An interesting article published by the Daily News Record: While Harrisonburg has escaped the sky-high foreclosure rates seen elsewhere around the country, slowing home sales have still hit the area hard. Click here to read the rest of the article.
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A New Partnership in Harrisonburg
Harrisonburg’s ComSonics, located on Port Republic Road, has created a new partnership with CSG Systems, which is a leading provider of customer interaction management and billing solutions located in Englewood, Colorado. ComSonics is an industry-leading provider of GPS and cable management solutions and has been in business for the last...
The Housing Market is Not the Stock Market
For the past couple years, the housing market has gone through some tough times. Remember in 2005 when houses literally sat on the market for a day before going under contract? Well, after that boom, the market turned around, and the real estate market has now begun the road to...
Behind on Mortgage Payments? There May Be Hope For You!
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are now owned by the federal government. They came up with a broad plan to reduce the burden of loans on many homeowners in the U.S. This plan could help as many as 300,000 families who are behind on their mortgage payments. Of course, there...
Do Your Part, and Starbucks Will Do Theirs
Tomorrow is Election Day! Starbucks is doing something amazing to get folks out to the polls. Go vote tomorrow, and then head over to your favorite Starbucks. Let them know you voted, and they’ll give you a free tall brew. A short video clip on their website explains perfectly why...
Low Unemployment, Low Foreclosure Rates in the Valley!
This morning’s edition of the Daily News-Record ran a story reporting that the unemployment rate in the Harrisonburg-Rockingham area has dropped to 3.5%, which is down from 4.2% a month earlier. More good news on the stability of our local economy can be found on this very cool web resource...