Moving to a new area can be overwhelming. It can be difficult to figure out how your new lifestyle will compare to your old one, especially in terms of cost of living. To help, I’ve put together a little chart comparing different areas within the Shenandoah Valley. This will assist...
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Reasons Why Harrisonburg Home Values are Steady
If you’ve been keeping an eye on the real estate market over the last year or so, you probably know that places like Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Miami have gone through some tough times with regards to home values dropping. Like, a lot. Like, hundreds of thousands of dollars down....
Bypass Around Bridgewater May Be Approved
The discussion of constructing a bypass around the Town of Bridgewater is back on the table after 24 years of contemplation. Residents of Bridgewater are mostly in agreement that this bypass needs to be built, but opposition is coming from those just outside of Bridgewater town limits. The Town of...
Get To Know Harrisonburg: Links, Maps, and a Guide
When I first moved to Harrisonburg almost 5 years ago, it was confusing! I had moved from the West Coast and was used to roads being laid out like grids, I hadn’t lived in a college town as a “townie,” and I was still on the job hunt. It was...
What You Get In Harrisonburg for $250,000
Our previous post about “What You Get In Harrisonburg for $500,000” was quite popular, so I thought I’d let you know what you can get for your quarter-million. Seems like a lot of money, but around here, you get a good amount of home and property for your hard earned...
What You Get In Harrisonburg for $500,000
Sometimes I’ll watch that show on HGTV about what you can get in a home for different price points around the country. It is quite interesting, and I always think to myself that we have it pretty good here in the Shenandoah Valley. So to prove that you get a...