How should land in Harrisonburg be used in the future?
There's a map for that, it seems! Check out the Draft Comprehensive Plan (chapters) for the City of Harrisonburg where you'll find all sorts of interesting maps…
Fewer and Fewer Homes For Sale in City of Harrisonburg
The number of homes for sale in the City of Harrisonburg keeps dropping. That's not to say that homes aren't selling -- a total of 378 homes have sold in the City of…
Realtor Association and Madison Center for Community Development Publish Local Housing Needs and Market Analysis
The Harrisonburg-Rockingham Association of Realtors and the Madison Center for Community Development recently (Nov 2016) published a Housing Needs and Market Analysis of…
High Level Overview of Albert Long Park
click here for a larger version of this image While you might not know it from driving by on Route 33 East, construction is steadily moving along on Albert Long Park…
Finding Multi Family Investment Properties in Harrisonburg, Rockingham County
Multi Family Properties can be a means to more quickly and simply make a larger investment purchase. Whether it is a duplex, triplex, quad, or a small apartment building…
Most Contracts Result In Home Sales
Most of the time, it seems, a contract will result in a closing. OF NOTE -- this is a very (very!) imprecise analysis. In some ways, it is most useful as an indicator of…
Contracts slow in November 2017 within context of declining inventory
In the first 21 days of November, this year, 61 buyers have signed contracts to purchase homes in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County. Compare that to last year, when 72…
During which month are you least likely to sell your home?
The graph above examines what percentage of active listings went under contract in each of the past12 months -- thus, accounting for both fluctuation in buyer activity as…
Do Not Fear the LOW Offer On Your Home
Sellers are usually quite shocked, dismayed or disheartened to receive a low offer on their house, for example, an offer of $225K on a $275K listing. But it is important…
Zillow counts bathrooms rather generously
Zillow seems to be at least a somewhat frequently used reference for folks looking to buy homes in this area. Their data is usually (or at least "often") accurate…
Contract activity slightly stronger than expected in October 2017, but Winter is coming!
Contract activity in July, August and September 2017 (295 contracts) was a good bit slower than last year when there were 348 contracts during that same timeframe. Some…
Strong Sales Year for Duplexes, Townhouses, Condos
As shown above, this has been a strong year for "attached home sales" -- which includes duplexes, townhomes and condominiums -- but does not include single family…