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Nov+Dec 2015

Nov 1, 2015, 11:23 AM
Year : 2015
Month : Nov+Dec
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Family Matters

In my final column as the chair of your association, I offer my sincere thanks – to you, to our NVAR staff, to our dedicated board of directors and to our CEO Christine Todd, who will retire at the end of this year.

Convention Tracks Trends, Tools for Success – Today and Tomorrow

Hundreds of Realtors® gathered for NVAR’s annual Convention & Trade Show.

NV/RPAC Silent Auction: Results are Loud & Clear

Thanks to the generous donors listed below, and two who wished to remain anonymous

Homeownership Rates and Household Formation in the NVAR Region

Due to the challenges in the labor market, a tight housing supply and overly stringent underwriting standards since the recession, homeownership rates have declined. The data shows that families have consolidated and the rental market remains strong locally. 

Wanted in Northern Virginia: Wealth-Creating ‘Gazelles’

Speaker consensus was that the strength of the local technology sector and the quality-of-life appeal in Northern Virginia will help fuel a strong real estate market for the rear and far term.

Five Ways to Keep the IRS Far from Your Door

According to the Internal Revenue Service, most licensed real estate agents operate their business as a sole proprietorship. 

Trish Szego Named Virginia Realtor® of the Year

The Virginia Association of Realtors® named Trish Szego, director of new agent growth for Century 21 Redwood Realty, as its 2015 Realtor® of the Year at its annual convention in Williamsburg. 

Benevolent NVAR Appraiser Makes All the Difference in A Local Substitute Teacher’s Life

NVAR is always an advocate for homeowners. Sometimes challenges can arise. We are proud to share this story about a substitute teacher in need of immediate help to avert a foreclosure.

10 Tips To Keep Your Email Safe And Secure

Email is a useful and essential tool. Unfortunately the very things that make email great also make it a priority target. Luckily there are a few basic steps you can take to help safeguard your inbox.

We are Family and Business Partners

Working together in a real estate business can bring special rewards to relatives.
While going into business together sometimes happens serendipitously rather than as the result of a long-term plan, these local families who work together and relax together say they wouldn’t have it any other way.

Innovation Struggles to Lift Commercial Real Estate

Technological innovations have altered the way we work, play and communicate. Yet innovation as a current driver for economic expansion and consequently, growth in the commercial real estate market, has not been impressive.

Voters Still Window Shopping As Campaign Season Continues

Charlie Cook, editor and publisher of the Cook Political Report and analyst for the National Journal Group sought to analyze the forces that have caused the pathological government gridlock during NVAR’s annual Politics & Pancakes breakfast on October 13.

The I-66 Challenge: Diverging Strategies Straddling the Beltway

The Northern Virginia region recently overtook Los Angeles as having the most congested traffic in the country, according to Gary Garczynski. He explained that a significant objective to achieve the outside-the-beltway-goals is to accommodate more than automobiles while limiting the amount of land taken by using eminent domain.

Changes to Your Licensing Education Requirements:

New Rules for Carryover Credits and Flood Hazard Education.

Property Management

Answers to your frequently asked questions on property management

Stories from the Nov+Dec 2015 Issue