What Buyers Can Expect Through the Rest of the Year
If you've been looking for a home over the past few months and haven't found the right one yet, you might be wondering what the rest of the year has in store. So... let's…
Why Days on Market Matters for Home Sale Contingencies
If you're making an offer on a home but your own house isn't on the market yet, one of the biggest questions is whether the seller will even consider the offer at all…
This House Could Work But That Might Not Be Enough
Sometimes we walk into a house and it checks every box on your list. Three bedrooms. Two bathrooms. Garage. Nice neighborhood. Right price range. But, you feel…
What Price Has To Do With How Fast You Sell
If you price your home right, it'll sell fast. That's the theory, anyway. But "fast" doesn't mean the same thing at every price point. The certainty around how fast a…
Pricing Strategy Then vs Now
If you sold a home a few years ago, we may have priced it a bit above what recent comparable sales were showing... and there was a good reason for that. From about 2019…
Blox on Main, A Shipping Container Hotel, Is Being Built in Bridgewater
If you've driven through Bridgewater this week, you may have noticed something new on the skyline. A four-story hotel built out of shipping containers is going up right…
The Hidden Variable Behind Early Showings
After weeks, or sometimes months, of preparing your home for market... after getting the photos, the listing details, and all the marketing materials ready... we finally…
How to Find Out What Price a Seller Will Accept
Let's say you find a house you'd like to buy... but it's been sitting on the market for a month or two. You'll (we'll) likely start to wonder... how is the seller…
Do You Want the House... Or Do You Want a Good Price?
If you find yourself making an offer on house that is listed a bit above where you think its value lies, you might find yourself thinking through which you want more…
Five Factors Shaping Our Local Housing Market
Where is our local housing market headed over the next 10 years? It's a great question, but not one that is easy to answer. That said, here are five significant factors…
Price Your House However You Want
When we're talking about pricing your home, I will give you my recommendations based on how much I think a buyer is likely to pay for your house in the current market…
JMU Lands $115M of State Funding
James Madison University just landed a pretty big chunk of state money that will impact multiple areas of JMU and Harrisonburg itself. Virginia's new state budget, passed…