Bidding Wars over City Townhouses
The last few townhouses listed for sale in the City of Harrisonburg (under $175K, built since 2000) have gone under contract QUICKLY -- with multiple offers. So far, we…
Fewer and Fewer Foreclosures
Well, here's a good indicator that our local housing market continues to become healthier over time -- as shown above, the number of foreclosure sales per year has…
Zero City Townhomes For Sale, Without Tenants, Built in the Past 10 Years
Well -- I was going to remind you of this great web site or exploring our local townhouse communities where you might consider purchasing a home or investment…
Aha! This is why there are not not enough homes for sale!
FYI -- yes, I now see I have a double "not" in the title of this article. No, I did not intend for that to be there, but I'll leave it there for now to see who is paying…
Median Sales Price Poised To Increase 3% in Harrisonburg, Rockingham County in 2017
With 11 out of 12 precincts reporting -- wait, no, that was earlier this week -- With 11 out of 12 months behind us this year, it seems that the median sales price of…
Local Home Sales Slow, As Inventory Declines, But Prices Are Rising!
Find out more about this Mountaintop Retreat on 46 acres with a cabin, hiking trails, canyon and river here. I just published my most recent monthly market report, and as…
Understanding the Process of Buying a Home
Purchasing a home can be fun, exciting, thrilling, and fulfilling....but that very same process can also have its moments of being hard, frustrating, disappointing and…
Should You Take Your House Off the Market for Winter?
In some ways, NO, you should NOT take your house off the market -- because there is a historically LOW number of homes for sale right now. And yet, still, some folks will…
Fewer and Fewer Homes For Sale in City of Harrisonburg
The number of homes for sale in the City of Harrisonburg keeps dropping. That's not to say that homes aren't selling -- a total of 378 homes have sold in the City of…
Realtor Association and Madison Center for Community Development Publish Local Housing Needs and Market Analysis
The Harrisonburg-Rockingham Association of Realtors and the Madison Center for Community Development recently (Nov 2016) published a Housing Needs and Market Analysis of…
Contract activity slightly stronger than expected in October 2017, but Winter is coming!
Contract activity in July, August and September 2017 (295 contracts) was a good bit slower than last year when there were 348 contracts during that same timeframe. Some…
Strong Sales Year for Duplexes, Townhouses, Condos
As shown above, this has been a strong year for "attached home sales" -- which includes duplexes, townhomes and condominiums -- but does not include single family…