The residential lease market in Arlington County, VA, from January 2024 to January 2025 has experienced some changes:- Units Listed: The number of units listed decreased by 1, a 0.64% decrease, from 157 to 156.- Listed Median Price: The listed median price increased by $75, a 2.78% increase, from $2,700 to $2,775.- Units Leased: The number of units leased increased by 9, a 6.67% increase, from 135 to 144.- Sold Median Price: The sold median price increased by $75, a 2.68% increase, from $2,800 to $2,875.A slight decrease in units listed indicates a minor reduction in supply year over year, while an increase in units leased suggests a rise in demand.

Shares of single-family landlords Invitation Homes INVH -1.26%decrease; red down pointing triangle and American Homes 4 Rent AMH -1.65% decrease; are trading at 35% and 20% discounts to their net asset values, respectively, according to real-estate analytics firm Green Street. 

In Arlington County, VA, the real estate market has seen notable changes from January 2024 to January 2025:Listings: The number of listings increased by 39, a 19.7% rise, from 198 to 237.Listed Median Price: The listed median price went up by $17,400, showing a 2.25% increase, from $772,500 to $789,900.Units Sold: The number of units sold increased by 2, a 1.59% increase, from 126 to 128.Sold Median Price: The sold median price decreased by $54,250, an 8.38% decrease, from $647,500 to $593,250.Summary: An increase in listings indicates a rise in supply year over year.

You could do many of these and increase capital, and/OR do this to find a discounted property.The next area you can earn more capital or decrease the amount to pay for a property, is rehabbing and possibly flipping.

You can find higher ROI (on paper) here and probably in other cities…but the probability of actually collecting rent significantly decreases.

You can find higher ROI (on paper) here and probably in other cities…but the probability of actually collecting rent significantly decreases.

In that case, your rental income may decrease as more workers transition to lower-paying service sector roles.

But just like a lot of things, what is increasing here, could be decreasing in a few cities over.

The long-term moves are to get a concession to buy down the rate for good (not a 2-1 or 3-1 buy down), it's a smaller number (i.e. .25% or .5% decrease on the rate), and getting their full closing costs covered is money out of their pocket today they'll be saving that could be huge to give the buyer more money for repairs and/or furniture along with just life expenses. 

If yes, future risk could decrease.6.