The big picture - year to year real estate sales trends
Each month I conduct a thorough analysis of home sales, but most of my analysis takes a look at a monthly snapshot. Thus, at the request of one of my blog readers, I have…
Advice to sellers in a buyers market
As I mentioned yesterday, when interviewed by WHSV, there is still somewhat of a stalemate of buyers and sellers. Some sellers are holding their prices a little higher…
Offering to buy, or offering for sale, which comes first!?
So you want or need to buy a new house, but you must sell your current house before you can close on the new one. Do you wait to try to sell your house until you have a…
Warm yourself (and others) up this winter with coffee from Lucas Roasting Company
Whether you're warming back up after a long, exciting night at the JMU football game this Friday, or you're relaxing with friends or family on wintry (snowy???) evening…
Jump out there and make the offer!
Home sales are slow which means that buyers will likely be able to negotiate on the price of the home they hope to purchase. All of my clients that have ears know this…
What sold in November 2008?
As my November 2008 monthly market report shows, November 2008 was a rather slow month for real estate sales --- only 40 properties sold (closed) in Harrisonburg and…
Who is getting involved in the conversations about local news and issues?
One of the local blogs I read is hburgnews.com -- if you're not already reading it, you definitely should! One phenomenon that has been great to observe is seeing local…
November 2008 Home Sales Report for Harrisonburg & Rockingham County
The November 2008 Harrisonburg & Rockingham County Real Estate Market Report is now available. Click here for a printable PDF of this report. November 2008 sales (40)…
The value (or cost) of pre-inspecting your home
I am currently representing the buyers of a house that was pre-inspected before it came on the market. That is to say that the homeowners engaged a home inspector to…
Mandatory water conservation for Harrisonburg?
A week or so ago I noticed an announcement on the City of Harrisonburg's web site stating that voluntary water conservation was in effect. I was a bit intrigued, but I…
Money is cheap! Interest rates keep heading down!
Interest rates keep going down --- the Daily News Record reports today that they're down to around 5.375% for a conventional 30-year fixed rate mortgage. If you're…
Banks eager for short sales!?
A short sale is one where the sales price was insufficient to pay the total of all liens and costs of sale; and where the seller did not bring sufficient liquid assets to…