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August Sees More of the Same in Local Real Estate Market
“The summer housing market finished strong with a healthy housing market for the Fredericksburg area,” stated FAAR Board of Director Pam Kuper. “Area median sales prices increased anywhere from 2% to 5% while days on market continued to decrease compared...
Make Spotsylvania a destination, not just a bedroom community….
That was one of the main messages from Spotsylvania Deputy County Administrator Mark Cole during a recent event with FAAR members at Strangeways Brewing. Mr. Cole stressed that economic development, especially business development, is a prime focus of the...
July Posts Modest Gains in Local Real Estate Market
Rain continued to be the story of our region throughout July with severe weather potentially impacting the pace of home sales. “July was a challenging month,” states FAAR Board Member Mark Geslock. “The rains slowed open houses and some showings were...
House Passes NFIP Extension, Senate needs to take action
The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a bill that includes a 4-month extension of the National Flood Insurance Program. The program will continue without any changes to how it operates and will be set to expire again on November 30. We will...
2019 Dues Announcement
Dues Announcement: 2019 Dues for REALTORS® will be open for payment August 1st. Pay by September 30th to avoid the $25 late fee. What if I miss the September 30th dues deadline? Submit your dues payment and late fee by December 31st to keep your...
April Posts Gains in Total Volume and Units Sold
April typically signals the start of the spring selling season with increasing sales and this year did not disappoint. Total sold dollar volume increased over 8%, coming in at $164,683,573. That increase was fueled by 517 units sold in the month of...
FAAR Holds Annual Awards and Fundraising Event
Fredericksburg, VA—(April 25, 2018) The Fredericksburg Area Association of REALTORS® (FAAR) held its annual Awards Gala on April 18, 2018 at Stevenson Ridge. Approximately 150 members were in attendance for the festivities, which included an...
March Real Estate Market Brings More Gains
Despite cold weather, ice, and snow, buyers and sellers got together in the month of March to produce year-over-year increases in total sold dollar volume, median sold price, and units sold, further contributing to the decline in days on market. Total...
February Real Estate Market Remains Strong
February continued more of the same for the local real estate market with year-over-year increases in total sold dollar volume, median price, and units sold and a decrease in days on market. Total sold dollar volume saw a more than 10% increase from February of 2017...
January Real Estate Market Kicks 2018 Off with a Bang
January kicked off a good start to the year in the local real estate market posting significant gains in total sold dollar volume, median sold price, and units sold. Days on market, which has been continually declining compared to the prior year, decreased...
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