An eternal optimist? Who? Me? Couldn't be! :)
I have been accused as being an eternal optimist. :) I can understand the observation, as after all, when median prices dropped 4% last month I made sure that you knew…
Foreclosures Decline in Harrisonburg, Rockingham County
The most recent real estate news in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County isn't all good news, but there is plenty to be excited about, particularly related to foreclosures…
August 2011 shows continued improvements in the Harrisonburg and Rockingham County housing market
After five years of a declining pace of home sales in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County it appears that the local housing market may finally be stabilizing. The latest…
I heard (insert this, that or the other) about foreclosures. Is that going to affect us here in Harrisonburg?
If you hear something about the housing market on the news, it will likely mention the big (bad, scary) problem of foreclosures. Things you may have heard could include…
Historical Building Permit Trends in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County
A 20 year history of single family home building permits in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County (shown above) reveals that much of the new home construction is market…
Local foreclosures slow in 2011
Great news -- the local foreclosure rate is on the decline! There were 270 recorded trustee deeds in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County during 2010. In the first half of…
The Wall Street Journal seems to suggest that the Harrisonburg and Rockingham County housing market may be headed towards a recovery!
The Wall Street Journal ran a very insightful article a week ago entitled "How to Tell if Your Housing Market Has Hit Bottom" which points out that there are some…
How much do banks typically negotiate in selling a bank owned property?
Buyers can often find great opportunities in bank owned properties, but they often wonder how much they should expect to be able to negotiate off of the list price of a…
Foreclosure Rates in Harrisonburg, Rockingham County
Inspired by a great article in yesterday's Daily News Record about foreclosure rates in the Harrisonburg and Rockingham County area, here is a comparison of foreclosure…
Harrisonburg and Rockingham County Have Low Foreclosure Rates
Over at Patchwork Nation, you can create maps to show all sorts of data, including these below that examine foreclosure rates as of January 2011.... The states that…
Updates on Preston Lake Subdivision
If the development of Preston Lake had taken place just five years earlier, it might have been a much greater, faster, happier success story. Given its timing, however…
Preston Lake Foreclosure Finalized: Land Transfers To Wells Fargo, Homeowners Association
An early rendering of the intended Preston Lake community center A variety of documents were filed at the Rockingham County Circuit Court on Wednesday, February 23, 2011…