Sterling, VAReal Estate Agents & Homes for Sale

It depends on your home and your plans, but Loudoun County prices have held steady while buyers have more choice. In August 2026 the Loudoun County median sold price was $771,250, up 0.9% from a year earlier, while active listings rose 17.6% (NVAR, all home types). With more competing homes for sale, pricing against recent sales in your own ZIP and subdivision matters more than the calendar.

Sterling homes use three ZIP codes: 20164, 20165 and 20166. 20164 covers Sterling Park, Sugarland Run and Seneca Ridge. 20165 covers Cascades, Countryside, Potomac Lakes and Lowes Island. 20166 covers Dulles Town Center and the Route 28 and Dulles Airport corridor. 20163 and 20167 are P.O. Box ZIP codes with no home addresses.

Yes. 20164 and 20165 behave like two different markets. Most of 20164 is the original Sterling Park side, with homes from the 1960s and 70s, while much of 20165 was planned in the 1980s and 90s with HOAs, townhouse sections and community pools. Buyers compare homes within those areas, so your price should come from recent sales in your own ZIP and subdivision.

It depends first on your ZIP, then on home type, size, condition and updates. A Sterling Park rambler, a Countryside colonial and a Cascades townhouse each sell in their own price band, so a Sterling-wide average rarely fits one home. Request a free home valuation based on recent sales of homes like yours.

We offer full-service listing fees starting at 1.5%. For qualifying properties with an agreed list price of $500,000 or more at the time of listing. Rates and terms vary by property and services selected. Final terms are established in the listing agreement. Commissions are negotiable. Buyer-agent compensation is negotiated separately. See how our Flexible Commission Program works.

Virginia sellers pay the state grantor tax and, in Northern Virginia, the NVTA grantor fee, which together come to about 0.2% of the price. The grantor tax is $0.50 per $500 and the NVTA fee is $0.10 per $100, so on a $675,000 sale they total about $1,350. Sellers also usually pay the listing fee, any agreed buyer-agent compensation or concessions, their loan payoff, prorated taxes and HOA dues, and settlement fees. Estimate your net proceeds.

Price it against recent Sterling Park sales of the same style and update level. Many Sterling Park homes date from the 1960s and 70s, so buyers look closely at roofs, windows, heating and cooling, electrical systems and kitchens. A pre-listing repair plan and records of past updates help protect your price. School assignments are set by Loudoun County Public Schools, so confirm them by address with LCPS.

Start with your HOA paperwork. Both are HOA communities, so Virginia law requires a resale certificate for the buyer, and the buyer generally has 3 days after receiving it to cancel the contract (Va. Code § 55.1-2312). Order the certificate early and price against recent sales within your own community.

Townhouse buyers compare closely, so condition and price position matter most. Buyers often tour several townhouses in the same community at once, so finishes, layout, parking and HOA rules carry a lot of weight. Price against recent townhouse sales in Potomac Lakes itself, and order your HOA resale certificate early.

It mainly shows up in local jobs and county finances, and its effect on any one home depends on location. Data centers are a major source of Loudoun County revenue, about 40% of the adopted FY2027 budget, and many sit along the Route 28 and Dulles corridor near Sterling. Buyers weigh what is next to each home, so a home backing onto a data center site and one on a quiet interior street can be valued differently.

Loudoun County homes averaged 24 days on market in August 2026 (NVAR). After you accept an offer, closing usually takes about 30 to 60 days, depending on the buyer's financing and the contract terms. Price, condition and season all change how long a specific home takes.

Virginia requires a residential property disclosure statement, and older homes and HOA homes add more. Sellers give buyers the disclosure statement under the Virginia Residential Property Disclosure Act (Va. Code § 55.1-703). Homes built before 1978 need the federal lead-based paint disclosure, and homes in an HOA need a resale certificate. Ask a real estate attorney about anything specific to your property.

Ask each agent for their local sales record, their pricing method and exactly what their fee includes. Look for recent sales in your ZIP and home type, a clear marketing plan and written fee terms. The Jamil Brothers have closed 104 Sterling sales, 72 of them for sellers (team MLS history through September 1, 2026). Meet the team.

They are different markets, so compare like with like. Sterling has more homes from the 1960s through the 1990s, while much of Ashburn was built from the late 1980s on. Price your Sterling home against Sterling sales of the same type, and use nearby Ashburn sales only as context. See our Ashburn real estate guide.

Our listing-side fee starts at 1.5% for qualifying homes, compared with a hypothetical 3% listing-side fee in a traditional 6% total. Buyer-agent compensation is separate and negotiable, so your total depends on your agreements. On a $700,000 list and sale price, the difference between a 3% and a 1.5% listing-side fee is $10,500. Fees starting at 1.5% apply to qualifying properties with an agreed list price of $500,000 or more at the time of listing. Try the Sterling savings calculator.