[VIDEO] Immaculate custom-built home on a two-acre wooded lot
This immaculate home was custom-built on a two-acre wooded lot and offers a peaceful, quiet setting yet within close proximity to JMU, EMU and the City of Harrisonburg…
Local Home Sales Up 22% Year To Date
I have just released my July 2013 monthly market report covering the Harrisonburg and Rockingham County housing market. Click here to download the full report as a PDF…
Monitors, meat slicers, microscopes and more!
Mark your calendars for August 10th from 7:30 AM - 12:00 PM when the JMU Surplus Property Sale will be taking place at the JMU Surplus Property Warehouse located at 1070…
Can I wait to start the financing process until after the home inspection contingency has been resolved?
In short, no. Virginia's standard Residential Contract of Purchase states the following in the FINANCING section.... Purchaser agrees to make written application for such…
What did buyers buy in June 2013?
89 properties in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County went under contract in June 2013, ranging from a low list price of $42,900 to a high of $895,000. Click here to see…
Three Points To Consider When Selling A Home
Put Focus On Price, Condition, Marketing In Coming Months There have been many signs of recovery in our local housingmarket over the past year --- an increasing sales…
Door knobs are cool again!
Brinks Home Security seems to have re-invented the door knob. Click here to learn more via Universal Design Partners.
Putting rising interest rates in context
Several of you asked me to put yesterday's news (average rates increased by 0.5% in a week) in perspective. As you can see above, we are still working with ridiculously…
Lock in your interest rate!
These are still amazingly low interest rates (4.46%) compared to what we've seen in past years, but the rates are certainly starting to rise. If you're buying soon, you…
Who Represents The Buyer?
In the past year there have been 941 home sales in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County. In those 941 sales, the same Realtor represented the buyer and seller 156 times…
If you want your home to sell faster, you may need to reduce the price
In selling most homes, there are four factors at play: Price Condition Marketing Time If the condition of your house is as good as it could possibly be, and the marketing…
2012 was not the year to (try to) sell an expensive home
Last year was the worst year in the last 10 years to try to sell a home for more than $600K in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County. This year is shaping up quite nicely…