In Which Room Or Rooms Do You Spend Most Of Your Time?
When you think about buying your next home, think about the room or rooms in which you spend most of your time. Some people spend most of their time in kitchen the…
How Much Should I Consider Spending To Renovate My Home?
With fewer homeowners looking to sell their homes and buy another, often because of their low mortgage interest rates on their current mortgage... some such homeowners…
Home Sales By Price Range In The City Of Harrisonburg
The most active price range for home sales in the City of Harrisonburg is... the $200K to $300K price range. But this might be more than just what buyers are buying... 1…
Are You Compromising On Aspects Of Your Next Home That You Can Or Cannot Change Later?
Buying a home inevitably involves making some compromises. It is rare to find a home that fits you perfectly, that has everything that you want, and nothing that you…
How Much Slower Are The Winter Months In Our Local Housing Market?
It is common knowledge that the winter months are the slowest when it comes to home sales -- in our local market, and beyond. But just how much slower are they? The graph…
Rockingham County and New Home Sales Drive Surge in Area Housing Market
Happy Friday morning, all! November is flying right along... with a rather entertaining overlap of the JMU football and basketball seasons (Go Dukes!)... plus one of my…
More Than Half Of New Home Buyers Are Buying Attached Homes
Most buyers of new homes in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County are buying attached homes... though just barely. 52% of new home buyers (191) bought attached homes over…
Is It Reasonable For A Home Buyer To Ask A Seller To Fix Every Item Mentioned In A Home Inspection Report On A Resale Home?
From a local home inspector... "The purpose of a home inspection is to provide the consumer with comprehensive information to help them make a confident and informed…
Fewer And Fewer Resale, Detached, Homes Selling In City Of Harrisonburg
Just slicing and dicing the data one more time here... this is looking at only the City of Harrisonburg, only resale homes, and only detached homes -- no duplexes…
Contract Activity Increasing, Inventory Levels Decreasing, In Harrisonburg And Rockingham County
Happy Crisp, Cool, October Wednesday To You! This is a fantastic time of year... one of my favorite times of the year... we'll often have both pleasantly cool and…
How Will You Value Logistical Ease When Selling Your Home?
For anyone who is selling a home and buying a home at the same time, there are some logistics we'll have to work through... If you are using the proceeds from your home…
Will You Remove Contingencies From Your Offer In A Multiple Offer Scenario Regardless Of Whether The Competing Offers Have Those Very Same Contingencies?
A house comes on the market, and you like it, and it is priced reasonably. You make a full price offer on the house with a home inspection contingency. Then, you get…