Prefer to read this on my website? View the full post here →   Four Northern Virginia Neighborhoods Where $1 Million Is the Middle of the Market In July 2026, each of these communities posted a median sale price above seven figures. Here's what that money actually buys in each one. Say "a million-dollar home" around here and most people picture a sprawling estate or a listing parked firmly in luxury territory. In a handful of Northern Virginia neighborhoods, though, that number now sits much closer to the middle. Across Northern Virginia, the July 2026 median sale price for all property types landed at roughly $759,000. Four long-established neighborhoods cleared $1 million at the median, and a couple of them cleared it by a wide margin. The word median is doing a lot of work there. Th... 10/08/2026

Everybody’s talking about mortgage rates this week, and fair enough. Freddie Mac’s 30-year average hit 7.40% on Thursday. That’s up from 7.28% last week and the highest since November 2023.There’s a second number I want every buyer to see before writing an offer anywhere near the water in Hampton Roads: the homeowners insurance quote. Look hardest at the wind deductible.What’s happening on the coastOn Oct. 8, WHRO ran a story that puts names and streets to something local agents have been hearing about for a while. In Hampton’s Grandview neighborhood, a homeowner of almost 20 years got a nonrenewal letter from her insurer, Narragansett Bay. The company said it was cutting back how much property it covers in coastal states. She asked around and heard from more than a dozen neighbors whos... 10/09/2026