If you’ve been tuned in to the Harrisonburg news lately, you’ve probably read or heard about the Northend Greenway Project, which will be a 2.5 mile recreation and transportation multi-use path stretching from the Harrisonburg Farmers Market through downtown to VMRC. This would give residents in the Park View, EMU,...
Archives: 2012
Get An Additional 5% On Your Mortgage to Finance Energy Efficient Improvements
Its been around for a few years, but rarely used… the Energy Efficient Mortgage. You can add this to a VA or FHA loan (including the 203K, which we’ve blogged about before), and use it for both home purchases and refinances. Capped at $8,000 for FHA loans and $6,000 for...
Harrisonburg Area Real Estate Market Report: May 2012
Summer vacations have officially begun! Soon folks will be taking beach vacations and getting out of town. Most Harrisonburg residents are quite busy this time of year, but that doesn’t mean the real estate market has slowed down. In fact, it is still chugging along nicely! [Click any image to...
Saving Energy Costs: Install a Hot Water Heater Timer
Did you know you can easily save money by installing a timer on your hot water heater? Similar to how air conditioning works, a hot water heater will run for a period of time to keep the water at a set temperature. Why not save your hard-working hot water heater...
Harrisonburg Area Real Estate Market Report: April 2012
Remember last April when we posted about how dire the local real estate market was, and that we had to really search for positive trends occurring here in Harrisonburg? Well, we are happy to report that April 2012 shown much brighter in terms of real estate sales, contracts, and sales...
Harrisonburg Area Real Estate Market Report: March 2012
The Harrisonburg real estate market is returning to a healthy state because sales, sales prices, and contracts are up yet again! So far in 2012, we’ve seen a positive sales numbers each month, and March is no exception. In fact, sales are up over last year by 8.6%, and contracts...