2011 Year in Review of the Harrisonburg and Rockingham County Housing Market
Here is an overview of some of the more interesting, noteworthy, and/or popular stories of 2011 in the Harrisonburg and Rockingham County real estate market.... JANUARY…
Should I list my home on Jan 1 or Mar 1?
The annual question for those planning (or hoping) to sell their home in the spring or summer is whether to put your house on the market the first week of the year (we'll…
Why am I cautiously optimistic about the future of our local housing market?
You don't need to tell me --- I know --- home prices are still on the decline. But here is the basis for my cautious optimism about our local housing market.... This…
Online shopping increases 15%, but wait --- contracts on homes in our local area increase 100%!
The significant increase in online holiday shopping is certainly an indicator that are economy may be finally starting to return to some form of normalcy. But did you see…
Massanutten Village Short-Term Rental Lawsuit Ends
Daily News Record, Dec 23, 2011 By JEREMY HUNT HARRISONBURG — After being tied up more than four years in court, a lawsuit seeking to restrict short-term rental…
Nation's housing market was much worse than suspected over the past four years
As Business Insider puts it, the National Association of Realtors just made the mother of all data corrections. Basically, the National Association of Realtors (NAR)…
With opportunities like these, we should start to see more townhouse sales soon!
What a wild ride it has been for the townhouses market in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County. How about a brief history before looking at today's great opportunities…
Crikey, mate! Good onya for that price!
Would you advise your Aussie friends as to whether they're getting a good deal on the house they're buying in Sydney? Would you want to make sure they were gobsmacked…
Local housing market shows continued signs of gradual recovery
Click here to download my full market report (27 pages, 7 MB, PDF) or read on for highlights.... November was a relatively positive month for the local housing market…
Harrisonburg, Rockingham County unemployment rate at lowest level in the past two years (other than April 2011)
This is good news for the local housing market!
Making sense of buyer feedback
As a home seller, you will face rejection left and right -- many prospective buyers will come view your house and most of them will decide not to buy it. But how, as a…
Inventory levels drop to 45 month low (at least)
Each month inventory levels drop at the beginning of the month -- as quite a few listings expired on the last day of the prior month. So it's possible that today's…