It seems like the national headlines have been focusing on most things stocks, interest rates, and the price of gas going up and, in some places, the real estate market going down. This could catch your attention if you are thinking about selling, but we have good...

Before we talk about rentals, we have spent the last couple of months writing about our predictions of the direction of the real estate market in 2026. Based on the numbers from the Real Estate Information Network (REIN) comparing February 2026 to February 2025 our...

In keeping with tradition, we wrote our annual 2026 real estate market forecast last month. It is far too early to know if we will be correct but, based solely on the numbers for January, we seem to be heading in the right direction. If you want to know about our...

We have been writing this newsletter in various forms for over a decade. As we do most Januarys, we are making predictions about what the year will bring for the real estate market and asking the same trivia question we pose each year: What was the median sales price...

Last month, we addressed one of our most frequently asked questions: “Is it a good time to buy or sell right now in Hampton Roads?” Our answer was not a simple yes or no. After analyzing that data over the past several years, we concluded that though the current...

We have seen a lot of national headlines this summer about a slowing real estate market. Locally, we are seeing some signs of that slow down as well, but determining if the market has truly slowed is much more nuanced. Are you judging the market based on total number...

Congratulations goes to Angie White who was able to figure out the correct answer to last month’s trivia question - even though she and her family are currently living in Italy! The home improvement project that recoups the most cost recovery is a new front door....

Summer is a popular home improvement time and, based on a study completed last year by the National Association of Realtors, only one project came back with dollar for dollar return on the value of your home. We will go into more detail on the entire study next month....

Before we talk about this month’s update, we wanted to start with a short follow up from last month’s email. We answered one of our most frequently asked questions, “When is the best time to sell?” If you missed it, or just wanted to re-read it, you can find it on our...

We decided to focus this month's newsletter on one of our most frequently asked questions: “When is the best time to sell?” A recent national study by Realtor.com revealed that a home will sell about 9 days faster than the average time (and sell for 1.1% higher!) if...