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May 2020: Market Indicators Report
June 23, 2020
Click here for the full May 2020 Loudoun County Market Indicators Report for the Dulles Area Association of REALTORS® by Virginia REALTORS®. DAAR has switched to VR as a new provider of the report after much consideration. Key Market Trends Dramatic decline in sales compared to last May. There were 546 home sales in Loudoun […]
2021-2022 Charities Selected
June 19, 2020
On Monday, June 15 2020, DAAR’s Community Service Committee held a meeting and conducted interviews of the top five charities in the selection process. After the interviews, the Committee took the final vote to support the below, local charities in 2021 and 2022. If you are interested in getting involved and making a difference, please […]
New 2020 Laws
June 17, 2020
April & July 2020 Laws into Effect The below information has been provided by Virginia REALTORS® – click here for more up to date info. With over 3,300 bills introduced, the 2020 Virginia General Assembly session set records. The Virginia REALTORS® Government Relations team reviewed every bill, including the thousands of amendments made to the bills […]
PUBLIC HEARING ON GREENWAY: TOLL RATE INCREASES
June 11, 2020
On January 23, 2020, Toll Road Investors Partnership II, L.P. (“TRIP II”) filed an application with the Virginia State Corporation Commission (“Commission” or “SCC”) for an increase in the maximum level of tolls on the Dulles Greenway (“Greenway”). In its application, TRIP II requests year-over-year increases in the maximum allowable toll rates for the next […]
SentriLock: Phone System Outage – UPDATE: ISSUE RESOLVED
June 8, 2020
UPDATE: ISSUE RESOLVED Important System Information from Sentilock: Please be advised, we are experiencing phone issues. Support assistance is only available via Live Chat and email at support@sentrilock.com until further notice. We apologize for any inconvenience while work to resolve our phone issues.
Health Insurance for Associations UPDATE
June 1, 2020
You will recall that on Tuesday, May 20, 2020, Governor Northam vetoed our health insurance legislation (HB 795 and SB 235), despite nearly unanimous support of the bills in both the House and the Senate. This means any opportunity to move forward with creating a REALTOR® health insurance plan has stalled for 2020. This decision […]
DAAR CEO Announcement
May 29, 2020
DAAR is delighted to announce our new CEO, Amanda Brewer, will be joining us June 30, 2020. Amanda Brewer has over 10 years of experience in the Real Estate Industry, working for both REALTOR® Associations and in various real estate offices. She was most recently the Director of Membership of the Kansas City Regional Association […]
ICYMI: Staged by Design, Nite Owl Series
May 29, 2020
Leigh Newport, Owner and Principle Designer, joined DAAR to discuss current design trends both for living and selling. Be armed with your design dilemmas and be prepared to have some fun! This event is a combination of a short presentation of today’s design trends for living as well as Real Estate, combined with a round-table […]
Safety Tips for Showing Properties During COVID-19
May 5, 2020
Please be advised to take these precautions to help keep yourself, your clients, and others safe from Coronavirus as Virginia begins to slowly reopen its economy. Please be sure to refer to state and local orders that govern conduct and may vary based on conditions in your specific area. DAAR is a part of the […]
VAR: State Committee Accepting Applications Now
May 1, 2020
Virginia REALTORS® is now accepting applications for 2021 State Committee Volunteers for all Virginia REALTORS® committees, including RPAC Disbursement Trustees. Click here to learn more about your Virginia REALTORS® committees and how you can be involved with the growth and direction of the real estate profession in Virginia. Your completed application is due to Virginia REALTORS® by 5:00 p.m. on […]