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Photos are one of the most important marketing assets when selling your home. Blurry photos, dark photos, few photos don't do you much good in telling the story of why…
There is a strange conundrum in the market right now --- how can inventory levels be so high, buy yet buyers aren't finding any homes they want to purchase? As you can…
Here's an interesting report from NPR telling the story of an employee of Freddie Mac who manages an online calculator that has (intentionally or unintentionally) been…
We've had a turbulent real estate market over the past several years, and one of my clients was wondering if all property types had weathered the storm similarly. More…
It really depends on how you measure housing supply. Here's the graph I include in my monthly market report.... This graph (above) shows the number of months of supply in…
Yesterday I discussed that when the real estate market improves all homes will increase in value. Thus, holding out to sell your current home for a higher price won't do…
It is said that a rising tide lifts all boats. Apparently, there are some larger political or economic meanings to the concept, but for today we'll just consider it…
If you haven't stopped by Founders Way yet to see these newly finished condominiums, you might want to considering doing so this coming weekend during the SVBA Parade of…
Below are several highlights from the October 2010 Harrisonburg & Rockingham County Real Estate Market Report. Read on, or click here to download a PDF of the entire…
In Virginia, each newly constructed home must convey to the purchaser with a warranty from the builder, as outlined in the Virginia statute (55-70.1) entitled Implied…
An Associate Press story printed in the Daily News Record a few days ago.... The beginning of the article references an increase in prices in July as shown by the Case…
It's natural to be worried about the condition of a roof if it looks like the photo above. You might reasonably think that the shingles are damaged or defective in some…
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