March 2015 Home Sales Highest Since August 2007
Editor's Note: In recent years, home sales figures reported on April 1 have been shown to be unusually inaccurate and only occasionally funny.
Real Estate Tax Increase Proposed in Rockingham County
The proposed budget for Rockingham County includes a four cent increase in the real estate tax rate for 2016. This would not be the highest (or lowest, clearly) that we…
March 2015 continues trend of increasing home sales
We still have another few days when March 2015 home sales will be reported, but we have already seen more sales this year (56) than during the month of March last year…
Canary appears to be a pretty slick home security and monitoring product
Canary is a $249 wireless security system with no required ongoing costs. As noted above, it offers many features in the home realm of home security, and beyond.... Siren…
3D Design, Printing, Scanning now available in Downtown Harrisonburg
Now Open - in Downtown Harrisonburg - HATCH3D The Shenandoah Valley’s Source for 3D Printing Technologies From the HDR blog.... "3D printing is revolutionizing…
New floor plans now available at Heritage Estates, an active adult community in Harrisonburg, VA
Exciting News! We have several new, more affordable, floor plans now available at Heritage Estates! THE OAKMONT This to-be-built home features French Country…
Attention Sellers, The Buyers Are Here!
Contract activity has been RED HOT so far this year -- with 249 contracts signed in the first 82 days of this year -- as compared to only 178 in the same time frame last…
High End Home Sales Relatively Stable in 2014
Exploring home sales over $500K, we see that home sales levels in 2014 stayed relatively on track with where they were in 2013.... Despite the drop from 20 to 18 sales…
Will you compromise on your home purchase? And how?
Most buyers (67%) have to compromise in some way when it comes to finding the home of their dreams. Most (23%) of those buyers who compromise do so on price, though many…
Understanding Buyer Representation
OK, here it comes, a long one, folks....everything (or close to it) you need to know about buyer representation.... THE HOME BUYING PROCESS Purchasing a home can be fun…
Navigating the Home Inspection process
How does the home inspection process work? Can I (as a buyer) walk for any reason if I don't like the results? Does the seller have to fix everything I complain about?…
Mortgage Interest Rates Edge Up, A Bit
Fear not, you will still (likely) be able to obtain an interest rate below 4%. That said, rates have ended up a bit over the past month -- now close to 3.9%.