If you bought in X then your house is likely now worth Y
The chart above is calculated based on comparing the median sales price in 2014 to the median sales price in each of the prior 14 years. Several key points to take away…
Potential changes to Interstate 81 at Exits 245 and 247
The Harrisonburg-Rockingham Metropolitan Planning Organization (HRMPO) is studying potential interchange modifications on Interstate 81 at Exit 245 (State Route 253/Port…
Archive of Monthly Market Reports
Are you curious about the housing trends of yesteryear? Explore my monthly market reports back through 2009 via DropBox.... Click here to access my archive of Monthly…
Median Sales Prices Finally (finally!?!!) hit $180K
For most of the last three years, the 12-month median sales price has been floating between $173K and $176K. Over the past six months it has started to slowly rise…
February 2015 Monthly Housing Market Report
Before we get to my monthly report the Harrisonburg and Rockingham County real estate market, I encourage you to check out WalkThroughThisHome.com - which highlights the…
Distractions and Objections
(don't worry -- this is not really one of my client's homes) Preparing your home to go on the market can be challenging (and tiring), and often sellers-to-be need a…
Home Sales Preview: January 2015
Looking back at sales in recent months we find that.... Sales during 7 out of the last 11 months exceeded sales in the same month from the prior year. More specifically…
Finding the Best Deals in Harrisonburg
I recently created HarrisonburgAssessments.com, which analyzes the relationship between sales prices and assessed values. And then it hit me -- what if we compared list…
Finding the Assessed Value of Your Home
How, you might ask, do you find the assessed value of your home? You could dig out your most recent property tax bill. In Rockingham County, you could search the GIS for…
Homes that sell do so relatively speedily
As shown above, 37% of homes that sold in 2014 closed within 90 days of being listed for sale. Homes that are prepared well for the market (repairs, improvements…
How to buy a foreclosure in Harrisonburg
As shown above, we are starting to see fewer foreclosures in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County. With some regularity, I am asked by potential purchasers how they would…
How do Assessed Values compare to Market Values?
How do Assessed Values compare to Market Values? Wonder no longer! You can now find out via HarrisonburgAssessments.com. You'll want to visit this new site for full…