Blog - Rachel Helmich Cheng

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Instant Offers and iBuyers

Instant Offers and iBuyers August 2025 With advances in technology and new ways to utilize data, some companies have sprouted up to create different ways to sell your property. Basically, they utilize automated valuation models (AVMs) to make quick offers on homes, allowing them to close in a much faster than typical timeframe, and then […]
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Hello Summer

Hello Summer June 2025 What. A. Spring. The last few months have been a ride! Someone described the Northern Virginia real estate market as a slice of Swiss cheese and it could not be more accurate. With the continuous changes in the policies (i.e. off-market listings), economic uncertainty, and questionable data, it is difficult to […]
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Spring has sprung!

Spring has sprung! April 2025 The spring real estate season has been as chaotic as the weather but not for the reasons you might suspect. Bright MLS, our local multiple listing service, made some changes and it has altered how we list and locate properties for sale. The following is one example of why this spring […]
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State of the Market

State of the Market March 2025 This year has been quite a ride so far! There has been a lot of speculation about how government layoffs will affect the real estate market. A few viral posts on social media claimed the housing market in DC has exploded with listings. The posts were quickly rebutted by […]