May 2009 Harrisonburg & Rockingham County Real Estate Market Report
View a video introduction to the May 2009 Real Estate Market Report: Read on for a full review of the state of the Harrisonburg and Rockingham County residential real…
New Construction Price Per Square Foot Trends in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County
For some time I have been tracking price per square foot trends for all single family homes in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County. These appear in my monthly market…
Why haven't home values fallen in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County?
I am asked this question quite frequently, often from buyers who are relocating to the Shenandoah Valley from other areas of the state or country. Since 2006…
Building energy-efficient homes at Preston Lake
Yesterday, I accompanied my clients on a framing meeting at the home (pictured above) that is being built for them at Preston Lake. One of the impressive aspects of…
EnergyStar Testing at the Cottages at Stone Spring
Have you ever heard of a blower door test? EnergyStar (and EarthCraft) homes are built to higher energy efficiency standards than your typical new construction home…
Healthy, Comfortable, Cost-Effective EarthCraft Homes
Have you heard of an EarthCraft home? EarthCraft Virginia provides a new construction certification process that serves as a blueprint for healthy, comfortable homes that…
Say hello to fire sprinklers, CO detectors, programmable thermostats and high-efficiency light bulbs!
Roughly a month ago, the International Code Council approved hundreds of changes to be included in the 2009 version of the International Codes. Several of these changes…
What are the PRICES of new construction single family homes being sold in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County?
Over the past 18 months (January 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008) 138 single family homes have been built and sold in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County, as reflected in…
What are the SIZES of new construction single family homes being sold in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County?
Over the past 18 months (January 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008) 138 single family homes have been built and sold in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County, as reflected in…
Urban Exchange - Done Digging, Now Building UP!
After MANY weeks of digging down (down, down, down), the foundation for Urban Exchange is finally coming up out of the ground! For those of you who are not familiar with…
New Harrisonburg Townhomes -- Quite The Upgrades!
For the past seven years, Coldwell Banker Funkhouser Realtors (the company where I work) has represented the builder/developer of Beacon Hill Townes. Up until the most…
Digging Deep --- Harrisonburg's Downtown Condos
I am delighted to be a part of marketing and selling the Urban Exchange project --- an exciting new construction project in downtown Harrisonburg featuring retail space…