Spring and Summer Looked A Bit Different This Year In Our Local Housing Market
We always (I mean, always!) see more contract activity in the spring than the summer. More buyers contract to buy homes between March and May than between June and…
Harrisonburg vs Rockingham County Inventory Levels
Perhaps the City inventory levels were just so low that they didn't have far to fall? Multiple things to note here (above) regarding City vs. County inventory levels…
Local Home Sales, Contracts, Prices Surge In Summer 2020
Happy Monday Morning! Temperatures are cooling, and fall will soon be upon us! It looks like the high temps will be in the 70's all week - except Friday when we're…
Welcome to The Townes at Congers Creek!
Welcome to The Townes at Congers Creek! Construction is beginning on brand new, upscale townhouses with garages are located off of Boyers Road, just minutes from Sentara…
Only 1 in 10 Home Buyers Spends More Than $400K
Lots to observe / conclude here... Selling a home over $400K? Fewer than 1 in 10 buyers (9%, to be sure) buy homes over $400K in our local market. Narrowing it even…
Home Buyers Went Bananas In August 2020
A little later this month I'll take a thorough look at all of the home buying (and selling) activity in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County. But before we get there - I…
There Are Not Necessarily Always Buyers For All Homes Ready To Buy At All Times
If you are preparing your house well for the market - and pricing it appropriately, according to what other buyers have recently paid for similar houses - and the house…
How Should A Home Seller Actually Interpret Buyer Feedback?
As a home seller, if you didn't get a contract within a few days of your house being listed for sale, you may continue to face rejection left and right -- some…
How Far Can You Or Should You Round Up The List Price For Your Home?
Sometimes it is tempting for a seller to want to round up their list price. The seller says (or thinks)... "We think the house is worth $240K? And you're saying we should…
When It Comes to The Local Housing Market, The Early Bird Truly Does Get The Worm
I suppose we have all heard of the proverb "the early bird gets the worm" which has a pretty helpful definition on Wikipedia... "Whoever arrives first has the best chance…
So You Are Saying You Are Having A Hard Time Finding A Home To Buy?
So - there are only 186 homes for sale in all of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County. Which, as you can see above, is much lower than the number of homes for sale for most…
Buyers Seem To More Frequently Be Willing To Pay Above Appraised Value For Houses
In today's local housing market we're seeing... high levels of buyer demand limited inventory of homes for sale at any given time as a result of the two items above…