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I just came across this awesome tool called WalkScore, which allows you to enter your address (or the address of a home you might be interested in purchasing) to find out that home’s Walk Score. It maps out different places near the address you input and tells you how far away it is. It then [...]

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Sometimes I’ll watch that show on HGTV about what you can get in a home for different price points around the country. It is quite interesting, and I always think to myself that we have it pretty good here in the Shenandoah Valley. So to prove that you get a lot for your money in [...]

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If you are like most folks, you probably like to eat out on occasion, but times are tough, so wouldn’t it be nice to save some money while still feasting on food prepared by professional chefs? Harrisonburg is part of the International Dining Club, which means you can order a club card and visit a [...]

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A couple of nights ago TV-3 ran this story on the new $8,000 tax credit for first-time home owners. (See my recent post on this subject.) At the end of the story there is some (very, very brief) commentary from yours truly! (My five seconds of fame.)

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Two local photographers are launching a “high-end” portrait studio called The Nest in the old Houck Tannery in downtown Harrisonburg. See this blog post for more details.

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Today, President Obama gave a speech about his $75 Billion Housing Plan in Mesa, Arizona. Here is a snippet of his speech:
Through this plan, we will help between seven and nine million families restructure or refinance their mortgages so they can avoid foreclosure. And we are not just helping homeowners at risk of falling over [...]

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The Stonewall Jackson Inn near Downtown Harrisonburg has been nominated Inn of The Month by Mariah Morris, CEO of TheInnKeeper.com Bed & Breakfast Guide. This inn is situated on top of a hill that overlooks Downtown Harrisonburg, and has a lot of history and charm. To read up on the history of The Stonewall Jackson [...]

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In 2008, Congress passed a law that offered a tax credit of $7,500 to anyone who purchases a home for the first time, up until June 30, 2009. Tax credits are better than deductions. Generally speaking, if you are entitled to a tax credit, you get the full amount, even if you owe [...]

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The Harrisonburg area has blessedly few foreclosures. (Check out this previous post with a cool map showing foreclosure rates in every city and county in the U.S.)
However, if you are interested in hunting for a deal on a property in foreclosure, here is a great post on one of our favorite blogs with a [...]

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We recently upgraded our Trulia membership to Pro status. (See “We Just Upped Our Level of Service to Sellers.”) One great thing about this upgrade is that Trulia is constantly working hard to provide us with better tools to promote our listings, which in turn gives our sellers better web presence for their listings.
Trulia just [...]

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