Attorney General Jason Miyares is asking Virginians to be aware of weather-related price gouging. Unreasonable price increases are illegal in Virginia during a state of emergency. The law applies to items like water, food and building materials, as well as services like home repair and tree removal. Anyone who suspects a vendor is charging unreasonably high prices is asked to report it to the Attorney General's Office.
DMV-area realtors are dismissing claims on social media that former federal employees are looking to get rid of their homes. Posts have been circulating on several platforms reportedly show thousands of new home listings in the last few weeks. The captions claim the listings are linked to massive federal job cuts implemented by the Trump Administration. Several area realtors have called the posts misleading, saying there is no evidence of an increase in housing inventory or a corresponding drop in home prices.