Verizon Wireless 4G (LTE) is now in Harrisonburg, VA and it is FAST!
18MB down and 12MB up is quite an improvement over 3G speeds. I ran this speed test in Harrisonburg, despite the fact that it is labeled "Washington, DC" on the app. I…
Leasing instead of selling your townhouse
Plenty of townhouse buyers from the past five years would now like to sell their townhouse and move up to a single family home. But it has been difficult to do so…
Gold, Real Estate, Stocks, Savings
photo by digitalmoneyworld According to a recent survey by Gallup, Americans value gold as the best long-term investment, with real estate coming in second place…
i love my burg
If you haven't connected with i love my burg, check it out today. It is an entertaining blog featuring many restaurants, venues and businesses in Harrisonburg with…
If you bought during X your house is likely worth Y today
The chart above is calculated based on comparing this year's median sales price to the median sales price in each of the prior eleven years. Several key points to take…
Why are we waiting so long to order appraisals??
I have had five transactions thus far this year where this dynamic seems to be at play.... The diagrams above are not showing the new reality for all lenders --- it is…
Which is more effective: one 6% price reduction or two 3% price reductions?
OK, admittedly, I don't have any data readily available to back this one up -- but in almost all cases, it seems that a quick 6% price reduction (for example) will work…
Even with a great list price, we still need a buyer
Some houses will sell quickly, even in a buyers market. As per the above article, these houses sell quickly because they are in under-supplied segments of the market…
Was the federal home buyer tax credit worthwhile?
I suppose it was helpful from a very short-term perspective --- it gave the market a boost between 2009-Q3 and 2010-Q2. But those artificially elevated sales levels…
National Association of Home Builders Remains Optimistic About Housing Recovery
"In its latest construction forecast, the NAHB on Wednesday stuck to its guns that “underlying fundamentals” such as low mortgage rates, decent economic growth, and…
Housing markets are improving all across Virginia!
From the Virginia Association of Realtors, Pace and price of home sales increase in Virginia during Q1 2012. Read on.... The First Quarter 2012 Virginia Home Sales Report…