Despite the snow, there were a LOT of showings in January and February 2015
Showings do not always result in offers -- but absent showings, offers are quite unlikely. :) Recent months have been quite encouraging as to the number of showings…
New Listings in Harrisonburg (and Rockingham County)
Keep your finger on the pulse of new listings in Harrisonburg (and Rockingham County) by exploring the most recent listings at.... NewListingsInHarrisonburg.com Or…
Two (of four) price ranges are well balanced (between buyers and sellers) in our local housing market.
Six months of housing supply is considered to be an indicator of a balanced housing market. That is to say that if we look at the average number of buyers buying per…
The most quickly recovering price range is....
This might surprise you, but the price range that has seen the most significant year-over-year increase in the pace of home sales is homes priced between $300K and $400K…
March 2015 Monthly Housing Market Report
Learn more about this month's Featured Property: 12108 Rabbits Foot Road I just published my monthly report on the Harrisonburg and Rockingham County real estate market…
JMU Enrollment projected to surpass 20K in 2017
Based on enrollment projections approved by the State Council of High Education for Virginia and published by JMU, on campus enrollment is set to continue to increase in…
Does lingering snow keep housing inventory low?
Have you heard? We might get another 6 inches of snow!?! I have met with a variety of homeowners over the past two weeks who are planning to put their houses on the…
An extremely detailed analysis of buying vs renting
This calculator on the NY Times website (find it here) is the most detailed such calculator that I have seen in a long time. It takes many (MANY!) factors into account…
What did home buyers buy in February 2015?
How did buyer activity and seller activity compare in January 2015? 98 buyers signed contracts to buy homes 98 sellers signed listing agreements to list their homes And…
Home Sales Preview: February 2015
Looking back at sales in recent months we find that.... Sales during 4 out of the last 5 months exceeded sales in the same month from the prior year, with January 2015…
Townhouse (duplex, condo) buyers from 2008 may have to wait until 2018 to see their home value return to the original purchase price
Yesterday I ran an analysis on single family home values -- which suggested that home buyers from 2006 may have to wait until 2020 to see their home value return to the…
Home buyers from 2006 may have to wait until 2020 to see their home value return to the original purchase price
OK, my apologies in advance for the slightly depressing nature of this blog post. This is the third in a series of three -- and I'm only going here because someone…