What To Do If You Want To Buy A House But Are Discouraged By Current Offerings
Are you trying to buy a house? Are you discouraged by seeing very few options on the market for sale right now? Here are some action items... [1] Be encouraged to know…
74% of Homes Sold for Full Price or Higher in the Past 12 Months!
A somewhat shockingly high number of homes sold at or above asking price over the past year... 44% of buyers paid more than the asking price for the home they purchased…
156 Apartments Proposed at The Edge in Harrisonburg on East Market Street
The developer of The Colonnade (intersection of E Gay St and Mason St) and Preston Lake Apartments (still under construction adjacent to Preston Lake) is requesting a…
73% Of Homes Being Planned or Proposed for the City of Harrisonburg Are... Apartments!
There are lots of new residential communities being planned, discussed or proposed in the City of Harrisonburg. As shown above, most will be apartments. Below is a brief…
Where Were New Homes Built In 2021?
Quite a few new homes were built in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County in 2021, contributing to the increase in overall sales in 2021. Above you will find the nine…
Where Are New Homes Being Built?
OK, this is surprised me a bit. Before I pulled the data, I assumed more new homes were being built in Rockingham County than in the City of Harrisonburg... but wow…
January 2022 Home Sales, Like the Temperature, A Bit Cooler Than 2020, 2021
I'm sure a few more January home sales will still show up in the data before I put my market report together, but a first look at January home sales in Harrisonburg and…
Savvy Home Buyers Are Content To Wait For The Right House To Hit The Market
Three years, home buyers starting the year by looking for a home to buy in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County would have been choosing from about 270 homes actively for…
Will Home Prices Drop As Mortgage Interest Rates Rise?
Question... Will Home Prices Drop As Mortgage Interest Rates Rise? Short Answer... I don't think so Long Answer... Above you'll find a graph showing the median sales…
2021 Harrisonburg Area Home Sales Were Amazingly High, But Not Quite Record Breaking!
Nice try, 2021, but you didn't quite set a new record after all... Home sales have been on a roll for the past decade, increasing in pace almost every year between 2010…
With So Few Homes For Sale, You Should Expand Your Search Parameters A Bit
If you're looking for a four bedroom home, it might be worthwhile to look at a few homes with three bedrooms. If you plan to buy a home under $300K, it might be…
If Your Lease Ends This Summer, Start Looking For A Home To Buy Now!
If you have a lease ending this summer and you are thinking about buying a home instead of renewing that lease, you might think you have PLENTY of time before you need to…