"I'm ready to buy a home -- I'll call you when I find it!"
Wait a minute! Let's examine that . . . A friend recently made this comment at the end of an unrelated conversation. His plan was to start looking on the web, going to…
Should High Gas Costs Drive Buyer Behavior?
This was an interesting question posed by a friend a few weeks ago, and we took some time to do some rough analysis, which seemed to indicate NO. Here's the logic…
Looking Back at Virginia's First Quarter Home Sales
The Virginia Association of Realtors recently released their First Quarter 2008 housing market report, entitled "The Virginia Housing Market in Uncertain Times." Their…
Getting Ready To Buy -- Loan Pre-qualification
In almost all circumstances, buyers should pre-qualify for a mortgage before starting to look for a home. What is pre-qualification? In short, it means providing basic…
Change Is Here . . . We Must Adapt!
There are quite a few local and national changes occurring right now that greatly affect buyers and sellers. Let’s contemplate how we must prepare and adjust. Slower Home…
Print It, Pocket It, Prove Those Skeptics Wrong!
Have you been hearing whispers (or shouts) of "home prices are plummeting" or "real estate is a terrible investment" lately? Prove them wrong! Click on the graphic below…
Now May Be The Best Time To Sell
That doesn't mean that it is particularly easy or fast to sell your home right now -- but compared to the last six months, and the coming twelve months, now may be the…
Harrisonburg & Rockingham County Foreclosures
For some time now, I have been posting the details of foreclosures on my blog. I began to post all Harrisonburg and Rockingham County foreclosures because I have had…
Real Property Tax Semantics (City of Harrisonburg)
Currently, property owners in the City of Harrisonburg are taxed at a rate of $0.59 per $100 of assessed value. In other words, a $225,000 home is a tax liability of…
Buy A Home, While Supplies Last!
OK --- perhaps that wasn't the most fitting title --- supply continues to be very high in several price ranges in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County. The graphic above is…
(False) News Alert - 20% Down Payment Required
If you read this past Friday's Daily News Record article entitled "National Trend Local, Too", you might think home buying is in your distant future. The article states…
Foreclosure: 328 S Dogwood Dr, Harrisonburg - $120k opportunity
Property Characteristics Finished SF 1,416 Circa 1955 Bedrooms3 Bathrooms2 Lot Size0.172 acres Pricing Assessment $196,100 (2008) Original Amount of Deed of Trust $87,000…