Archives: 2009

Economic Recovery Driven by Real Estate

The housing market is strengthening, not only here in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County, but also around the rest of the nation. In fact, there are four regional sectors that the National Association of Realtors® (NAR), and Virginia is in the “South” region, which experienced a 12.7% increase in home sales...

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Local Businessman Named Entrepreneur of the Year

The President and CEO of the nationally-known (but based in Harrisonburg) Rosetta Stone, Tom Adams, has been named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year. He was also the national winner of the Retail and Consumer Products category. Hats off to Tom! “Tom Adams’ efforts at Rosetta Stone have...

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Living in a College Town Costs Less!

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...

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Homeowners Facing Foreclosure Can Stay in Their Homes

Yep, homeowners who are facing foreclosure can stay in their homes — as renters. Fannie Mae just designed a new program called the Deed for Lease Program that allows homeowners to stay in their own homes as tenants. Here is the gist of how this works, according to Market Watch:...

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Extended Home Buyer Tax Credit: Signed, Sealed, Delivered

President Obama signed the extended home buyer tax credit bill on Friday. So, what does this mean? How does it work? We’ve already gone over some of the major changes to the credit, but here they are again: Both first-timers and existing homeowners would be able to take advantage of...

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