Americans bought more homes in June, the fourth straight monthly gain, as the sales rate reached its highest level in more than nine years.

The National Association of Realtors said Thursday that sales of existing homes rose 1.1 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.57 million, the best performance since February 2007. Buyers are quickly making offers amid tight supplies of homes on the market, boosting prices as the traditional buying season reaches its crescendo. The solid job market and mortgage rates near historic lows have kept demand steady, even though the number of listings on the market has dropped.

But continued sales gains appear to be limited this year because of the acute shortage of listings. The meager supplies…

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Fairfax – Home sale closings landed at 2,527 sales in June, barely declining by one-half percent from the 2,544 transactions posted in June, 2015. The strong Northern Virginia spring market ebbed into summer mode. “While low interest rates remain encouraging, our biggest challenge continues to be our local market’s lean inventory,” said Virgil Frizzell, NVAR Chairman of the Board. “This makes for a competitive marketplace when bidding on entry level homes for millennials who are ready to commit.”

“Buyers watch HGTV, and they want a move-in ready home,” said Craig Lilly, NVAR Board member and Long & Foster Real Estate of Vienna Realtor®. “That means there should be signs that the home has been well maintained, he said. “I can’t tie buyer sentiment…

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Happy 4th of July! It is Independence Day in the United States of America, the day we celebrate freedom and honor everyone who has fought for our beautiful country.   As a family, we all get together, spend time with our loved ones & eat lots of goodies. Why not? It is one of the few federal holidays in the states and it is summer!


Throughout the history that shaped the USA we've had many Presidents, political figures and personalities who have shown their patriotism with inspiring messages. Take a look at some of these quotes and sayings to celebrate this year's holiday:

1. Patrick Henry: "Give me liberty or give me death."

2. Barack Obama: "Americans... still believe in an America where anything's possible."

3. Bill Clinton: "You…

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