NAR is a founding member of the recently formed Housing Solutions Coalition to address the sharp rise in rent control policies and the constraints that housing supply is facing, leading to high prices and many families and individuals feeling squeezed out of their...
Stafford County has set an advertised tax rate of 1.175 for the upcoming fiscal year, a whopping 32-cent increase from current levels. This number includes a nearly 30-cent increase in the real estate tax from the current rate of 0.85 per $100 of assessed value to...
February 2023 saw more of the same in the local real estate market with falling demand, rising prices, and increasing days on market. Total sold dollar volume was down 20% coming in at approximately $158.7 million compared to nearly $200 million in February of 2022. ...
Your copy of FAAR’s Spring Newsletter, the FAARside is here! Crack open a copy to learn about what’s going on at the Association including a letter from the President, a letter from the CEO, general assembly update, and more! This edition of the...
Beware of a land scam that is seeing an uptick in recent months. FAAR members report several cases of potential land sales fraud and the story goes like this: An out-of-area seller wants to list a parcel of vacant land for well-below market value. The seller will not...
King George County recently proposed a short-term rental ordinance that would require any short-term rental to be in a property owners’ principal residence, so a second home in the County could not be rented out as a short-term rental. King George County Realtors®...
