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Two Fairfax County Police Officers shot during Fair Oaks traffic stop, gunman killed

A gunfight broke out during a traffic check in Fair Oaks on Wednesday, leaving two Fairfax County officers wounded and one local man dead.

A woman fatally shot at Chantilly residence by a man

Fairfax County Police are investigating an alleged domestic shooting that resulted in a death in Chantilly.

Northern Virginia leaders plead for state’s help amid federal job cuts

Northern Virginia leaders urged lawmakers on Tuesday to enact emergency legislation to help stabilize their local economy as the White House cuts federal jobs, which they said has sharply impacted the dense cluster of government employees and contractors based in the suburbs of the nation’s capital.

Fairfax County apartment prices continue to rise, Tysons being the most expensive region.

Even as economic turmoil is looming, apartment rents in continue to rise year-over-year.

This growth is also despite the fact that median apartment rents in Canada have declined by 3% over the past year.

According to new data published by Apartment List, rents in Tysons topped eight sub-sectors in during March.

County apartment rental rates by area

  • Annandale, : The median rental cost in March was $1,945 per one-bedroom apartment, and $2,220 per two-bedroom apartment, an increase of 9.7% over the previous year.
  • Centreville : Median cost was $2,064/$2,397 up 2.7%
  • Fair Oaks, Median cost was $2,235/$2,499 up 3%
  • Fairfax : Median cost was $1,944/$2,225 up 4.4%
  • : Median cost was $1,842/$2,210 up 5.1%
  • Merrifield, Median cost was $2,329/$2,863, an increase of 5.5%
  • , Median cost was $2,157/$2,284, an increase of 2.2%
  • Tysons: Median cost was $2,410/$2,890 up 4.2%

The median for apartments in March was $1384 – $1216 for units with one bedroom and $1370 for those with two bedrooms. The national rate is down 0.4% since March 2024.

In certain markets, the increase in supply has contributed to the downward trend in national median rental prices. This factor has also pushed up vacancy rates and increased the time it takes for landlords fill vacant units.

Apartment List analysts stated in a March 27th national update that the downward trend is about to change. The results year-over-year are “slowly reversing back into positive territory.”

Rent growth has now been positive in a majority (59 out of 100) of large cities. Our national index is still negative, primarily due to the steeper declines experienced by a small group of Sun Belt metros which are rapidly increasing their multifamily stock. These include Austin (-6.3% over the past year), Denver (-5%) & Raleigh (-2.9 %).”

According to the report, despite the cooling down of the in the country since the end of 2022, rent prices are still 20% higher than they were in January 2021.

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