Strong Home Buying (Contract Signing) Activity in March 2017
This beautiful home is 2930 Brookstone Drive - check it out here! Wow! March was a wild and crazy month in the real estate world in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County…
Balancing RISK and REWARD when purchasing a rental property for your JMU student
If you are looking to purchase a rental property for your JMU student to live in while they are a student at JMU, there are two basic paths you could go down.... Option 1…
Support Downtown Harrisonburg AND Fund Your House Down Payment?
Get this -- you can support Downtown Harrisonburg AND have the opportunity to win funds to use as your down payment on a house! :) Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance has…
Shenandoah Valley SING OFF, an a capella contest, to be held this Saturday!
Don't miss the inaugural Shenandoah Valley SING OFF, this Saturday, at Harrisonburg High School, featuring the following groups.... Camerati (All-male a cappella chamber…
Mortgage Interest Rates Drop (a bit) to Close Out March 2017
Mortgage interest rates ticked back downwards a bit yesterday to finish out the month of March at 4.14%. If we can keep going through 2017 between 4% and 4.25%, I'd be…
The process for making an offer, when you are ready
How, you might ask, do we go about getting from the point of wanting to make an offer --- to actually making the offer? Here's a brief overview.... Obtain a pre-approval…
The layout, floor plan, flow of the house is often the MOST important aspect for buyers
If a buyer is buying over $400K, or even over $300K, the layout of the home becomes very important to them. That is not to say that it is unimportant for a $200K buyer…
Strong Home Buyer Activity Continues in March 2017
Buyers were at it again in March 2017 -- with a 10% increase in buyer activity in the first 26 days of March as compared to the same timeframe a year ago. Look for a…
All market indicators are positive for home sellers
Sellers are certainly enjoying themselves these days. Perhaps because it wasn't too many years ago that sellers were having a difficult time selling their homes. My oh my…
If you will be both selling and then buying, how will your mortgage payment change?
If you will be selling your home to buy another, there are a lot of numbers floating around.... what you’ll sell for your closing costs when selling your mortgage payoff…
Insight into the Special Use Request Process in the City of Harrisonburg
The R-2 zoning classification was amended on December 15, 1998 to only allow up to two unrelated people in an R-2 zoned property. Prior to that time, up to four unrelated…
Be Careful With Your Words. The Seller Might Be Listening!
As a buyer, when you are walking through a home, keep in mind that the seller might be listening. These days, there are plenty of ways that a seller could be monitoring…