Published October 25, 2026 in Market Update · Alexandria City
More listings are giving Alexandria City buyers a bit more room Inventory across Alexandria City rose 17.7% in the three months ending August 31, 2026, while the number of homes sold fell 11.2%, giving buyers more choice and pushing sellers to price carefully.
By Doug Dane Median sale price
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Up 15.1% from 2025
Median days on market
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5 days shorter than 2025
Months of supply
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 . 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 m o n t h s
Up 0.2 months from 2025
Read the letter Published October 25, 2026 in Market Update · Alexandria Fairfax County
More listings are giving Alexandria Fairfax County buyers a bit more room Inventory is up across Alexandria Fairfax County, but pending sales have slipped, and price cuts are rising nationally. Here is what the numbers say for the three months ending August 31, 2026.
By Doug Dane Homes sold
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Down 2.2% year over year
New listings
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Up 2.3% year over year
Pending sales
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Down 7.5% year over year
Read the letter Published October 25, 2026 in Market Update · Clifton-Fairfax Station
Fairfax Station stayed tight even as national listings grew While the country added homes to the market, Fairfax Station had fewer choices and more buyers, a combination that kept prices moving up through the three months ending August 31, 2026.
By Doug Dane Homes sold
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Up 29.4% from a year earlier
Homes for sale
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Down 31.8% from a year earlier
Months of supply
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 . 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 m o n t h s
Down 0.6 months from a year earlier
Read the letter Published October 25, 2026 in Market Update · Arlington
More listings are giving Arlington buyers a bit more room The three months ending August 31, 2026 brought more homes to market across Arlington, but sellers who price carefully are still the ones closing deals.
By Doug Dane Homes for sale
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Up 21.2% year over year
Homes sold
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Down 4.1% year over year
New listings
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Up 13.4% year over year
Read the letter Published October 25, 2026 in Market Update · Fairfax
Fairfax has more listings, but buyers are still moving Inventory is up across Fairfax, yet homes are still going under contract fast, and most are selling at or above list price.
By Doug Dane Homes sold
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Down 3.8% from a year before
Pending sales
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Down 2.7% from a year before
New listings
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Up 7.8% from a year before
Read the letter Published October 25, 2026 in Market Update · Burke
Burke stayed tight even as more homes came to market More listings arrived in Burke this summer, but supply barely moved, and buyers kept pushing prices above asking.
By Doug Dane New listings
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Up 15.1% from 2025
Homes sold
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Up 11% from 2025
Pending sales
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Up 12.2% from 2025
Read the letter Published October 25, 2026 in Market Update · Oakton-Vienna
One part of Oakton-Vienna is moving much faster than the rest ZIP 22181 had 1.3 months of supply and more than half its homes sold above list price in the three months ending August 31, 2026, while the rest of the market told a quieter story.
By Doug Dane Months of supply
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Down 0.9 months from a year before
Median days on market
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 d a y s
10 days shorter than a year before
Homes sold
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Up 32.1% from a year before
Read the letter Published October 25, 2026 in Market Update · Falls Church
Falls Church Has a Split Market This Fall Two ZIP codes sit at opposite ends of the market right now, and which one you are in changes everything about your next move.
By Doug Dane Median sale price
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Up 21.8% from 2025
Months of supply
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 . 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 m o n t h s
Lowest in Falls Church
Median days on market
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 d a y s
6 days faster than 2025
Read the letter Published October 25, 2026 in Market Update · Centreville
One part of Centreville is moving much faster than the other The three months ending August 31, 2026 show two very different markets inside the same town.
By Doug Dane Months of supply
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 . 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 m o n t h s
Down 0.1 months from a year before
Median sale price
$ 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 , 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Down 2.2% from a year before
Median days on market
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Unchanged from a year before
Read the letter Published October 25, 2026 in Market Update · Chantilly
More homes are on the market in Chantilly, but buyers are still moving Inventory across Chantilly rose 31.5% in the three months ending August 31, 2026, yet pending sales still climbed, and most homes sold at or above list price.
By Doug Dane Median price, 20151
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Up 1.8% from 2025
Median price, 20152
$ 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 , 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Up 8.5% from 2025
Median days, 20151
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10 days longer than 2025
Read the letter Published October 25, 2026 in Market Update · Springfield
Springfield listings rose, but the market still looks tight More homes came to market this summer, yet Springfield still has only 172 homes for sale across all four ZIP codes.
By Doug Dane New listings
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Up 4.3% from a year before
Homes for sale
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Up 7.5% from a year before
Homes sold
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Up 8.1% from a year before
Read the letter Published October 25, 2026 in Market Update · Annandale
Higher rates did not stop Annandale buyers from writing offers Even with mortgage rates above 7%, Annandale saw more sales, faster contracts, and prices that kept climbing through the three months ending August 31, 2026.
By Doug Dane Homes sold
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Up 10.3% from a year ago
Median sale price
$ 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 , 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Up 3.3% from a year ago
Median days on market
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 d a y s
One day shorter than a year ago
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By Doug Dane