Home Sales Down and Prices Flat, Yet August Brings Signs of Activity
Good Monday morning, friends! Only one week until Fall begins... my favorite season of the year... with cooler temperatures, the beauty of the changing leaves, and good…
Keeping an Eye on the Competition When Selling Your Home
When you're getting ready to sell your home -- and once it's on the market -- it's important for us to keep tabs on the competition. Buyers aren't looking at your home in…
Does Contract Activity Slow Down Significantly in the Fall and Winter?
It's a reasonable question... especially if you are thinking about listing your home for sale over the next few months... Will we see fewer buyers signing contracts to…
Thinking Past the Current Slowdown in Price Growth
Between 2020 and 2024 the median sales price in Harrisonburg and Rockingham increased by an average of 9% per year. Those four years of price increases resulted in a…
Bluestone Town Center Plans To Sell Homes To Households With Income Below 120% AMI
In 2023, Harrisonburg City Council approved a rezoning to allow for the development of Bluestone Town Center, an 89.75 acre community to be built on Garbers Church Road…
Don't Let Rising Inventory Fool You -- Some Homes Still Go Fast!
As inventory levels in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County continue to rise, it's easy to assume that we're back in a market where buyers have plenty of time to make a…
How Long Have Currently Listed Homes Been on the Market?
The median days on market for homes sold over the past 90 days has been seven days... but... that doesn't tell the entire story. If we look at all 233 active listings in…
Why Some Buyers Are Taking a Second Look Before Making an Offer
For much of the past five years, buying a home has been a fast paced, frantic, undertaking. Homes would hit the market and go under contract within days -- so if a buyer…
48 Apartments Under Construction on Lucy Drive
If you haven't driven by Lucy Drive lately you might not have seen these apartments popping up across from Medicap Pharmacy... The apartments currently under construction…
Why Is the Tax Assessment So Different Than the List Price for This Home?
If you're checking out homes recently listed for sale, you might also happen to look up a property in the city or county tax records -- and then you might be surprised to…
Buying A Home With More Space Than You Need... Can Be OK.
Sometimes you find a house that feels like it's just about perfect -- the layout, the location, the style -- everything about it! Exciting, right? But… it also has more…
What Type of Homeowner Will You Be?
Every homeowner cares for their home in their own way. Some take a more reactive approach -- fixing things when they break, but not doing much beyond the necessities…