February 2012 provided us with one extra day to sell homes because of the leap year. This report is chock full of positive numbers, but we doubt its because of that extra 24 hours. The local real estate market is brightening up! Spring is just around the corner, and usually...
Archives: 2012
Advice From a Local Harrisonburg Attorney on Estate Planning
Estate planning takes some time and effort, and if you have more than $250 worth of property to your name, you really should meet with an attorney (and financial advisor, for that matter) to create a will and other essential legal documents. As morbid as it sounds, it is not...
Court Square Coffee in Harrisonburg: Absolutely Delightful!
Court Square Coffee opened up shop in Downtown Harrisonburg on New Year’s Eve. I personally visited today for the first time, and let me tell you, as a self-proclaimed coffee snob from the Pacific Northwest, please take seriously this statement: Court Square Coffee serves the best cup of coffee in...
Harrisonburg Creatives, Entrepreneurs, Community Members to Kick Off Ignite Harrisonburg
Ignite is a “a force for raising the collective IQ and building connections in each city,” according to its global website. First started in Seattle, Washington, this movement has spread to over 100 cities throughout the world. Ignite is now in Harrisonburg… aptly called Ignite Harrisonburg! On Tuesday, March 20th,...
Real Estate Sales Tax on Investment Income: Clarifications and Scenarios
Back in September of 2010, we posted about an issue which has come up again… a sales tax on real estate transactions, and how it will fund health care in America. In that post, we had articulated that “… the truth is NO, there will NOT be a sales tax...
Bridgewater Oakwood Drive Construction Project
Another construction project in Bridgewater will begin this summer (the last major project in Bridgewater was on Dinkel Avenue, which is now on hold due to errors made by a subcontractor and repairs needing to be made…). This time, VDOT will be funding construction to Oakwood Drive, which is a...