Harrisonblog

The opening of the new Rockingham Memorial Hospital (RMH) in Harrisonburg has been eagerly anticipated by most residents for a long time now. In fact, a while back we posted about why this new hospital is so awesome. Well, wait no longer! The new RMH is hosting an open house and ribbon cutting ceremony on [...]

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Private Mortgage Insurance, more commonly referred to as PMI, allows home buyers to obtain a mortgage with a lower down payment (typically less than 20% of the sales price). With PMI in place, lenders are insured against the risk of default on the loan. PMI charges are fairly minimal, running at around one-half of one [...]

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Downtown Harrisonburg is opening new restaurants and cafes all the time, which is a great sign of recovery and revitalization! One of the newest additions is a smoothie bar called “Pulp.” It is conjoined to and operated by the Shenandoah Bicycle Company on South Main Street. Pulp opened this past Monday, so be sure to [...]

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It is that time of year again! The 9th annual Herb and Garden Festival is taking place this Saturday, May 15th, at JMU’s Edith J. Carrier Arboretum. Head over between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM (rain or shine!) and peruse through a wide variety of plants and trees that grow locally.
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We are always striving to improve our marketing efforts, focusing on giving more exposure to our listings and providing our sellers with extraordinary customer service. As far as we know, we are the only real estate agents in the area who produce a high-quality video tour for every residential listing. We love video because it [...]

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Last month’s market report was a bit of a downer, and one that proved we need to watch some trends closely — sales volume and average price per square foot, specifically. April was the final month for first time home buyers (and “move-up” buyers) to take advantage of the tax credit, so we expected to [...]

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Last time we updated you with showing statistics for our brokerage, Kline May Realty, we had great news in that showings were up for 7 straight months! Well, in March, showings were down, and April finished up with showings trailing just behind April of last year (2009). The good news is that folks are still [...]

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Downtown Harrisonburg is a unique and thriving place, so to keep up with their neighbors in offering a nightlife solution, Earth & Tea Cafe is now serving beer and wine. It is a growing trend in Downtown, and one that the owners of Earth & Tea Cafe — Felix Wang and Aaram Millones — are [...]

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