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House Approves Tax Proposal that Places Tax Hike on Homeowners

November 16, 2017

Tax reform took a major step as the House of Representatives approved a measure to overhaul the American tax code and the Senate took steps toward approval by the end of the month. On Thursday, November 16th, the House passed a H.R. 1, “The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” H.R. 1, the “Tax Cuts and […]

Loudoun County Wants to Know if You’re Renting Out Rooms

November 3, 2017

On October 19, 2017, the Board of Supervisors approved a work plan to create a registration process for homeowners who rent out rooms in Loudoun County. The plan has two phases: 1) registration and taxation; and 2) zoning and public safety. The county will research the issue and obtain feedback from the public between now […]

Don’t forget to Vote!

November 3, 2017

Election Day is Tuesday, November 7th! On the ballot will be candidates for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, and Members of the House of Delegates. Loudoun County also has two bond questions and the towns of Leesburg and Round Hill have special elections for a member of their town councils. Polls will be open from […]

DAAR Calls for Housing That is Affordable

October 27, 2017

On October 16, 2017, Loudoun County’s Board of Supervisors hosted a Housing Summit to discuss the issue of housing affordability in Loudoun County. Brenda Morton, DAAR’s Government Affairs Manager, spoke about the need for affordable and workforce housing. She also offered practical solutions that could help the county address this important issue. “Affordable and workforce […]

Tax Reform Framework: A Heavy Burden on Homeowners

October 27, 2017

NAR is a strong supporter of tax reform but the framework that the Republican leadership and the Administration have put forward is not the reform that works for middle-income homeowners, even though at first glance it seems like it would be, since it calls for a near doubling of the standard deduction. But what often […]

Slate of Directors for 2018 and Consideration of Bylaw Changes Announced

October 16, 2017

TO:    All DAAR Members FROM: Barry Allbright, 2017 Nomination Committee Chair Jackie Lawlor, 2017 DAAR Chair RE:  Slate of Officer’s & Directors for 2018 and Bylaw Changes This memo serves as official notice to the DAAR membership of the Slate of Directors for election at the October 19th, 2017 Annual Membership Meeting to be held at the […]

DAAR Member Bob Butcher Earns GRI Designation

October 14, 2017

The Dulles Area Association of REALTORS® is pleased to announce that Robert Butcher, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices PenFed Realty, Hamilton,  Leesburg, completed the REALTORS® Institute of Virginia program and have earned the Graduate REALTOR® Institute (GRI) designation. “Completion of the coursework for the GRI designation represents a commitment to industry knowledge and professionalism that not all agents […]

September 2017 Loudoun County Market Trends Report: Sales are Low as Tight Inventory Continues; Median Sales Price at September High

October 14, 2017

The following analysis of the Loudoun County, Virginia housing market has been prepared by George Mason University’s Center for Regional Analysis. It was prepared for the Dulles Area Association of REALTORS® by analyzing Bright MLS housing data from MarketStats by ShowingTime.  Overview Sales growth continues to stall as the 517 closed sales in September was […]

Important Notice About Changes to Sentrilock® Billing

October 12, 2017

To streamline the process for obtaining access to Sentrilock® keyholder services, you will receive an invoice directly from Sentrilock® for your key service renewal. Accordingly, key service renewal fees will no longer be paid directly to the Dulles Area Association of REALTORS® as it will be paid to Sentrilock®. During the week of October 23rd, […]

SentriLock Improves Security and Reliability

September 29, 2017

SentriLock will implement changes by the end of the year that will make the SentriLock system more secure and reliable. On October 11th, 2017 SentriLock will no longer be sending information by SMS. If you have been receiving notifications by SMS you will automatically be switched and have those messages sent to both the Message […]