How To Close On Your Home Purchase ON TIME!
It is a challenge! It seems that these days over half of home purchases don't close on time, and it is often because of delays in the financing process. Financing…
New-ish Townhouses in Harrisonburg
In working with several townhome buyers over the past few months, I developed the map below outlining the main "new-ish" townhome developments in and around Harrisonburg…
Standing Firm: The Harrisonburg and Rockingham County Real Estate Market Holds Steady In February 2010
Click here or on the image below to view the full March 2010 Harrisonburg & Rockingham County Real Estate Market Report (PDF). Read on below for a few highlights. Some…
If At First You Do Not Sell, Reduce The Price!
Good News! An amazing 31% of homes currently selling do so within 90 days of being listed. An additional 35% (for a total of 66%) sell in 3 to 6 months of being listed…
Multi-Generational Housing In Harrisonburg
Many thanks to Sue Robertson for highlighting this article from Housing Watch regarding multi-generational housing. As this Housing Watch article reports.... "American…
The Buyers Rushed In, But Have Now Rushed Out (Or Have Been Pushed Out)
Harrisonburg has steadily grown over the past ten years, and thus I would expect that we would see a gradual, steady increase of home purchases. The recent history of…
Urban Exchange Update: Harrisonburg Lives Downtown!
Less than a year ago (summer 2009) Urban Exchange opened its doors to the very first residents of this impressive new structure in downtown Harrisonburg. Urban Exchange…
Construction Is Underway On New Condos in Harrisonburg
Less maintenance than a townhome, all of the amenities of Liberty Square (and more), one-level living, private entrances . . . . enjoy all of this and more in these 1,300…
Harrisonburg City Assessments Compared To Home Sales Prices
The new 2010 real estate assessments are out and I thought it might be of interest to compare these new assessed values to the prices for which properties are actually…
So Far, So Good In January -- Lots Of Buyers Are Looking For Homes Online!
With nearly 2 million page views on our company and agent web sites over the past year, we pay careful attention to trends in the number of people looking for properties…
Understanding The Sales Market Via The Rental Market
I was forwarded an article from CNN Money that offers an interesting perspective on understanding how home values may perform in the coming year(s).... "In normal times…
Get Ready: Lots Of Homes Will Be Coming On The Market Soon, Soon, Soon
Or will they?? It's interesting, because most people assume that a LOT of sellers will be putting their homes on the market as we move into the spring and summer months…