Should We Let A Buyer Look At Your House Before It Is Listed For Sale?
Q: Should we let a buyer look at your house before it is listed for sale? A: Almost always, no... though it depends on your goals. As you may have heard, there is a…
How To Solve The Housing Inventory Crisis
Here are the top three ways to solve our current housing inventory crisis... New Construction New Construction New Construction No, but really. Keep reading to find out…
The Harrisonburg Area Real Estate Market Is As Strong As Ever Two Months Into 2021!
Happy Thursday morning to you! It's been a busy week on my end, what with St. Patrick's Day yesterday, and my daughter's 13th birthday the day before (Happy Birthday…
Will Buying A Home This Year Or Next Year Result In The Lowest Mortgage Payment?
If you are hoping to minimize the amount of your monthly mortgage payment, should you buy a house this year? Or next year? Well, as shown above, it depends on whether you…
Are Home Prices Only Going Up Because Mortgage Interest Rates Are Going Down?
Disclaimer: I am not an economist. I don't play an economist on TV. Or on this blog. Feedback from actual economists, or accountants, or financial analysts, or wise guys…
Home Sales Up, Prices Up, Inventory Down in January 2021
Happy Wintry Monday Morning, friends! It looks like it might be a touch above freezing temperatures today, so perhaps some of the lingering snow and ice and will start to…
What Could Cause Our Imbalanced Housing Market To Balance Out?
Several of my clients have recently commented on how our local real estate market seems out of balance - with so many more active buyers in the market than there are…
If You Might Sell Your Home and Buy A New One In 2021 You Probably Have These Three Questions
I've talked with several folks over the past few weeks who are thinking about possibly selling their homes this year and it struck me that they all had the same three…
There Seems To Be A Backlog of Home Buyers
If you're a buyer, it's hard to secure a contract on a house these days -- especially under $250K, even under $300K, especially in the City of Harrisonburg. It almost…
When Should I Start Looking For A Home To Buy If My Lease Ends This Summer?
If you have a lease ending this summer and you are thinking about buying a home instead of renewing that lease, you might think you have PLENTY of time before you need to…
There Are Usually Two Phases Of Looking For A Home
OK - right now - it might really just feel like one phase, but humor me... There are typically (in most markets) two phases of looking for a home to purchase once you…
At Year End, Home Sales Up 13%, Prices Up 10% in 2020 in Harrisonburg, Rockingham County
Happy New Year, friends! 2020 was a year like no other - in our local housing market - and in many (many!) other ways. I hope you and your family are doing well, staying…