{"id":23,"date":"2026-10-25T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/patriciararndtrealestate-com\/2026\/10\/25\/virginia-homebuyers-enjoy-more-options-in-august\/"},"modified":"2026-10-25T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T13:00:00","slug":"virginia-homebuyers-enjoy-more-options-in-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patriciararndtrealestate.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/25\/virginia-homebuyers-enjoy-more-options-in-august\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Homebuyers Enjoy More Options in August"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>August brought a shift to Virginia\u2019s housing market, with sales dipping by 4.6% and pending sales down 3.1%. While total sold volume dropped 2.5%, the median home price still climbed 4.4% to $449,000. What stands out to me is the 13.8% increase in inventory\u2014giving buyers more choices across Central Virginia, whether they\u2019re looking in the city or seeking that perfect rural escape. With nearly four decades in real estate and a background as both a builder and home inspector, I keep a close eye on these trends to help my clients understand what\u2019s happening behind the numbers. Shifts like these mean new opportunities for both buyers and sellers, and I\u2019m always here to guide you through each step, from prequalification to closing.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/virginiabusiness.com\/virginia-housing-sales-dip-august-2026\/\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August brought a shift to Virginia\u2019s housing market, with sales dipping by 4.6% and pending sales down 3.1%. While total sold volume dropped 2.5%, the median home price still climbed 4.4% to $449,000. What stands out to me is the 13.8% increase in inventory\u2014giving buyers more choices across Central Virginia, whether they\u2019re looking in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":606,"featured_media":24,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patriciararndtrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patriciararndtrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patriciararndtrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patriciararndtrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/606"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patriciararndtrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.patriciararndtrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patriciararndtrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patriciararndtrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patriciararndtrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patriciararndtrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}