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Greenway Bill Lands on Governor Northam’s Desk for Approval

March 4, 2021

HB 1832, introduced by Del. Suhas Subramanyam (D-87), and SB 1259, introduced by Sen. John Bell (D-13) have passed in both chambers of the Virginia State Legislature. The Virginia Highway Corporation Act (often called the “Greenway Bill”) has passed both the House of Delegates and the State Senate (33-5) as of late February. Now, the […]

Bright MLS Update: Listing Management

February 25, 2021

A message from Bright MLS 2/25/2021 Since our update yesterday, the technical teams have continued to work to stabilize the Bright systems. While these teams worked to restore service over the last few days, some of the fixes involved the necessary step of moving Listing Management from the Cloud back to physical servers, which came […]

Association Health Plan Update: SB 1341

February 22, 2021

SB 1341 Update: The Virginia REALTORS® about SB 1341, the Association Health Plan legislation. The Association Health Plan bill, SB 1341 was referred to the Virginia Joint Commission on Health Care for further recommendations and study with the possibility for the legislation to be reconsidered next year. Unfortunately, this referral means that SB 1341 was […]

DAAR Leadership Update: ShowingTime Acquisition

February 17, 2021

UPDATE (2/17/2021) Since the ShowingTime announcement last week, Bright MLS has been interviewing and vetting several showing appointment service providers. KEY BRIGHT MLS UPDATES Nothing has changed with ShowingTime. Bright understand the impact of this acquisition. While it has been announced, the agreement has NOT been approved or finalized yet. Until the acquisition is complete […]

NAR: Snapshot of Race & Home Buying in America

February 17, 2021

NAR Finds Black Home Buyers More Than Twice as Likely to Have Student Loan Debt, Be Rejected for Mortgage Loans Than White Home Buyers NAR officials say data reinforces need for implementation of key housing policy initiatives to close persistent minority homeownership gaps   Key Highlights The U.S. homeownership rate was 64.2% in 2019. At […]

Do More With DAAR: Charity Meet & Greet

February 10, 2021

      Loudoun County Give Choose Day is March 16, 2021, BUT early giving starts March 2, 2021! Support our charity partners by clicking the organization buttons below.          

Pricing Strategies: Mastering the CMA Course

February 8, 2021

This class is designed for real estate professionals at all experience levels and those working with either buyers or sellers. The National Association of REALTORS® Pricing Strategy Advisor (PSA) is the key to competitive home pricing is becoming proficient at comparative market analyses (CMAs). In the Pricing Strategies: Mastering the CMA course, you will learn […]

Q4 2020: Market Indicators Report

January 28, 2021

  Click here for the full Q4 2020 Loudoun County Market Indicators Report for the Dulles Area Association of REALTORS® by Virginia REALTORS®.  Click here to download supporting graphics. Key Market Takeaways Economic Conditions In the 4th quarter of 2020, economic conditions continued to improve in Virginia, as well as in the Dulles area and Northern […]

Legal Hotline

January 21, 2021

DAAR members are eligible to contact the VAR Legal Hotline.  This hotline is an online platform that allows you to get answers regarding NAR Code of Ethics, Standardized Forms, and relevant real estate law! A VAR attorney will call you in response to your submission in most cases within a few hours of submitting a […]

December 2020: Market Indicators Report

January 20, 2021

Click here for the full December 2020 Loudoun County Market Indicators Report for the Dulles Area Association of REALTORS® by Virginia REALTORS®.     Key Market Trends Loudoun County housing market strong through December, sales surging in most local areas. There were 644 sales in December in the County, 158 more than last year (+32.5%). The […]