Housing at the new Ice Factory
From the Matchbox Realty blog.... The Ice Factory is one of Harrisonburg’s most exciting 2014 projects. The project features over 130,000 square feet of mixed use…
Long Term Mortgage Interest Rates Trending Down Again
Will they keep going down? Lock in now....or soon!
Tech Startup Firms Setting Up Shop in Downtown Harrisonburg
There are plenty of tech startups creating their homes in Downtown Harrisonburg, including.... Bizy Pickarious GroMobi Venture Interactive Drawbridge Technologies…
Will we be printing our houses in the future?
Image: Contour Crafting Researchers are working on 3D printer that could construct a 2500 square foot home in 24 hours. Wow! Read more here: The Answer to Affordable…
Your Home May Be Your Largest Financial Asset
Most people consider their home as a place to live, where families grow, and make memories together. But beyond simply serving as a shelter, your home may also be your…
State of the Union
Don't forget to watch the State of the Union tonight at 9PM. And let's take this opportunity to see how our local real estate market is doing as compared to where we were…
What happens after a home inspection takes place?
All of this is subject to change, as the Virginia Association of Realtors just published a new version of the standard Home Inspection Addendum, but only time will tell…
The Home Buying Process
Purchasing a home can be fun, exciting, thrilling, and fulfilling….but that very same process can also have its moments of being hard, frustrating, disappointing and…
Updates sales trends on HarrisonburgTownhouses.com
HarrisonburgTownhouses.com has been updated with sales data from 2013-Q4, and many townhouse communities are (finally) starting to see median prices increase again. So…
Download your tax returns from the IRS!
This may be a helpful resource as you are providing documents to your lender during the home buying process. You can now download your tax returns from the IRS. I created…
Price negotiability, pace of home sales seem highly correlated
First, a disclaimer, I am not a statistician --- though I did take a fantastic stats class in grad school with Kevin Apple. That said, it sure would seem to me that there…
January Inventory vs. Full Year Home Sales
As Todd Rhea so eloquently said in a comment on my blog post yesterday.... "This inventory analysis is a big deal for the local market. In 2009-2011 the local market…