Choosing a Realtor as a First-Time Buyer
If you're buying a home as well as selling a home, many people select the Realtor that they will work with based on how each Realtor will market their home for sale. If…
Virginia 3rd Quarter Home Sales -- Mixed Results
Comparing 3rd Quarter 2008 sales stats with 3rd Quarter 2007 sales stats results in some interesting market variations across Virginia... Number of Home Sales…
Multiple offers? In this market?
Yes --- sometimes we are still seeing multiple offers! A house that shows well, is priced well, and is marketed well can still generate strong buyer interest --- even in…
Yes, mortgages are still available
In talking to people in Harrisonburg and around the state lately, I have heard several people comment about how it is now near impossible to obtain a mortgage to buy a…
September 2008 Harrisonburg & Rockingham County Real Estate Market Update
The September 2008 Harrisonburg & Rockingham County Real Estate Market Report is now available. Click here for a printable PDF of this report. When comparing September…
Visualizing Trends in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County Real Estate Sales Activity
If you haven't figured it out yet, I thoroughly enjoy data analysis and creating graphs to visually communicate market trends. I frequently post a colorful historical…
What if you could buy a house for $100.00!?
In some real estate markets, home owners are turning to a raffle to try to sell their home. (Thanks to Josh for the tip!) For example, Angela Schaab in Grand Rapids…
Breaking Economic News: Rosetta Stone to go public?
Rosetta Stone Inc., one of several prominent Harrisonburg-based technology companies, filed to raise up to $115 million in an initial public offering on Tuesday…
Signs of a slightly healthier market?
Enjoy another perspective on home sales of late --- this analysis mainly focuses on this year to date (Jan-Aug) as compared to the same time period (Jan-Aug) for the…
What is market value?
I received a call the other day from a Realtor who was representing the seller of a house that I had showed to some of my buyer clients. I was informed that "the owner…
August 2008 Real Estate Market Report for Harrisonburg & Rockingham County
Click on any of the charts or graphs below for a printable PDF of the August 2008 Real Estate Market Report for Harrisonburg & Rockingham County. Perhaps of most interest…
"It would be great if more properties on the market..."
"It would be great if more properties on the market..." Isn't that an interesting thought? I couldn't agree more! Several of my current buyer clients are pre-approved and…