If You Want to Have Sold Your Home in 2025, Now Is the Time to Start Planning
Somehow, it's already October. Yes, October!?! While the afternoons still feel like summer, the days and weeks are moving fast - and 2025 will be coming to a close before…
What Will Buyers Worry About? Let’s Tackle That First.
When we are working to prepare your house to go on the market, it can be easy to focus on the things you love about your house... the sunny living room, the updated…
Attached Homes Gaining Ground in Harrisonburg and Rockingham
This is a guest post by my son, Luke Rogers, who is also a Realtor with Funkhouser Real Estate Group. You'll start to hear from Luke from time to time here on…
Curious What the Seller Would Accept? Submit a Real Offer
You see a house listed for $425,000 and wonder... Would they take $395K? Or $385K? Maybe even $375K? It's a fair question -- but there's usually only one good way to find…
An Early Offer Might Not Be A Full Price Offer
In recent years, when we heard an offer had already been made on a home we were about to tour, we would assume it was full price (or higher), and if it didn't already…
30 Days, No Offers, What Do We Do Next?
Most sellers hope to receive an offer in the first few weeks that their home is on the market. But if your home hasn't gone under contract after 30 days, it's worth…
Home Sales Down and Prices Flat, Yet August Brings Signs of Activity
Good Monday morning, friends! Only one week until Fall begins... my favorite season of the year... with cooler temperatures, the beauty of the changing leaves, and good…
Keeping an Eye on the Competition When Selling Your Home
When you're getting ready to sell your home -- and once it's on the market -- it's important for us to keep tabs on the competition. Buyers aren't looking at your home in…
Don't Let Rising Inventory Fool You -- Some Homes Still Go Fast!
As inventory levels in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County continue to rise, it's easy to assume that we're back in a market where buyers have plenty of time to make a…
How Long Have Currently Listed Homes Been on the Market?
The median days on market for homes sold over the past 90 days has been seven days... but... that doesn't tell the entire story. If we look at all 233 active listings in…
Why Some Buyers Are Taking a Second Look Before Making an Offer
For much of the past five years, buying a home has been a fast paced, frantic, undertaking. Homes would hit the market and go under contract within days -- so if a buyer…
Why Is the Tax Assessment So Different Than the List Price for This Home?
If you're checking out homes recently listed for sale, you might also happen to look up a property in the city or county tax records -- and then you might be surprised to…