Morgan Knull & Associates - Washington, D.C. Metro Area Real Estate

08/29/2026

Axios: We need to talk about the housing market: It has been in a low-boil recession for four years now, with anemic sales and the appearance of high prices, somehow without tanking the overall economy.

Those who do put their houses on the market don't always like what they see. Nearly 6% of home listings were taken off the market by sellers in July — meaning that they removed the listing without landing a sale or going under contract.

Changes in the residential real estate market ripple out into consumer spending, the job market and inflation.

08/27/2026

WSJ (unlocked): Mold lawsuits are becoming a major headache for U.S. home builders. Homeowners blame construction defects and tighter energy-efficient homes for moisture problems; builders dispute many health claims and testing methods. Either way, legal costs are soaring.

Homeowner lawsuits against home builders allege mold-related illnesses, while builders say the allegations are off the mark and costing them millions.

08/26/2026

ARLnow: Summer housing market was lukewarm in Arlington County and Northern Virginia.

Arlington's tepid real estate market has been emblematic of Northern Virginia and the commonwealth as a whole this summer. "We’re seeing a market where inventory is growing in some segments while remaining incredibly constrained in others," said Ryan McLaughlin, CEO of the Northern Virginia Associ...

08/25/2026

Calculated Risk's Bill McBride asks: When will the Existing Home Sales Slump End?

And answers: "We are still some time away from a more normal market with 5+ million sales per year."

The first question most people ask me is what will happen with house prices.

08/21/2026

WMATA: Metrobus Fare Evasion Remains at 63%.

Nearly two-thirds of Metrobus riders did not pay their fares in June. Metro issues citations, but local jurisdictions are responsible for managing the cases and collecting fines.

WMATA CEO and General Manager Randy Clarke is calling fare evasion a threat to Metro’s finances, safety and ability to provide reliable service after new data showed that nearly two-thirds […]

08/20/2026

08/19/2026

NYT: A convergence of early fiber internet access and fast-track zoning has made Northern Virginia’s Loudoun County the data center hub of the world.

Amazon, Microsoft, Google and others have built or are leasing more than 250 warehouses full of computer servers that are powering artificial intelligence and the internet. At least two dozen more are in the pipeline.

A tax on computer equipment inside the data centers is expected to generate about $1.3 billion in revenue next year, or 40% of the county’s total tax revenue.

That has allowed the county to cut property taxes for residents — who have the highest median income in the country — by about 30% over the past decade.

Two decades into its experiment, Loudoun has become a case study for the rest of the nation on how to make data centers pay off.

Thanks to the proliferation of the warehouses, the quiet bedroom community 30 minutes outside Washington, D.C., has transformed into a tech destination with trophy schools and libraries, and freshly tarred roads.

But some officials and residents worry the county has become too dependent on that cash.

Loudoun County, Va., hosts more than 250 data centers that bring in huge tax revenues. But some officials and residents worry the county has become too dependent on that cash.

08/19/2026

U.S. Census data on residential address growth between April 2020 and July 2025 (ignore the color-coding):

08/16/2026

MarketWatch: The nation’s capital ranks among the places where the largest shares of home sellers are selling at a loss.

Nearly 1 in 5 listings in Washington, D.C., were listed at a price representing a loss as of mid-August, according to Parcl Labs data. The data look at the District of Columbia alone, separate from the larger metro area that includes parts of Maryland and Virginia.

Homeowners there are selling for a variety of reasons — ranging from people looking for a bigger place for their growing families to those leaving the city after losing their federal jobs. The Trump administration embarked on deep and widespread cuts to federal agencies late last year that has impacted home sales in the capital.

Condo prices in D.C. haven’t appreciated over the last five years. When some sellers get desperate and cut prices to sell quickly, that brings down the value of other properties in the same neighborhood.

In some Sun Belt areas, nearly 1 in 5 sellers are asking for less than what they paid.

08/16/2026

July 2026 Maryland statewide resale housing stats: