You're going to show my house? That is FANTASTIC! Or, wait a minute....
How exciting is a house showing? I guess it really depends.... 1 in 16 odds aren't so great. Last week I showed a buyer client 16 homes in a day. I started to get the…
Oh September 2010, How You Confuse Me!
In all of last September (2009) there were 72 residential sales in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County. Thus far, in the first 23 days of September 2010, there have only…
We are clueless on how to save energy (just ask NPR), but this Saturday you can learn how!
As reported by NPR, Columbia University recently conducted a study where they asked people about the most effective ways were to save energy --- and as a general public…
What Home Sales Could Have Been in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County
In an interesting e-mail dialogue about the current real estate market, I was offered this terrific insight... "It seems to me that houses bought and sold in a "normal"…
Online Property Views and Residential Property Sales Appear To Be Heading Up!
A lot of you might view properties online today --- only a few of you might close on a home sale today. That said, there often seems to be a correlation between the…
Harrisonburg Is One Of The Ten Best Places To Launch Your Second Career!
Retirement doesn't come at age 55 for everyone -- and an increasing number of people are continuing to work past that age given the current economy and financial markets…
The Yo-Yo Effect of Harrisonburg Townhome Sales
The one thing I try to tell all of my seller clients is that the market is very unpredictable. It's impossible to know if a given house will sell in three months, six…
Could September be showing signs of an improved real estate market in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County?
Last year, 816 homes sold in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County. Per my most recent market report, it seems probably that we'll be at the same pace in home sales for…
Remember 2003? "With home values increasing so much, let's buy as big of a house as we can!"
As home values escalated between 2003 and 2006 in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County, buyers bought larger and larger homes! The graph above shows the average size of…
Days On Market? Sorry, that is classified information, given out on a need-to-know basis only.
When I show properties to my buyer clients, I give them a printout of the data sheet from the HRAR MLS with lots of pertinent information about the property for sale…
Local Home Sales Slow in August, Still Strong YTD
Below are several highlights from the September 2010 Harrisonburg & Rockingham County Real Estate Market Report. Read on, or click here to download a PDF of the entire…
I really, really want to spend a million dollars on a home in Harrisonburg or Rockingham County!
You are in luck! Even though only one $1M+ home has sold in the past three years*, there are 16 on the market for you to buy! * per the Harrisonburg / Rockingham MLS Here…