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Jul+Aug 2017

Jul 17, 2017, 10:00 AM
Year : 2017
Month : Jul+Aug
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Lockboxes, Call Before Showing Codes and Inspections

Providing for more than one walk-through inspection gives buyers the ability to check on the progress of work as early as one week before settlement.

Home Matters: Ask. Listen. Learn.

Local residents flocked to NVAR’s Fairfax headquarters on Saturday, April 29 to attend the association’s first consumer housing fair. Responding to advertisements, more than 200 people passed through tents featuring 30 vendors, enjoyed refreshments, chose from 15-minute education sessions, and had the option to shred up to three boxes of documents.

Personality Counts

Realtors® need to understand their clients' motivations and provide them with the kind of service that surprises them with the Realtor's® empathy for the rollercoaster experience of moving.

NVAR Hosts International, U.S. Realtors® During NAR Legislative Meetings

Eighty guests boarded buses from the D.C. meetings, enjoyed tours of local landmarks and the NVAR Fairfax headquarters, heard presentations highlighting top NVAR programs and returned to D.C. with a box lunch.

Multi-Million Dollar Sales Club ‘Celebrities’ Receive Red Carpet Recognition, Photo-Opps at Annual Awards Celebration

More than 120 NVAR members gathered at the Fairview Park Marriott in Falls Church on Monday, May 1 to honor Realtors® who achieved sales milestones in 2016.

Annual NV/RPAC Night at the NATS Fundraiser Sets Records for Fans and Funds

A record-breaking 220 ticket buyers supported the Northern Virginia Realtors® Political Action Committee on Friday, June 9 for the annual Night at the Ballpark event.

Fair Housing Forum Drives Home Reminders about Enforcing Fair Housing Laws, Providing Fair Treatment to Everyone

More than 200 guests learned about enforcing fair housing laws at the Thurs., April 27 Fair Housing training session and luncheon at the Waterford at Fair Oaks.

NVAR Recognized as Transportation Trailblazer

The Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance recently celebrated 30 years of successful multi-modal transportation progress and recognized public officials, individuals and organizations that made these projects possible.

Former NVAR Leaders Receive General Assembly Recognition

Resolutions celebrating the life of Suzanne Granoski—NVAR chair-elect at the time of her August 4, 2016 passing—and Commending Christine Todd—former CEO of NVAR

NVAR’s Own E.F. Hutton: Everybody Listened!

Bud’s presidency coincided with 1995 Board President David Howell’s rookie Realtor® year. No matter how intense, he [was in charge] with a smile.

Federal Budget Shifts Create Uncertainty for Region's Commercial Realtors®

Fuller observed that for commercial real estate professionals working in the office sector, this could result in “jobs being consolidated into owned space, which is more concentrated in D.C., or into longer-term, lower-cost leases.”

Community Engagement is Not Just for Realtors® -- NVAR Builds Strategic Relationships, Too

NVAR’s involvement with the Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance, together with our participation in regional organizations such as Leadership Fairfax, George Mason University’s Center for Regional Analysis and local chambers of commerce, creates positive standing for Realtors® in the community.

The Northern Virginia Economy and Housing Market Track Slightly Upward This Year Will that Stick? It Depends

Sustained increases of high wage jobs, particularly in the professional and business services sectors, should signal a rise in average wages and thus housing demand producing a steady sales volume increase in 2017.

Finance Summit Speakers Expect Moderate growth, Tempered by Uncertainty

A sold-out crowd attended the annual NVAR Finance Summit in Fairfax on Wednesday, May 24 to hear four expert panelists answer the question, “Will headwinds or tailwinds impact our market forecast?”

Experienced Realtor® Goes To Bat To Share ‘Soft Pitch’ Strategy For Young Athletes

For 24 years Kerester has worked as a Realtor® in Northern Virginia, and for the last 12 he’s volunteered with local youth softball teams.

When it Comes to Real Estate, Business is Personal

We’re probably all familiar with the saying, “It’s not personal; it’s business.” But any successful Realtor® knows that in this business, if it’s not personal, we don’t succeed.

Do you know an NVAR Hero? Maybe it's you

NVAR’s newly created Hero Award will recognize one of our members who has made an extraordinary impact in our community through volunteer work.

Real Estate Property Tax Rates

Residential real estate property taxes changed for many Northern Virginia homeowners on July 1.

Stories from the Jul+Aug 2017 Issue