Perhaps we should think about the timing of your home sale in reverse
Most (certainly not all) houses make it to closing within 30 to 45 days of when they go under contract. There are plenty of exceptions... 1. Sometimes a buyer, seller…
70 Single Family Homes Proposed On 10.14 Acres On Smithland Road
The City of Harrisonburg Planning Commission will consider a rezoning request at their February 18, 2025 meeting to allow for 70 single family homes to be built on…
Year End Recap Shows 12% Increase In Home Sales, 5% Higher Sales Prices In Harrisonburg, Rockingham County
Happy New Year, friends! The high temperature actually made it up to 40 degrees today, a slight reprieve from the frigid temperatures over the past week. I think we've…
Buying A New Construction Townhouse Requires A Bit Of Planning
Most new construction townhouses in the Harrisonburg area are going under contract months before construction is complete. Thus, would-be new construction townhouse…
The Growing Impact Of New Home Sales In Harrisonburg, Rockingham County
Between 2016 and 2020 we were seeing around 150 to 200 new home sales per year, per the HRAR MLS. But since 2021 we have been seeing upwards of 300 home sales per year in…
Are Most New Homes Attached Homes These Days?
With most proposed new housing developments including apartments and townhouses these days -- and far fewer including detached homes -- some wonder whether we will…
Rockingham County and New Home Sales Drive Surge in Area Housing Market
Happy Friday morning, all! November is flying right along... with a rather entertaining overlap of the JMU football and basketball seasons (Go Dukes!)... plus one of my…
Competition Is Often Fierce For City Homes!
We have seen fewer, and fewer, and fewer home sales in the City of Harrisonburg over the past few years. But this is almost entirely an issue of not enough sellers being…
Contract Activity Cools Slightly After Strong Summer Surge in Home Sales in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County
Happy Monday Morning, Friends! We are just six days from the first day of Fall... and it's starting to feel like it! High temperatures are peaking in the 70's instead of…
Where Do All Of The People Work Who Will Live In All The New Housing Being Built?
This is a good question and one that I have had multiple people native to the area and new to the area ask me over the past few years... Where Do All Of The People Work…
How To Best Understand How Home Values Are Changing
Full Disclosure: I have more questions than answers today. In the first five months of this year versus last year... the median sales price of all homes increased 5% the…
May 2024 Home Sales Outpace Projections, With Median Prices Increasing More Slowly
Happy Monday, friends, and Happy Summer! Summer is well underway over here at the Rogers household, with Luke having finished his first year of college and Emily wrapping…