{"id":89,"date":"2026-10-09T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/louiseandbernie-com\/?p=89"},"modified":"2026-10-09T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T09:00:00","slug":"key-takeaways-august-2026-virginia-home-sales-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.louiseandbernie.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/09\/key-takeaways-august-2026-virginia-home-sales-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Takeaways: August 2026 Virginia Home Sales Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>August brought some notable changes to Virginia\u2019s housing market. Closed home sales dipped by 4.6%, settling at 8,985 for the month, yet year-to-date sales are actually up 3.6%. The median home price continues its steady climb\u2014now at $449,000, a 4.4% increase. We\u2019re also seeing a 13.8% rise in active listings, which means more choices for buyers, though higher mortgage rates have cooled the pace of transactions across the board.<\/p>\n<p>After 25 years in Virginia real estate, I know firsthand how these shifts can impact every stage of life\u2014whether you\u2019re buying your first home, looking to move up, or considering a change that fits your next chapter. Staying grounded and well-informed is essential, especially when the market feels unpredictable. As always, I believe that thoughtful decisions\u2014guided by clear communication and a deep understanding of our local trends\u2014are key to building long-term wealth through homeownership.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/virginiarealtors.org\/2026\/09\/23\/key-takeaways-august-2026-virginia-home-sales-report\/\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August brought some notable changes to Virginia\u2019s housing market. Closed home sales dipped by 4.6%, settling at 8,985 for the month, yet year-to-date sales are actually up 3.6%. The median home price continues its steady climb\u2014now at $449,000, a 4.4% increase. We\u2019re also seeing a 13.8% rise in active listings, which means more choices for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":233,"featured_media":90,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-89","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.louiseandbernie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.louiseandbernie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.louiseandbernie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.louiseandbernie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/233"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.louiseandbernie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.louiseandbernie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":91,"href":"https:\/\/www.louiseandbernie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89\/revisions\/91"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.louiseandbernie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/90"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.louiseandbernie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.louiseandbernie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.louiseandbernie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}