Floor Plans Can Help Buyers Best Understand Your Home
Some people like to see lots of photographs. Others prefer to read the written description of a home and review the pertinent facts and figures. And yes, some folks best…
What Distracts A Buyer In Viewing Your Home?
Preparing your home to go on the market can be challenging (and tiring), and often sellers-to-be need a second (or third) set of eyes to provide suggestions about where…
Does Your House Disappear In The Spring?
Many sellers list their homes in the Spring or Summer, which is often ideal for the timing of their move, and aligns well with when most buyers are in the market. However…
Rising Lumber Costs May Drive New Home Prices Higher
Wood is just one component of a new home -- but it is a rather central component, and increases in the price of lumber can and will eventually impact the prices of new…
Approaching March, A Different Look For Our Local Housing Market
This is a bit of a different look for our local housing market. Ignoring last year, there have always been between 500 and 900 homes for sale in Harrisonburg and…
Median Price Per Square Foot Keeps On Rising
In addition to watching how the median sales price changes over time, it can be quite insightful to see how the median price per square foot of sold homes changes over…
The Rights Of A Home Buyer In Negotiations
Have you heard that homes are selling rather quickly? Especially in the City of Harrisonburg? During the first two months of 2017, homes went under contract in around…
City Homes Selling Three Times Faster This Year Than Last
Here is a somewhat startling statistic.... Looking at the start to last year (Jan 1 - Feb 20) the homes that sold (went under contract) in the City of Harrisonburg did so…
How Do Buyers Find Out About Homes For Sale?
Sometimes sellers ask.... Will you be advertising my home for sale in ________? Will you be doing ________ to let buyers know about my home? I believe the "should I"…
Local Home Sales Off To Slightly Slow Start In 2018
Find out more about this newly built home in Lakewood Estates at 1644CumberlandDrive.com. I just published my most recent monthly market report, and as usual, you can…
How to Buy a Foreclosure in Harrisonburg, Rockingham County
With some regularity, I am asked by potential purchasers how they would go about buying a foreclosure. First, here is a list of upcoming foreclosure sales, but more…
Will Single Family Home Sales Ever Return to 2016 Peak?
Apparently, 2016 was a special year for single family home sales in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County. After three years straight (2013, 2014, 2015) of seeing a very…