Three Ways To Pay For Mortgage Insurance
George Mason Mortgage has an excellent overview of the three main ways to pay for mortgage insurance. But before we go there, what is mortgage insurance? If your down…
Taking A Winter Photo To Prepare For Listing Your Home In The Spring
Many sellers list their homes in the Spring or Summer, which is often ideal for the timing of their move, and aligns well with when most buyers are in the market. However…
If Your Basement Wall Has A Crack You Should Definitely Buy A Crack Monitor
Sometimes during a home inspection, I wish I had a time machine. We'll see a crack in a basement wall -- but we don't know how long it has been that way. The general…
Monthly Housing Cost for Median Priced Home Climbs Further in 2019
As should come as no surprise, the monthly cost of housing is increasing -- and has been increasing more quickly over the past several years (2018, 2019) as compared to…
Issues Affecting Harrisonburg in 2020 and Beyond
Are you an engaged member of our local community, hoping to play your part in making it a better place to live, work and raise a family? If so, take a few minutes to read…
50 Largest Employers in Harrisonburg Rockingham MSA
Looking for a job? Or trying to understand the types of employment offered in the Harrisonburg and Rockingham County area? Below is a list of the 50 largest employers in…
Lower Priced Market Segments See Largest Swings In Housing Inventory
Not all price ranges are created equally, it seems. The hardest hit price range, perhaps unsurprisingly, is the under $200K price range -- where we have seen a 57%…
20 Year History of Harrisonburg Area Median Home Sales Price
Here's a really long look back at the median sales in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County. There have been a variety of different stages in the market over the past twenty…
20 Year History of Harrisonburg Area Home Sales
Here's a really long look back at the number of homes that sell each year in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County. There have been a variety of different stages in the…
More Homes Sold... More Quickly... at Higher Prices in 2019!
Happy New Year and New Decade! And what a decade it was for the Harrisonburg and Rockingham residential real estate market! Read on to learn more about the new highs (and…
When Will Home Buying Activity Ramp Up in 2020?
It should be no surprise that buying activity (contracts being signed) slows down over the Winter. As shown above -- an average of 79 buyers sign contracts in January…
My Predictions for the 2020 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 2020. Above, you'll note that…