markets across Northern Virginia moved up together in March breaking former price highs, except in Arlington. Arlington was down 1.5% and still sits 10% below its May-2021 high. Prince William led the March move in our region, up 13%...

Housing Shortage: The Calculation
It's More than Just Supply (Sellers): Buying a home is challenging in today's market. Much of what we see and read laments there is "Low Inventory". Thinking in terms of basic economics many people believe this is because of a lack of supply. Too few sellers are offering to list homes for sale. There simply are not enough homes available. The supply-side is only half of the inventory calculation forgetting about the demand-side.
Absorption Rate (Speed) Determines...

