Harrisonburg Foreclosure: 513 Broad Street ($104k)
Property CharacteristicsFinished SF988Circa1963Bedrooms3 Bathrooms1 Lot Size0.207 acres PricingAssessment$134,200 (2008)Original Amount of Deed of Trust$30,000…
Do Realtors Make Huge Profits On Home Sales?
Josh posed the question of whether Realtors make extraordinary profits on home sales, and suggested I shed some light on the matter. I'd be happy to do so --- and I'll…
Harrisonburg Foreclosure: 1121 Rebecca Ridge Ct ($46K+)
Property Characteristics Finished SF 2,400 Circa 1997 Bedrooms3Bathrooms3.5Lot Size0.234 acres Pricing Original Amount of Deed of Trust $269,600 (11/3/06) Assessment…
Trends in Harrisonburg Housing Supply
For some time now, I have provided monthly updates on the months of supply of housing available in four price ranges. (see May's update) Per Andy's request, I will now…
Searching For A Home Online --- Which Web Site To Use!?!
In a comment on a recent blog post, Josh stated: "So when I was searching for my place, I rarely used realtor's websites.I stuck to hrar and realtor.com. Do most of your…
How To Draw More People To An Open House (I hope)
As I discussed a few weeks ago, the value of an open house is often unknown (and perhaps questionable) to home owners, and the Realtors representing them. But at the same…
April 2008 Home Sales In A Historical Context
This month's sales (April 2008) were a bit of a surprise to me. Throughout March and April I have heard about a LOT of homes that have gone under contract. I had thought…
Harrisonburg / Rockingham County Home Sales Report - May 2008
Some observations: Sale volume is still down from last year (no surprise there), though the gap may be slowly closing. Jan - March showed 2008 sales 24.71% below 2007…
Housing Supply & Demand - May 2008
This is an illustration of the relationship between our market’s supplyand demand in four price ranges. The numbers (6, 11, 14, 25) representthe months of supply of…
Stalking Is NOT Acceptable, But In Real Estate . . .
I have many clients who are very knowledgeable about free resources for finding information about houses for sale. In conversation with one such client this past week…
Harrisonburg Foreclosure: 1161 Springfield Dr ($31K)
Property CharacteristicsFinished SF2,316Circa1982Bedrooms4Bathrooms3Lot Size0.207 acres PricingAssessment$223,200 (2008)Original Amount of Deed of Trust$192,000…
NEW --- Search for Harrisonburg Homes Using Keywords!
Have you checked out the power search on this web site? You can quickly and easily search for homes based on: - single family vs. detached - list price - bedrooms…