It Is Okay to Be Goldilocks When Buying a Home
It's OK to be Goldilocks Too big. Too small. Too open. Too chopped up. Too new. Too old. If you've been searching for a home for a little while, you might start to feel…
Forbes Names Harrisonburg One of the 25 Best Places to Retire in the US
Forbes just released its list of the 25 best places to retire in the U.S. for 2026... and Harrisonburg made the cut. Forbes compared nearly 1,000 places across the…
Loving a House Except for One Thing
You love the house. Almost. There's just that one thing. Maybe the kitchen is more dated than you'd like. Maybe there's only a one-car garage (whereas you'd prefer a two…
What Is the Next Big Update and Are You Ready for the Cost and Hassle
Owning a home is pretty great. You build equity over time. You can paint the walls whatever color you want. You can finally get that dog. You can make it your own in ways…
JMU Approves Campus Master Plan and New Strategic Vision
If you want to understand the Harrisonburg housing market, you have to understand JMU. The two are highly interrelated. And last month, JMU's Board of Visitors made some…
How Much Has Your Home Value Increased Since You Bought It
If you bought a home in Harrisonburg or Rockingham County in the last decade or so, there's a good chance your home is worth meaningfully more today than what you paid…
The Small Perfect Home or the Larger Home Needing Work?
We've been exploring homes for a bit now, and it has become clear that a home with about 1800 SF would be ideal... and you would prefer not to need to take on any major…
Two Homes, Very Different Stories
When we're out looking at homes together, we'll often find that a home falls into one of two categories. Not all homes fall cleanly into one of these categories, but many…
No Offers for Weeks and Then Suddenly Three at Once
You've been watching this house for three weeks. Plenty of showings, apparently. But no offers. So you finally decide to go for it -- you make an offer -- and then, what…
You Keep Losing Offers to Buyers Who Skip the Inspection. Now What?
You are excited to buy a house, and you have made offers on houses, but we keep running into the same problem - another buyer is willing to waive their home inspection…
Would You Pay More Than the Appraised Value for This House?
It's a competitive market right now in some price ranges and areas -- particularly in and just around the City of Harrisonburg, for under $500K. If you've made a few…
A Few Weeks Is All It Takes for the Market to Make Up Its Mind
The first few weeks after a home hits the market are often busy ones. Buyers who have been watching the market -- sometimes for months -- finally have something new to…