Property Transfers in Harrisonburg, Rockingham County
Looking for information about recent property transfers in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County? Be sure to check out HarrisonburgPropertyTransfers.com. Of note... There is…
Comparing Monthly Property Tax Bills Between Harrisonburg and Rockingham County
Getting a bit further into this topic -- yesterday I was looking only at the changes in the property tax rates in the City and County -- as shown here. Today (thanks for…
Real Estate Tax Rates Finalized in Harrisonburg, Rockingham County
The real estate tax rates have been finalized for the 2019-20 fiscal year... City of Harrisonburg = $0.86 per $100 of assessed value Rockingham County = $0.74 per $100 of…
Thoughts and Questions on Short Term Rentals in the City of Harrisonburg
More great reporting over at The Citizen about short term rentals... Short-term rentals like Airbnbs are causing long-term concerns and even longer public meetings The…
Rockingham County Considers Creating Lake Shenandoah Stormwater Control Authority
view a larger map here Rockingham County is proposing that a Stormwater Control Authority be created in the area shown above in blue. Learn more here. The link above…
Summer Has Not Started, But For Real Estate, Summer Is Nearly Over
Technically, summer has not even started yet -- the first day of summer is June 21, 2019 - this Friday. I suppose then, that was why we had such pleasant temperatures…
First Three Short Term Rentals Approved in Harrisonburg
The City of Harrisonburg now regulates short term rentals -- and the first wave of applications have now made their way through the review process (City Staff, Planning…
City Home Buyers Have Fewer and Fewer Choices (at any given time)
If you are a home buyers (or would-be home buyer) in the City of Harrisonburg, it can be a frustrating time to try to find that "right home" given the extremely low…
Local Home Sales Stable, Prices Rising in First Five Months of 2019
We're nearly halfway through the year and 2019 is shaping up to be a strong year of home sales, very similar to last year. But before we dive into the data, here are a…
Crunching the Numbers on Both Selling AND Buying a House
If you will be selling your home to buy another, there are a lot of numbers floating around.... what you'll sell for your closing costs when selling your mortgage payoff…
Is All Showing Feedback Really About Price?
Is All Showing Feedback Really About Price? Maybe. My house is needs many cosmetic updates, but all of the potential buyers (who did not make an offer on my house) didn't…
Summer Home Buyers Will Love These Low Mortgage Interest Rates
Interest rates climbed nearly all the way to 5% this past Fall -- and over the past year have been at an average of 4.5%. But since the first of the year, mortgage…