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…
Contract Activity Increasing, Inventory Levels Decreasing, In Harrisonburg And Rockingham County
Happy Crisp, Cool, October Wednesday To You! This is a fantastic time of year... one of my favorite times of the year... we'll often have both pleasantly cool and…
Contract Activity Cools Slightly After Strong Summer Surge in Home Sales in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County
Happy Monday Morning, Friends! We are just six days from the first day of Fall... and it's starting to feel like it! High temperatures are peaking in the 70's instead of…
If You Have Some Flexibility With WHEN You Buy Your Home Then Low Inventory Levels Are Less Of A Concern
Housing inventory levels are low... just about any way you slice or dice the data. That doesn't mean there aren't any houses listed for sale. There are quite a few houses…
Fewer City Home Sales, More County Home Sales In 2024 With Higher Prices All Around
Happy Thursday morning to you! The summer seems to have flown by, and soon school will be starting for many of us... as parents of K-12 students, as parents of college…
Midway Through 2024, Home Sales Are Increasing But Sales Price Increases May Be Slowing
Happy Thursday... and... Happy Free Slurpee Day! ;-) We are officially halfway through 2024! Wow! It has been a whirlwind of a start of the year... and a HOT start to…
May 2024 Home Sales Outpace Projections, With Median Prices Increasing More Slowly
Happy Monday, friends, and Happy Summer! Summer is well underway over here at the Rogers household, with Luke having finished his first year of college and Emily wrapping…
Slightly More Homes Are Selling This Year Than Last, At Significantly Higher Prices
Happy Monday morning, friends! I hope you had an enjoyable weekend of seeing (or in my case, not seeing) the Northern Lights, celebrating the mothers in your life, and…
Some Buyers Are Starting To Be Able To Compare And Contrast Multiple Similar Listings At The Same Time Now
For the past few years, inventory levels were so low and homes were going under contract so quickly that a buyer's process looked like this... Home #1 is listed for sale…
Inventory Levels Are Rising, But Consider The Larger Context
Inventory levels are rising. That much is true. At the end of last month there were 172 homes for sale in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County... well more than the 111 to…
Home Sales Are On The Rise Again In 2024 With Slightly Smaller Increases In Home Prices
Happy Friday morning, friends! We're having some warmer (and mostly sunny) days this week in the Shenandoah Valley. We probably needed yesterday's rain, though…
How Long Will You Stay In Your Home?
It seems homeowners are staying in their homes much longer now than they did two decades ago... with the median homeowner tenure having risen from 6.5 years in 2006 to…