Did The Local Housing Market Slow At The End Of 2018?
Oh my heavens! Take a look at the graph above! DID the local housing market slow at the end of 2018??? I am going to lean towards: sort of, maybe a bit, but not much. The…
Do Lower Housing Inventory Levels Matter In Our Local Market?
Inventory levels have fallen rather consistently over the past several years: Start of 2016 = 560 homes for sale Start of 2017 = 413 homes for sale Start of 2018 = 280…
Harrisonburg Year End Housing Market Report Shows Increases in Sales and Prices
Happy Cold and Snowy January - and Happy New Year! Before we look back at a summary of our local real estate market in 2018, take a few minutes to explore the featured…
When Are You Least Likely To Sell Your Home?
OK - these numbers are a bit abstract, but still interesting, in my opinion. The graph above is NOT showing a distribution of when buyers are buying homes. The likelihood…
My Predictions for the 2019 Real Estate Market
As is my annual tradition, I am making some predictions about what we'll see in the Harrisonburg and Rockingham County real estate market in 2019. As you'll note above, I…
Very Few Homes For Sale in the City of Harrisonburg
The number of homes for sale in the City of Harrisonburg keeps dropping. That's not to say that homes aren't selling -- a total of 423 homes have sold in the City of…
Despite Slower November, Home Sales Still Stronger Than Last Year
Before we dive into this month's market report, check out this featured home by visiting 819GreenbriarDrive.com. Now, on to our local real estate market -- I just…
When To Make An Offer To Buy If You Still Need to Sell Your Home
Here's a good opportunity to practice patience... If your dream home is on the market -- either as a new listing, a newly reduced listing, or an old and stale listing…
Contract Activity Slows Heading Towards Thanksgiving
And -- as we might have expected -- home sales activity is slowing as we roll into late November. The graph above shows the number of contracts signed per month for each…
Will housing inventory levels improve next year?
If you have been looking for a new home to buy all Spring and Summer and Fall of this year -- and didn't find one, which you blame on having very few homes from which to…
Home Sales Rise Yet Again In October 2018
Before we dive into this month's market report, check out this featured home in Highland Park by visiting 4350BrownRoanLane.com. Now, on to our local real estate market…
Last Chance To Sell Your House in 2018
"I sold my house in 2018!" - You? This is (right now) just about the last chance to sell your house in 2018 -- if we mean closing on the sale in 2018. After all, it will…