Housing
1,072 total housing units sold in September 2007, compared to 2,001 housing units sold in June 2007. 

The average sale price in September 2007 was $529,278.

Unemployment
The 2007 unemployment rate in Alexandria holds at 2.1% since December 2006.  The current Washington  area unemployment rate is 3% while the national unemployment rate is 4.7%.  

Office Market
Decrease in vacancy rate from 12.2% in the first quarter of 2007, compared to 6.4% in the third quarter of 2007.  
Retail 3rd Quarter Retail Sales were at $608 million, down about $20 million from the same quarter last year.