Per The Atlantic: Is Now the Right Time to Buy a Home?
For your daily real estate reading, consider perusing this article from The Atlantic a few weeks ago entitled "Is Now the Right Time to Buy a Home?" The author considers…
How did the first half of 2011 compare to previous years?
Last year (2010) was assisted by the federal home buyer tax credit. Thus, even though 2011 shows a decline compared to 2010, it's important to note the (slight) increase…
Projected strength in the Washington DC real estate market might help buoy the upper end Harrisonburg and Rockingham County market
In the good old days (2000-2005) many buyers of upper end homes in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County were people retiring in major metro areas and moving to the…
Real Estate: the best buying opportunity of a lifetime?
What do you think? Could real estate be the best buying opportunity of your lifetime? Click on the image above to read this article from Time.
Local foreclosures slow in 2011
Great news -- the local foreclosure rate is on the decline! There were 270 recorded trustee deeds in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County during 2010. In the first half of…
July 2011 Harrisonburg and Rockingham County Real Estate Market Update
I just completed my monthly analysis of the Harrisonburg and Rockingham County real estate market. Click here for a PDF of the 25-page report or read on for some…
The Wall Street Journal seems to suggest that the Harrisonburg and Rockingham County housing market may be headed towards a recovery!
The Wall Street Journal ran a very insightful article a week ago entitled "How to Tell if Your Housing Market Has Hit Bottom" which points out that there are some…
Contracts soar in June!
Buyers are storming the market....look at these year over year numbers for the number of contracts signed by buyers (and sellers) this year compared to last year…
Buyers will act, once there is equity on the table
A house can sit on the market for months, or even years, without selling or even having an offer. Then, the list price is reduced by a negligible amount, and an offer…
The current decline in median sales price is (partially) due to more frequent sales of bank owned properties
The median sales price in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County has declined by 11% over the past year from $180K to $160K. That's a rather significant decline. But looking…
Why is this house blue?
The home pictured above, being built at The Glen at Cross Keys, has an exterior shell of SIS board (structural insulated sheathing). This relatively new product from DOW…
Five Million Dollars now available for improving your home (up to $595, only for Virginians)
Thanks to Benjamin Meredith with Building Knowledge for the heads up.... You too can make your home more efficient by upgrading your heating equipment, adding insulation…