Author Archives: Lisa Oates

About Lisa Oates

Lisa is the creative mind behind The Harrisonburg Homes Team, providing streamlined content management, quality authorship, and graphic design for Harrisonblog. She's passionate about blogging, enjoying life, and a good cup of coffee.

Housing Affordability in the City of Harrisonburg

How affordable is housing in our area? This is Part One of a two-part blog post, which will take a closer look at housing affordability in Harrisonburg (Part One) and Rockingham County (Part Two). Housing Virginia — along with the Virginia Association of Realtors®, Virginia Tech, and the Virginia Housing...

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Harrisonburg Area Real Estate Market Report: October 2010

We’re well into the final quarter of 2010 already, can you believe it?! Remember last month when we reported the dire numbers of September? Well, the October numbers are in, and it is not completely positive, but not completely negative either. It feels as though we’re balancing on a tight...

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Harrisonburg Neighborhood Tour: Blue Stone Hills

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...

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Using Solar Energy To Power Your Home

It seems like everywhere I go recently, I hear about solar energy. Installing solar panels to conserve energy is becoming more and more popular, especially since there are tax credits available, and the fact that they pay for themselves within about 15 years. If you are living in your home...

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How Does a Real Estate Team Work?

Person I’ve Just Met: “So, what do you do for a living?” Me: “I’m the Marketing Director for The Harrisonburg Homes Team at Kline May Realty. I handle all of the marketing for our real estate team, such as listing management, content creation, social media, advertising, and design.” Person I’ve Just...

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