The Virginia REALTORS® Convention comes to The Hotel Roanoke, October 3-5, 2017. Plan to attend and welcome fellow REALTORS® from across Virginia.

The Convention is a must-attend opportunity to grow your business through powerful education from the nation's real estate stars and relationship building with successful members. Attending the Convention gets you 'in the know' about Virginia real estate and puts you in the mix with industry leaders from the state and nation.

Click here for information on speakers, schedule plus a link to register. Save money if you register by June 30th. 

The real estate market continued to be active in April, with the highest number of homes sold (437) during April since 2006. Click here for a link to the home sales statistics, along with a 4-year comparison. These statistics are based on homes listed and sold in the Roanoke Valley MLS.

Back in April, 2006, the MLS had 1,400 more residential listings than today. The average price of closed homes in April, 2017 was $204,635, about $2,000 more than in April, 2006.

The National Association of REALTORS® forecasts that single-family existing home sales will see their best year since 2006, driven by robust job gains and improving household confidence. NAR also forecasts an increase of 5% in existing home prices in 2017. NAR predicts two more rate hikes this year to bring mortgage rates to an average 4.3% by the end of 2017, and climbing towards 5% in 2018.