Now That You Are Ready To Make An Offer On A Home, Where Do We Start?
How, you might ask, do we go about getting from the point of wanting to make an offer --- to actually making the offer? Here's a brief overview.... Obtain a pre-approval…
How Many Current Homes For Sale Will Actually Be Interesting To YOU?
If you are entering the market to buy a home, the number of homes you will have to choose from will vary widely based on what you are looking for in a new home. Some…
What Does It Mean If Your Home Is Being Shown But Has No Offers?
As a home seller, you will face rejection left and right -- many prospective buyers will come view your house and most of them will decide not to buy it. But how, as a…
Just How Fast Are Home Selling These Days?
"Days on Market" is the number of days that pass before a property is under contract. Thus, if a home is on the market for 10 days before a contract is signed, the "days…
More Buyers Signed Contracts in May 2018 Than In Any Other Month, Ever
To say that May 2018 was a busy month for contract signing seems to be an understatement. I have data all the way back to April 2007 -- and the number of contracts signed…
Home Sales Slow, Prices Pop, Contracts Climb
Find out about this beautiful home at Preston Lake: 3168PrestonLakeBoulevard.com. I just published my most recent monthly market report, and as usual, you can read on for…
FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) in Real Estate is Real and Reasonable
OK -- I'll bend the definition of FOMO a bit to make a point. The "real" definition -- "anxiety that an exciting or interesting event may currently be happening…
Focusing Only On One Comparable Sale Can Lead Us Astray
It's easy to want to do this -- as either a buyer or a seller. Let's think about it using the mostly fictional illustration below... THE BUYER'S STATED PERSPECTIVE I know…
In The Real Estate World, It Is Almost Time For Kids To Go Back To School
Yes, I know, I know, the school year hasn't even ended yet. So why am I already thinking about when school aged kids are going to be going BACK to school in the Fall!?!…
Buyers Buying Faster This May Than Last
In the past 12 months there have been 1274 home sales -- compared to 1324 in the 12 months prior -- so, technically, the pace of home sales in our market has slowed by 4%…
Fewer and Fewer Foreclosure Sales in Harrisonburg, Rockingham County
In good news for area homeowners, fewer and fewer homes are being foreclosed upon in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County. The graph above shows the number of foreclosures…
Home Prices Edge Upward As Demand Exceeds Supply
Find out about this newly listed custom home: 2550RamblewoodRoad.com. I just published my most recent monthly market report, and as usual, you can read on for an…