Timing the housing market, when to buy and sell...
Thanks to John for this insightful comment... "A great cliche about the housing market (and the stock market, too): Most people get in too late, and they get out too…
Home Sales History in Rockingham County Towns
After yesterday's analysis of year-to-year residential sales in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County, I thought it might be interesting to compare similar sales trends in…
Breaking Economic and Real Estate News
All kinds of news over the last few days related to our local real estate market and our local economy... Bridgewater annexes 45 acres for new housing development Office…
LIFE is the trump card of our local real estate market!
In talking to a client last evening, I was asked why our local real estate market isn't doing as poorly as some others in the region or across the country. Some real…
The big picture - year to year real estate sales trends
Each month I conduct a thorough analysis of home sales, but most of my analysis takes a look at a monthly snapshot. Thus, at the request of one of my blog readers, I have…
Advice to sellers in a buyers market
As I mentioned yesterday, when interviewed by WHSV, there is still somewhat of a stalemate of buyers and sellers. Some sellers are holding their prices a little higher…
Offering to buy, or offering for sale, which comes first!?
So you want or need to buy a new house, but you must sell your current house before you can close on the new one. Do you wait to try to sell your house until you have a…
Jump out there and make the offer!
Home sales are slow which means that buyers will likely be able to negotiate on the price of the home they hope to purchase. All of my clients that have ears know this…
What sold in November 2008?
As my November 2008 monthly market report shows, November 2008 was a rather slow month for real estate sales --- only 40 properties sold (closed) in Harrisonburg and…
November 2008 Home Sales Report for Harrisonburg & Rockingham County
The November 2008 Harrisonburg & Rockingham County Real Estate Market Report is now available. Click here for a printable PDF of this report. November 2008 sales (40)…
The value (or cost) of pre-inspecting your home
I am currently representing the buyers of a house that was pre-inspected before it came on the market. That is to say that the homeowners engaged a home inspector to…
Money is cheap! Interest rates keep heading down!
Interest rates keep going down --- the Daily News Record reports today that they're down to around 5.375% for a conventional 30-year fixed rate mortgage. If you're…