Whether you’ve lived in the Harrisonburg area your entire life, moved here recently, or plan on moving to our beautiful Shenandoah Valley city, you’ll find our gallery of neighborhood video tours both informative and enjoyable. These were all filmed in the Harrisonburg area, and we have a large selection available...
Buyers
Thinking About Buying a Home? 8 Tips To Help You Get Started
If you’ve never bought a home before, just thinking about it can be daunting. We know. We’ve all been first time home buyers before. It is important to know what you are getting yourself into before you make the decision to purchase, so here are 8 tips to help you...
Home Prices are Higher. Interest Rates are Lower. Why Wait to Buy?
It is amazing the difference a little percentage point can make in a house payment. Okay, so housing prices in the Harrisonburg area have increased over the past few years (take a look at these trends in more depth), but interest rates — even since January of this year —...
Popular Types of Financing in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County
Most folks have to get a loan of some sort when purchasing a home because, lets face it, it is a large sum of money! In Harrisonburg and Rockingham County, it is typical to see buyers taking advantage of conventional financing, but many others are going with FHA, VA, and...
Understanding the Transfer of Property: Closing
This is the third of a short series of posts about the transfer of property — the first was about title insurance, and the second was about tax aspects. The fourth (and final) post will be about deeds. After a contract is signed — or ratified — by both parties...
Understanding the Transfer of Property: Tax Aspects
This is the second of a short series of posts about the transfer of property — the first was about title insurance. Other things we’ll look at in this series: deeds, and escrow or closing. Purchasing a property can be confusing because of all the ins and outs of the...