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Calling All DAAR Members: New Opportunities for You During Fair Housing Month!
April 16, 2019
April is Fair Housing Month! Come out and show your support for the real estate industry in Loudoun County during this historic month. Join with other DAAR members this Thursday as the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors issue and present to DAAR a Proclamation to commemorate Fair Housing Month. Please plan on showing your support […]
March 2019 Loudoun County Market Trends Report: Inventory Remains Tight While Prices Stabilize
April 15, 2019
Overview Inventory continues to decline, with new active listings providing no sign of future easing. New active listings declined 13.8 percent year-over-year, from 1,053 in March 2018 to 908 in March 2019. There were only 861 active listings in Loudoun County in March 2019. The number of active listings was 15.8 percent fewer active listings […]
Spring Training: Bright MLS Back to Basics and Advanced Classes Available
April 12, 2019
Make plans to attend a basic or advanced onsite Bright Training Clinics with expert instructor Kim Mingo in April, May or June at DAAR! Basic Bright Training Classes What is Bright and how can you efficiently use it for your business? This class will cover setting up your account, create a contact list, basic searching […]
Ready, Set, Speak! Say Yes for Homes in Loudoun County!
April 11, 2019
DAAR members are ready to see residential opportunities increase in Loudoun County. Our members know that a Plan could be set in place to help address the lack of housing affordability. It’s time for you to speak up and support the housing policies and strategies in the draft Plan that will help address the availability […]
Bright MLS: An Update on the Subdivision Normalization Project
April 11, 2019
According to Bright MLS, significant progress has been made in the review of all of the subdivisions that were imported from MRIS and the Central PA MLSs. So far, this review has resulted in us normalizing this data by removing the alternate spellings and misspellings of over 138,000 subdivisions on over 949,000 listings. As part of this process, […]
Bright MLS: Online Help Receives Upgrade
April 11, 2019
Bright MLS recently launched a new, easier to use online help system. Simply ask a question using the new mobile-compatible Knowledgebase. You can try it now by going to support.brightmls.com. And, you can also access it from the Support menu via the same Search Help Topics link you’re accustomed to. The Knowledgebase contains helpful information, such as: How-to and […]
Presentations Available: 2019 Economic Summit – What’s In Store for Housing and Beyond
April 5, 2019
Over 150 members and guests attended DAAR’s Economic Summit: What’s in Store for Housing and Beyond on Friday, April 5th, 8-11AM at Loudoun County School Administration Building, 21000 Education Court, Ashburn, VA. The event offered an opportunity for REALTORS® in the Northern Virginia and Loudoun County area to understand housing and economic trends and forecast for […]
The Time is NOW: Say Yes for Homes in Loudoun County!
April 4, 2019
It’s time for you to Say Yes for Homes! and tell the Board of Supervisors that you support housing policies to help build vibrant communities by addressing the housing shortage. Sign up to speak at one of the Loudoun County Public Hearings about the draft Loudoun 2040 Comprehensive Plan. Supervisors are hearing a lot from […]
Federal Court Vacates AHP Rule Provisions
April 4, 2019
On March 28, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia struck down parts of the Association Health Plan (AHP) rule finalized by the Department of Labor last summer that expanded access to health insurance benefits through these plans. In this case, twelve attorney generals (AGs) filed suit against DOL challenging the final […]
New Approved Development Plans Near Future Rail include Greenway Alternatives
April 3, 2019
At the March 21, 2019, meeting, the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors approved the Silver District West development by a vote of 8 to 1, with Leesburg District Supervisor Kristen C. Umstattd voting no. The approved applications are for development of a 158-acre, transit-oriented, mixed-use community between Loudoun’s two new Metro stations that includes a […]