Harrisonblog

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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2010 has been an interesting year in the real estate market — housing affordability has been questioned, the first time home buyer tax credit expired, and the future of the market could go in many directions. Residential sales so far in 2010 have been down compared to 2009 (by 7.61% as of the end of [...]

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The results are in! We are almost through the year 2010, so the year-to-date numbers [below] are really telling us a story of how the year has progressed versus last year. Last month (October’s Market Report), we reported that sales were down over 20% from September, and down over 4% from last year. Take a [...]

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Enjoy a hot cup of cocoa on the patio of this cute cottage nestled among tall timbers in the Massanetta Springs Cottage Community. 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 [...]

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Blue Stone Hills, located on the hillside in Harrisonburg — behind Martin’s Grocery Store, Kohl’s, and Target — boasts some of the best views of the city (within city limits). This neighborhood is conveniently located to just about everything you could possibly need in Harrisonburg. Downtown is minutes down Route 33, otherwise known as Market [...]

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It is always interesting to see what the trends are in terms of what types of homes folks are buying in our area. I scoped out the average and median homes in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County, which gives you a pretty good idea of the types of homes people are buying around [...]

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The Holiday Hills neighborhood, located just Northwest of the intersection of Route 33 and Route 42 in Harrisonburg, is a great place to live. Highlights of this area include Waterman Elementary School, Red Front Supermarket (which now delivers groceries!), and Morrison Park. This park has a walking track, soccer fields, picnic shelter, basketball court, playground, [...]

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Last time we reported on our area real estate statistics was in June, for the year-to-date May numbers. We are now fast-forwarding to September (you can read why here). The first chart below does show the August overall numbers, so we get a taste of what the market did a bit over the summer, but [...]

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You may have heard that the fall months aren’t great for home buying. In reality, though, fall is a great time to buy! Here’s a few reasons why:

Properties are still being put on the market in hopes of a sale, and many times, a quick sale.
Sellers may be more likely to negotiate on price because [...]

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Lake Pointe is this area’s most luxurious neighborhood, with gorgeous custom built homes on large lots of about an acre or more. Many of these homes have glorious views of Lake Shenandoah and the Blue Ridge Mountains. This neighborhood is tucked away between the edge of Highland Park and the lake, which provides privacy and [...]

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