Harrisonblog

CNBC recently published an article about the top states for business, and guess who ranked number one? That’s right… Virginia! It has one of the lowest unemployment rates of any state at 2.9% compared to 9.1% nationally. See below for Virginia’s rankings in each of the categories of this particular study.

Additionally, Harrisonburg has an unemployment [...]

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Massanetta Springs was established in the early 1920s. The community arose out of the Presbyterian church’s desire to house families attending the Massanetta Springs Conference Center. Gradually, the homes were sold to private individuals and in 1999, the community incorporated as a separate residential entity. Today, [...]

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Battlefield Estates is a mature neighborhood (with Civil War themed street names like “Confederacy” and “Dixie Ridge Run”), technically located in Penn Laird, off of Route 33 East between Harrisonburg and McGaheysville. It is tucked away from the main drag, and really the only traffic running through the neighborhood is that of visitors or residents. [...]

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How affordable is housing in our area? This is Part One of a two-part blog post, which will take a closer look at housing affordability in Harrisonburg (Part One) and Rockingham County (Part Two). Housing Virginia — along with the Virginia Association of Realtors®, Virginia Tech, and the Virginia Housing Development Authority — has created [...]

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Harrisonburg is home to James Madison University and Eastern Mennonite University, and is also near colleges like Bridgewater College, Blue Ridge Community College, Massanutten Technical College, National College of Business and Technology, and down the road, Mary Baldwin. Living in a college town costs less than the average! Many college towns around the nation have [...]

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Highland Park is an established neighborhood that has been developed over the past 20 years. This grand neighborhood features mature trees, scenic views, and gently rolling terrain. This community is one-of-a-kind in the Harrisonburg area. Highland Park is convenient to shopping, schools, and amenities—and is very close to the new hospital site. (Not to mention [...]

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The Harrisonburg area has relatively good home prices. In fact the average price of a home in our area is around $250,000. Add that to a great location with lots of amenities and conveniences, wonderful community, and low cost of living, and you’ve got yourself a deal!
Some folks, though, simply can’t afford a home for [...]

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Avalon Woods is a townhome community located in close proximity to city conveniences. This neighborhood has a number of homes with impressive views of the hillside and Harrisonburg. Some back up to green space, some have garages, some have decks, some have patios, some have basements, some have three bedrooms, and some have two master [...]

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Harrisonburg is filled with a wide variety of subdivisions and neighborhoods that are sure to please any home buyer. Because there is such an array of housing options in our area, I decided to start a series of posts about the neighborhoods Harrisonburg has to offer, including information such as location, average sales price, average [...]

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An interesting article published by the Daily News Record:
While Harrisonburg has escaped the sky-high foreclosure rates seen elsewhere around the country, slowing home sales have still hit the area hard.
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