Sales Updates on Hunters Ridge Condos and Townhomes
If you believe in the mantra of buying low and selling high, now is a great time to buy a property at Hunters Ridge. A variety of factors have led to a significant…
Do you have an iPad, iPhone, Android, or Windows Phone?
My iPad is one of my favorite real estate tools, allowing me to pull up a tremendous amount of helpful information right when I am at a house with a client. One app that…
Founders Way Condos are APPROVED for FHA financing!
Buying a condo at Founders Way couldn't be any easier! As of this week, Founders Way Condos are approved for FHA financing. These spacious condos have wonderfully open…
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…
Buying options under $200K keep increasing, but otherwise, your options are vanishing
I often hear that there are too many homes for sale (sellers tell me this) and that there aren't nearly enough homes on the market (buyers tell me this). Let's examine…
Housing Market Sees A New Normal
My article from this month's issue of the Shenandoah Valley Business Journal... Change has been the only constant in the housing market over the past five years. Between…
March 2011 Home Sales Set New Record
Bill Meadows, a new resident of Dayton, Virginia, holds a distinct honor -- he was the only person to buy a home anywhere in Harrisonburg or Rockingham County during…
Is It Easy To Get A Mortgage?
Three times in the past three weeks I have been in real estate related meetings when someone asked “So, how much do you have to put down on a mortgage these days, twenty…
Do most homes have bedrooms on the first floor?
Apparently this varies by region --- in a conversation earlier this week someone was sharing with me that in each part of the country where they had lived, it was a bit…
Why is the median price of townhomes holding steady?
It's rather puzzling. Despite fewer (and fewer) townhome buyers, prices are holding relatively steady.... One of my clients hypothesized that perhaps prices are holding…
What if I don’t have enough for a 20% down payment?
Good news -- it won't be a problem if you don't have a 20% down payment. Some people think that you need a 20% down payment these days, since financing guidelines have…
Peer Pressure in Real Estate: If everyone else rejected this house, I probably should too, right?
Yet another reason to get the list price right from the beginning --- if you start your list price too high, and languish on the market, new prospective buyers looking a…