How Do I Make An Offer On A House?
How, you might ask, do we go about getting from the point of wanting to make an offer --- to actually making the offer? Here's a brief overview.... Obtain a pre-approval…
Local Home Sales Stable, Prices Rising in First Five Months of 2019
We're nearly halfway through the year and 2019 is shaping up to be a strong year of home sales, very similar to last year. But before we dive into the data, here are a…
Crunching the Numbers on Both Selling AND Buying a House
If you will be selling your home to buy another, there are a lot of numbers floating around.... what you'll sell for your closing costs when selling your mortgage payoff…
Why Sell A Rental Property?
If you own a rental property, you might wonder from time to time whether you should keep or sell that property. I generally advise my clients to keep their rental…
Do We Focus On Buying Or Selling First? Which Will Be Harder?
If you are getting ready to sell your home AND buy your home, it can sometimes be difficult to determine where to start... Do you start by finding a house you want to…
The Danger Of Focusing On Just One Comparable Sale
It's easy to want to do this -- as either a buyer or a seller. Let's think about it using the mostly fictional illustration below... THE BUYER'S STATED PERSPECTIVE I know…
Home Sales and Contracts Surge in April 2019
After a somewhat slow start to 2019, the local real estate market has now picked up speed in April! But before we start looking at the data, two quick links for you…
Understanding Price Per Square Foot When Talking With A Builder
If you're thinking about hiring a builder to build you a new home, you may eventually be thinking about or talking about Price Per Square Foot. Let's try to create some…
Should All Possible Improvements Be Made To A House Before Listing It For Sale?
Should All Possible Improvements Be Made To A House Before Listing It For Sale? Maybe, maybe not. Selling a house (from an over-simplified perspective) comes down to…
Buyers Are Racing To Contract On New Listings In The City
It seems it would be an understatement to say that there are a LOT of buyers looking to buy homes in the City of Harrisonburg. Thus far in 2019 buyers have contracted to…
Sales Slow, Prices Plateau, Contracts Console in First Quarter 2019
Just like that - the year is already more than 25% behind us. Looking back over home sales activity during the first quarter we find a mixed bag of market indicators…
Another Strategy For Preparing To Sell While Waiting To Buy
As described yesterday, sometimes you might have to think about whether you are willing to move twice. If you'd really rather not move twice -- but you need to sell in…