Irina Norrell Team, Compass Real Estate

08/30/2026

🦀 Crabs, cold brews, and an incredible cause! 🍻

Join me and my fellow For 3 Sisters Board Members at the 3rd Annual Blues & Brews Charity Crab Feast. Enjoy all-you-can-eat Maryland crabs, live blues, local beer, and a silent auction—all while supporting an amazing mission.

🗓 When: Tuesday, October 6
📍 Where: Lone Oak Farm Brewing Company, Olney

Every ticket benefits For 3 Sisters, a local charity with a 15-year history of ensuring no one in our community fights breast cancer alone.

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Join us for the Blues & Brews Charity Crab Feast, aimed at capturing the hearts (and appetites) of crab-loving Marylanders who want to make a difference in the life of someone affected by breast cancer!

08/27/2026

June was a signal. July is the verdict.

The DC Metro officially cooled: YOY appreciation dropped from 4% in spring to 1.6%. But that metro number hides 49 micro markets doing different things. EX: Ballston/Virginia Square condos: 11 days on market, full ask. American University Park condos: two months, and a price cut.

Not much rhyme or reason, so we built a lookup widget. Type your DC Metro ZIP to see if you are in a seller, balanced or buyer's market and our insights on what the numbers actually mean.

Give it a try - it is only for the 49 DC Metro Zips we work in. If you couldn't find yours, drop it in the comments and I will DM you the data.
https://irinanorrell.com/dc-housing-market-report-july-2026/ -find

06/16/2026

Since the beginning of the year, the DC metro looked like it was moving in two directions at once. May made it undeniable.

On one hand we have set new price record, one the other hand there are market segments moving closer to the buyers' market territory. Why?

This month's report breaks down the Bright MLS numbers for Washington DC Metro in order to answer this question.

Given that all real estate is local and the metro numbers don't mean your county is in the same position. We created a new widget that lets you pull up your own area to see which way it's leaning — buyer's or seller's market.

Check it out, share your thoughts. What are you noticing in your neighborhood? Are the homes sitting on the market longer or sell fast?

05/26/2026

Although the spring market so far has been a dynamic one, many sellers and buyers are still wondering if it is a good time to sell or buy, since the market is genuinely fragmented.

So we decided to help and bring some prospective. One month of data can mislead — so we compared April 2026 to every April back to 2016. The results may surprise you.

DC housing market report april 2026 set against a full decade — see how DC, Maryland suburbs, and Northern Virginia did against each other.

04/17/2026

If you ever needed a good example of why real estate is hyper-local — case in point, the DC metro March report. Wild disparity between adjacent areas.

https://irinanorrell.com/dc-housing-market-report-march-2026/

04/17/2026

Do you know how the real estate market is doing in your neighborhood this spring?

Metro averages can be deceiving. In March, "the DC market" was up 1.6% — but inside that number, Arlington climbed 7.9% and Alexandria dropped 11.9%.

I broke it down by area here:

Learn about the DC housing market report march 2026. New listings surged 56%. But Montgomery County climbed 6.6% while outer NoVa fell double digits.

04/13/2026

Only 17% of Americans trust real estate agents. And that number has barely moved in nearly 50 years.

Why? The answer might surprise you — it's not because of a few bad apples.

Read the essay below. 👇

Only 17% of Americans trust real estate agents — and that number hasn't moved in 50 years. The transparency bet - we think the problem is structural, not personal.

04/06/2026

This is what the Suffragettes were fighting about - the same equal ability to choose to be truly independent - if that’s what a woman wants.

03/31/2026

How much more will Montgomery County homeowners actually pay next year?

The proposed 6% property tax rate increase is only part of the story. With rising assessments hitting at the same time, the average single-family homeowner could be looking at ~$900 more per year.

Full breakdown at the link →

Montgomery County Property Tax: Proposed FY27 Increase Explained The proposed 6% property tax rate hike could add ~$900/year for the average homeowner. Why, How, And When.