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I came across an interesting article about national home sales rising to the highest level in 2.5 years (via MSNBC), so to bring it “home,” decided to study the local market home sales, and how they’ve changed over the past year from month to month.

You’ll notice I included data from November 2009, which obviously has [...]

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Real estate agents are more than just salespeople. It takes a myriad of qualities and characteristics and learned abilities to be a good real estate agent. Here are marks of a great agent, so if you are looking for an agent, check this list and make sure the agent you choose is top notch!

Sales: Yes, [...]

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Home sales were down significantly in January compared to the previous year. Here are the numbers:
January 2008: 52
January 2009: 36
That’s a plunge of 30.7% in the Harrisonburg area.
Is the sky falling? I don’t think so. January’s sales reflect contracts written in November and December — which were the months during which the [...]

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The National Association of Realtors reported that existing home sales rose 6.5 percent from November 2008 to December 2008. This a rare bit of good news for the national real estate market, which saw a drop in sales prices around 15% in from 2007 to 2008. Read more here.
The local real estate market [...]

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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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The Virginia Association of REALTORS (VAR) has just published the 2008 Quarter 3 home sales statistics. See below for home sales versus 2007 3rd quarter sales in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County.
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Harrisonburg / Rockingham County 3rd Quarter 2008 Data
Q3 2008 Home Sales: 280
Q3 2007 Home Sales: 353
Percent Change: -20.7%
Q3 2008 Median Sales Price: $199,900
Q3 2007 Median [...]

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