How Much Slower Are The Winter Months In Our Local Housing Market?
It is common knowledge that the winter months are the slowest when it comes to home sales -- in our local market, and beyond. But just how much slower are they? The graph…
Rockingham County and New Home Sales Drive Surge in Area Housing Market
Happy Friday morning, all! November is flying right along... with a rather entertaining overlap of the JMU football and basketball seasons (Go Dukes!)... plus one of my…
Find The Balance Between Optimistic And Realistic Home Pricing
For much of the past few years, being optimistic and being realistic about pricing your home were one and the same. The last similar home sold for $450K? Let's price your…
Room Size Is Difficult To Understand Solely From Real Estate Photos
Darn those wide angle lenses. ;-) It's pretty a pretty common phenomenon these days... we'll go walk through a house that looked FANTASTIC online... only to find out that…
How Much Would You Value Not Having To Prepare Your Home For Showings?
Most home sellers would assign some amount of value to not having to prepare your home for the market. This might allow you to skip... 1. Touch up paint 2. Final…
One Out Of Four Homes Is Taking Longer Than A Month To Sell
Plenty of homes are still selling (going under contract) plenty quickly. But, not all of them. Over the past three months (Aug 10 - Nov 10) we have seen 315 home sales in…
Consider The Cost Of Your Planned Renovations When Planning Your Offer
Sometimes we will find a home that is a perfect fit for you. More often, we will find a home that is a relatively good fit, but where you'll want to make a few changes or…
We Will Likely See Fewer New Listings Over The Next Few Months
It's getting to be that time of year... we're into November now with Thanksgiving just a few weeks away. Our market, like many markets, sees fewer homes coming on the…
Detached Homes Are Proportionally More Prevalent In Rockingham County Than In Virginia
While we might currently be seeing more new townhouses being built (and bought) than detached homes in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County, when we look at Rockingham…
How Much Should (The Population Of) Rockingham County Grow?
I think this has been a popular topic of conversation for all 21 of the years that I have been working in real estate here in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County. Is the…
More Than Half Of New Home Buyers Are Buying Attached Homes
Most buyers of new homes in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County are buying attached homes... though just barely. 52% of new home buyers (191) bought attached homes over…
Is It Reasonable For A Home Buyer To Ask A Seller To Fix Every Item Mentioned In A Home Inspection Report On A Resale Home?
From a local home inspector... "The purpose of a home inspection is to provide the consumer with comprehensive information to help them make a confident and informed…