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In September’s Market Report, we posted about the increase in sales over last year, and now in October’s Market Report, we’re happy to report that not only do year-to-date sales continue to increase, but the number of contracts also went up this month. An uptick in sales prices for October has spurred a less horrifying [...]

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An article in the Wall Street Journal was published on October 11th titled “Ten Tips to Up Your Home’s Value During an Appraisal,” and we thought these were excellent tips — not just for an appraisal, but also for getting your house ready to sell and helping to maintain your home’s value while you are [...]

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This is the third of a short series of posts about the transfer of property — the first was about title insurance, and the second was about tax aspects. The fourth (and final) post will be about deeds.
After a contract is signed — or ratified — by both parties (seller and buyer), [...]

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This is the second of a short series of posts about the transfer of property — the first was about title insurance. Other things we’ll look at in this series: deeds, and escrow or closing.
Purchasing a property can be confusing because of all the ins and outs of the process — [...]

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This is an ever popular question among home sellers. How long will a home sit on the market these days? Well, frankly, it depends… on the list price (how aggressive the seller wants to be), the location, the style, the upgrades, and a myriad of other characteristics. That said, we do have charts and statistics [...]

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Person I’ve Just Met: “So, what do you do for a living?”
Me: “I’m the Marketing Director for The Harrisonburg Homes Team. I do all of the marketing for our real estate team, and I’m also licensed, so I can help buyers and sellers with whatever they need as well.”
Person I’ve Just Met: “A real estate [...]

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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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Spring usually brings a ton of new listings to the local real estate market (any market, really), and even though our economy is still recovering, this spring is no exception. Our team provides each of our residential listings with a video tour! Here are some videos of our most recent listings:

More photos and features at [...]

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It is pretty well known, and completely understandable, that December is usually a slow month for real estate, considering the holiday season, vacations, parties, and all that is involved with that. However, December in 2009 proved to be busy for buyers in the Harrisonburg area! We’ve posted previously about the number of showings occurring at [...]

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It depends on your situation. If you absolutely must sell now (or start trying now) due to your financial situation, by all means, put your house on the market! Be sure to price it right and talk to a real estate agent you trust beforehand. There are some buyers searching for homes at this time [...]

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