$453,389
Median sale price, statewide (Redfin, May 2026)
37 days
Median time on market, statewide
26,758
Active listings, up 72% over 3 years
10 days
Integrity can close in as little as
The statewide numbers look strong, and for the right house they are.
In May 2026, the median home sale price across Virginia reached $453,389, up 3.0 percent from a year earlier, with 9,344 homes sold statewide that month — a 7.1 percent increase in sales volume year-over-year. Homes spent a median of 37 days on the market, and sellers received an average of 99.2 percent of their asking price. Those figures come from Redfin’s state-level housing data.
Looking at the first half of the year more broadly, Virginia REALTORS® reported that the Commonwealth recorded 53,146 closed sales from January through June 2026, up 5.5 percent from the same period in 2025, while active listings reached 26,758 by the end of June — a 72 percent increase over the past three years. Statewide median sales price is up 2.4 percent year-over-year and 13 percent since 2023.
Here is what those numbers do not tell you.
A 37-day median and a 99.2 percent sale-to-list ratio describe homes that photographed well, passed inspection, and appraised without issue. Days on market varies enormously by locality — homes in parts of Northern Virginia routinely sell in under two weeks, while other regions of the state see markets stretch well past a month. Virginia’s statewide median is also an average of markets that behave nothing alike: a home in Arlington and a home in a small Southside or Southwest Virginia town can differ in price by several times over.
If your house needs a new roof, has an active leak, carries deferred maintenance, holds a tenant who won’t cooperate with showings, or is full of a lifetime of belongings, it isn’t competing in that fast-moving window. It’s competing for a smaller pool of buyers who can look past condition — and most of those buyers are financed, which means an appraisal problem is often waiting at the end of the process.
The second constraint is the lender.
Nationally, the average purchase mortgage took 36.8 days to close in March 2026, according to ICE Mortgage Technology — the fastest pace in its tracking history, but still over a month. Virginia carries a heavier mix of VA loans than many states, and VA appraisals bring their own property-condition requirements. That’s the stage where financed sales most often stall, in any Virginia market.
Rising inventory makes this sharper, not softer. With active listings up sharply over the past three years, buyers have more options — and the house that needs work is the one they skip.
A direct cash purchase removes the appraisal, the financing contingency, and the preparation. Integrity presents an offer within 24 hours of a walkthrough and can close in as little as 10 days — anywhere in Virginia.