An early summer surge was met by a slight mid-July lull, as activity started to slow a
bit in recent weeks in most categories of the local housing market. Interestingly, the
luxury market has seemed to thrive the most lately, while other segments have
cooled a bit. Many homes are still selling with competitive offers, but in other
scenarios, sellers were confronted with the task of evaluating their price [...]

We've reached the midway point for 2025.

To recap: we saw slight inventory shifts, stock market volatility, federal workforce
disruptions, economic uncertainty, and throw in some stubborn interest rates. All in a
(half) year's work.

Remarkably, the local housing market in the DMV has remained resilient so far this
year. Many homes, including those in the starter or entry home category, are [...]

One of the major benefits of having an agent on your side is having access to their
market insights that go beyond the activity reports. Things like prepping your house
for sale, structuring an offer effectively and properly, or developing a pre-market
strategy can often make all the difference in ensuring a successful experience. Both
working with buyers and sellers on a daily basis but also staying current with [...]

Lots of noise about the DC real estate market recently in respect to how it has been
affected by changes to the federal workforce. Overall, about 20% of federal
employees work and live in DC and much of the local population overall seems to be
impacted in some way by the current state of affairs. Thinking of those of you who are
affected [...]

As mentioned here before, timing the market is a tricky proposition.

Predictions for the market are abound for the upcoming months. Seasonal trends
mostly stay true every year, but the reality is that we can't completely predict what is
to come. External factors will play a role, and for some, life simply happens.

Some advice that works in any market: Preparation. Do your best to have your [...]

Hope that everyone had a wonderful holiday season and having a great start to the
New Year.

Coming off of a busy December which saw some of the highest volume in terms of
closed transactions since 2021, it appears to be an active start to the year with many
buyers and sellers getting involved. Reporting from the field, showings and open
houses have been busy. A common question that has been coming up again [...]

Wishing a wonderful and blessed holiday season to you and yours and once again a
special thank you to everyone that I've had the opportunity of working with this year.
It's been a pleasure as always. For those of whom I've since gotten started with, or for
those who plan to begin after the New Year, I look forward to helping you all reach
your selling and buying goals in [...]

Taking a look at the numbers through a different lens. Recent questions have come
up regarding how market activity compares amongst the different home types
(detached/single family homes, townhomes/rowhomes, condos), so let's take a look.

Overall, it was pretty active month in the area across the board. Two key metrics in
particular, new pending sales and new listings, saw noticeable increases both YoY [...]

The highly anticipated meeting by the Federal Reserve ended with the announcement
that many were expecting, a sharp .5% interest rate cut. It's been awhile - this is the
first rate cut to the Federal Funds Rate since March 2020, and though this does not
set mortgage rates, they are closely connected. For those paying close attention to
mortgage rates, however, you'll know that they have actually been dropping for [...]

As many of you might already be aware, the housing market in the DC metro area
(similar to other major markets as well) has two peaks in the calendar year: The
Spring Market which typically now begins in February and runs through mid-June, and
the Fall Market which begins in mid/late August and runs through November,
sometimes past Thanksgiving. Seasonal trends have mostly held true again this [...]