Five Factors Shaping Our Local Housing Market
Where is our local housing market headed over the next 10 years? It's a great question, but not one that is easy to answer. That said, here are five significant factors…
JMU Seeks Private Partner for Massive Campus Upgrades
JMU may soon become an even bigger player in our local housing market. The university just put out a formal request looking for a private development partner to help plan…
739 Bedroom Apartment Complex Proposed for Peach Grove Avenue
A new apartment development (The Walk at Harrisonburg) is proposed to be built on the land shown above on Peach Grove Avenue. The apartment complex is proposed to be…
250 Apartments Plus Commercial Space, Parking, Proposed at The Link in Downtown Harrisonburg
Back in July 2025 the Harrisonburg Planning Commission reviewed a rezoning request for The Link, but the proposal must go through the process again due to an error in…
How much are investors paying for multifamily properties?
What are real estate investors buying in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County? 1. Some investors buy college student housing, which often has higher rental rates compared…
Proposed Expansion Of Student Housing Complex, 865 East, To Include 60 More Apartments For A Total Of 160
The student housing development at the corner of Port Republic Road and Devon Lane -- 865 East -- may be expanding in the near future. The owner has requested that the…
376 Apartments In Three Buildings, With Clubhouse, Pool and Parking Deck Proposed For Peach Grove Avenue
Lingerfelt Development, LLC is requesting a special use permit from the City of Harrisonburg to allow for the development of a 376 unit apartment complex on Peach Grove…
Does Building College Student Housing In Harrisonburg Impact City Schools?
At first glance, the answer to this question seems obvious... If more college student housing is built in Harrisonburg, those college students are very unlikely to have…
111 Affordable Housing Apartments Proposed on Lucy Drive
The Woda Cooper Companies, out of Ohio, are requesting the rezoning of a 4.731 acre parcel on Lucy Drive to allow them to build affordable workforce apartments. The…
460 Bedroom Student Housing Complex Proposed For Neff Avenue
On August 11, 2021 the City of Harrisonburg Planning Commission will consider a request from Forbes Development to amend the proffers for a 5.44 acre parcel on Neff…
Prices Are Skyrocketing At Camden Townes
Camden Townes is a rental community on Port Republic Road within walking distance to the JMU campus. This community has historically been a student housing community and…
Why Is Unmet Home Buyer Demand So High In Harrisonburg?
Earlier this week I was chatting with some friends and clients who relocated out of Harrisonburg (out of state) nearly a decade ago. They are now looking to move back to…