Dominicksellshomes by Chris Dominick

05/31/2026

What's Going on with Inventory?

What’s Going on with Inventory? The roller coaster continues. We saw a drop of over 5% last week from 3,806 to 3,601. A reduction is pretty typical for the Memorial Day weekend. However, it follows an 8.4% increase from the previous week. What’s that mean for the NOVA market? That puts us at [.....

05/29/2026

Thanks to all my awesome clients who made this happen!

What's really cool is that fully 20% of the top RE/MAX agents in the entire state of Virginia work with me at my franchise. That shared knowledge and achievement is invaluable to my clients and to me.

05/08/2026

It’s a strange season in the real estate market!

It’s a strange season in the real estate market! Parts of the NOVA market remain nuclear, but as we get further away from DC, like ripples in a pond, the activity and competition are dissipating. If you are looking inside the beltway, it’s a great time to be a seller and a tough [...]

05/05/2026

There is a LOT going on in the world….but does the market really care?

There is a LOT going on in the world….but does the market really care? If you are a regular reader of my posts, you know that I like to let the data tell the story. It’s the purest and most real-time way to assess the market. Then I combine anecdotal info from my [...]

04/30/2026

Monthly Market Update

April 2026 YOUR GATEWAY TO REAL ESTATE Monthly Market Update Northern Virginia Real Estate Market Despite economic uncertainty and rising rates, buyer demand keeps the Northern Virginia housing market moving. A lot can change in just one month, and the Northern Virginia real estate market is a perfe...

03/20/2026

Monthly Market Update

MARCH 2026 YOUR GATEWAY TO REAL ESTATE Monthly Market Update The Northern Virginia real estate market continues to show strong momentum as we move through March. Buyer demand remains high, especially for homes that are priced well and show nicely. Just last week, we listed a home on a Friday and rec...

03/13/2026

What effect is the Iran conflict having on the local market?

What effect is the Iran conflict having on the local market? It seems like homebuyers are treating the war the same way as oil traders are: as transitory and not catastrophic. Today oil is trading in the high 90’s per barrel, futures contracts for June are around $89, and later in the year [...]

02/19/2026

It’s cold outside, but the economy is heating up!

It’s cold outside, but the economy is heating up! There is a lot of good economic news out there, much of which will redound to the benefit of the NOVA real estate market. First up, the economy added a very strong 130,000 jobs in January. This is more than double what was anticipated! [...]

02/16/2026

Strong Demand, Low Inventory – What to expect as we head into spring

FEBRUARY 2026 YOUR GATEWAY TO REAL ESTATE Monthly Market Update Strong Demand, Low Inventory – What to expect as we head into spring February kicked off the early spring selling season in Northern Virginia with a few surprises. We moved on from the high activity, low contract, buyer reluctance mar...

12/31/2025

December Market Update and Newsletter   As we wrap up November and head into the final stretch of the year, the Northern Virginia real estate market is holding in a familiar pattern: tight inventory, steady demand, and numbers that continue to show how limited supply is shaping activity. From Octob...