Brought to you by Scott P. Rogers, Funkhouser Real Estate Group, 540-578-0102, scott@HarrisonburgHousingToday.com
Brought to you by Scott P. Rogers, Funkhouser Real Estate Group, 540-578-0102, scott@HarrisonburgHousingToday.com
Monday, February 9, 2026
When you are selling your home, it can be helpful to understand how many buyers are likely to be considering your home.
Past sales data isn't entirely predictive of future buyer interest, but it's a reasonable proxy for it when looking at large data sets.
For example, perhaps you are selling a townhouse... if so, it's important to realize that over the past year:
- buyers paying less than $350K for a townhouse = 391
- buyers paying more than $500K for a townhouse = 13
So, your experience selling a $325K townhouse is likely to be a bit different than if you are selling a $525K townhouse.
Looking at a few data sets for detached homes over the past year:
- buyers paying less than 400K for a detached home = 477
- buyers paying more than $700K for a detached home = 72
Again, your experience selling a $375K detached home will likely be pretty different than if you are selling a $725K homes.
Sometimes it helpful to look at some other key attributes as well, for example, bedroom count. Over the past year:
- buyers paying over $600K for a detached home = 140
- houses above with less than three bedrooms = 21
So, yes, plenty of buyers are paying over $600K for a house, but almost all have at least four bedrooms.
Likewise, with bathroom count, things can break down interestingly:
- buyers paying over $250K for a townhouse = 453
- townhouses above with less than two full bathrooms = 8
So, lots of buyers are buying townhouses for more than $250K, but not very frequently if there aren't two full bathrooms.
As you prepare to sell your home, it's important to get a good sense of the size of the market of buyers who will likely be considering your home.
