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September 25, 2026 · 3 min read

One in Five DC Homes Are Selling at a Loss. Here's What That Actually Means If You're in Northern Virginia.

Nearly one in five DC homes are listed for less than the owner paid, the worst rate in the country. But the damage is concentrated in condo-heavy pockets of the District, not single-family homes, and not the Northern Virginia suburbs. Don't let a DC headline talk you out of a Fairfax County house.

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