How Will You Value Logistical Ease When Selling Your Home?
For anyone who is selling a home and buying a home at the same time, there are some logistics we'll have to work through... If you are using the proceeds from your home…
Just When You Were Not Expecting It, The Perfect House Came On The Market!
Sometimes, it really does happen! You've been searching for just the right home for months, or even years, and it seems like you might never find the right house. You're…
953 New Townhomes, Apartments, Detached Homes Proposed On 161 Acres At Quarry Heights
download a larger version of the concept plan here A sizable new housing development is being proposed in the City of Harrisonburg, to include up to 953 new housing units…
A Two Story House With One Story Above Grade Is Not The Same As A Two Story House With Both Stories Above Grade
In other words... Ranch With Finished Basement ≠ Two Story Colonial With No Basement Certainly, this is sort of a statement of the obvious. The structure of these two…
Will You Remove Contingencies From Your Offer In A Multiple Offer Scenario Regardless Of Whether The Competing Offers Have Those Very Same Contingencies?
A house comes on the market, and you like it, and it is priced reasonably. You make a full price offer on the house with a home inspection contingency. Then, you get…
Most Buyers Will Want You To Move Out Of Your Home By The Closing Date
So, you're getting ready to sell your home... but you're also buying a home... and you're wondering how this will all work out if you have to be out of one house by the…
Rockingham County May Start Limiting The Pace At Which New Home Communities Can Be Built
The Rockingham County Planning Commission will meet this evening to discuss a potential change to the Rockingham County Zoning Ordinance to limit how quickly new home…
Every Home Seller Must Find The Appropriate Balance Between Optimal Preparation And Optimal Timing
Some homes need more preparation than others before they would be ready to go on the market -- but there is always something that could be done. Whether it is a bit of…
Will The Unique Features Of Your Home Broaden Or Narrow The Buyer Pool?
When you are getting ready to sell your home, we'll need to think about how large the pool of buyers will be who will consider your home. Clearly, the more buyers who can…
Farmland Behind Houses Does Not Always Remain Farmland
"I love this house because it backs up to farmland." "The views from this house are great because there aren't any other houses behind it." "This home offers such great…
Sometimes One Offer Spurs On Additional Offers
This dynamic is common with brand new listings and listings that have been on the market for a few weeks. Brand New Listing... Eight showings over the first three days…
Indeed, As Mortgage Interest Rates Decline, More Buyers Will Be Able To Afford To Buy Your Home
Mortgage interest rates have been declining for about five months now... Early May = 7.22% Early August = 6.47% Mid September = 6.09% Will we even see a…