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The Virginia Association of REALTORS (VAR) just published a postcard with 7 great facts you need to know about the Commonwealth of Virginia’s real estate markets.

Virginia Outperforms the Nation. Sales, foreclosures, mortgage applications, and homeownership rates — in every one of these areas the Commonwealth is in better shape than the nation as a whole.
The [...]

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Check out a blog post written by Kline May Realty’s Karl Waizecker titled “Biggest One-Day Mortgage Rate Drop in 7 Years!”
It seems the Federal Reserve has hit upon a plan that will actually work.  Yesterday, based on the news that the Fed will buy $600 Billion of bad loans from banks (as opposed to bank [...]

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Downtown Harrisonburg is a place filled with history, shopping, dining, and local businesses. It carries a wonderful ambiance. When visiting, it feels like you are in a different world, so here are some good reasons for not just visiting, but frequenting Downtown Harrisonburg.

Shops: There are many local retail shops in Downtown Harrisonburg. You can find [...]

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Did you know that volleyball is one of the Shenandoah Valley’s favorite sports? Go to a local high school volleyball game and you’ll be stunned at the number of fans in the bleachers. During the off-season, many of these volleyball players join the Valley Juniors Volleyball Club, part of the Junior Olympic Volleyball Club, which [...]

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Harrisonburg’s ComSonics, located on Port Republic Road, has created a new partnership with CSG Systems, which is a leading provider of customer interaction management and billing solutions located in Englewood, Colorado. ComSonics is an industry-leading provider of GPS and cable management solutions and has been in business for the last 40 years.
Together, these businesses can [...]

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There are two obvious reasons for going green: (1) save money and (2) save our planet. However, the how and why are probably more important topics to discuss, so I’ve put together a short list of ways that you can go green this holiday season.

Holiday Lights: LED lights used to be inefficient and wouldn’t produce [...]

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Do you have art that you have personally created and would like to display? 2009 will mark the 6th Annual Juried Art Exhibition at the Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community in Harrisonburg. To read up on the details for entering your art, rewards available, and other items, click here. Good luck!

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In the current economic climate, many home buyers and sellers are trying to cut costs by avoiding using a REALTOR. Here are 5 good reasons why using a REALTOR is a great idea:

We live and breathe real estate. We understand the local real estate market. It is our passion, our focus, our livelihood! We work [...]

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To kick off this holiday season with blog style, I’m going to write a series of posts with “Good Reasons to [fill in the blank].” Here are some topics I’ll be posting about, so buckle up and get ready for a great ride!

Good Reasons to Use a REALTOR
Good Reasons to Go Green
Good Reasons to Frequent [...]

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Trulia is a property search site that has been undergoing “surgery” and improving its usability over the past months. One thing I find particularly interesting is that they have a page for just about every area of the country dedicated to market trends and statistics for that area. Click here to view Harrisonburg’s real estate [...]

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