Second Highest Month of Contracts In Three Years
April 2019 was a busy month for buyers (and sellers) with 158 contracts being signed for the sale of homes in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County. This is the second…
Highest Month of April Home Sales in 10 Years
It's been a while -- more than 10 years -- since we've seen so many home sales in a month of April. As shown above, the 112 sales seen in April was higher than any month…
Home Sales and Contracts Surge in April 2019
After a somewhat slow start to 2019, the local real estate market has now picked up speed in April! But before we start looking at the data, two quick links for you…
Sales Slow, Prices Plateau, Contracts Console in First Quarter 2019
Just like that - the year is already more than 25% behind us. Looking back over home sales activity during the first quarter we find a mixed bag of market indicators…
Home Buyers Were Busy In March 2019
I'll publish my full monthly market report later this week, but wow, home buyers were busy in March! After the usual slow start to the year with 84 contracts in January…
When Will We Start To See a Surge of Spring Buyers?
When will we see buyers? A short answer -- now, or very, very soon! The graph above shows the average number of buyers per month over the past five years. As you can see…
Home Sales Slow In February But Contract Activity Increasing
Happy Spring! Yesterday's warm sunny afternoon was a welcome reprieve from our recent frigid temperatures - and it looks like we'll have continued warm-ish (or at least…
Local Real Estate Market Holds Steady in January 2019
I hope you are finding time to enjoy this one sunny day this week - amidst clouds, rain and snow the rest of the week. Perhaps the bright news in this update on the real…
Harrisonburg Year End Housing Market Report Shows Increases in Sales and Prices
Happy Cold and Snowy January - and Happy New Year! Before we look back at a summary of our local real estate market in 2018, take a few minutes to explore the featured…
My Predictions for the 2019 Real Estate Market
As is my annual tradition, I am making some predictions about what we'll see in the Harrisonburg and Rockingham County real estate market in 2019. As you'll note above, I…
Home Sales Rise By (at least) 2% in 2018
All home sales have not yet been reported but it is seems that we will see around a 2% increase in the pace of home sales in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County between…
Despite Slower November, Home Sales Still Stronger Than Last Year
Before we dive into this month's market report, check out this featured home by visiting 819GreenbriarDrive.com. Now, on to our local real estate market -- I just…