Sales Up, Prices Up, Inventory Declining Drastically
Learn more about this month's Featured Property: 141 Diamond Court I just published my monthly report on the Harrisonburg and Rockingham County real estate market. Jump…
Where Buyers Found The Home They Purchased
Updated numbers above! Does anything surprise you? It doesn't surprise me. Marketing your home should follow the lead of where buyers are looking for homes -- but even…
Eliminate Distractions When Preparing Your Home For Showings
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…
Planning ahead with exterior photos of your home
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…
50 Acres Sold By Lakeview to Sunnyside for $1.2M
click here for a much larger, more detailed map Back in 2015, Lakeview decided to sell off as much as 75 acres of their land, moving from a 36 hole golf course to a 27…
Floor Plans, Yet Another Way for Buyers to 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…
Finding great deals on properties in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County
One way for investors to identify the best deals in Harrisonburg is to compare the list price of each active listing to its assessed values. To make it super easy for you…
Introducing Virtual Reality for Real Estate in the Shenandoah Valley
Read on for a bit of context for this exciting announcement.... PHOTOS ARE KING.... According to National Association of Realtors research, photos are the most valuable…
January Inventory vs. Past Year of Home Sales
For the past four years (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) and even some before that, we started off the year with enough homes actively listed for sale to last us for right around…
Which price range of homes have been hit the hardest with reduced inventory levels?
As shown above -- all price ranges have not been affected in the same way with inventory changes over the past two years. The most affordable price range (under $200K)…
Have increased sales been spread evenly across all price range?
Not all price range were created equal this past year, it seems. As shown above, all price ranges except $300K-$400K showed 11% to 14% growth in home sales. That…
The startling 2016 recovery of single family home sales
SINGLE FAMILY HOME SALES are BACK! OK -- but really, it is rather remarkable to look at 2016 single family home sales. And who could have seen this coming? At best, I…