In 2008, Congress passed a law that offered a tax credit of $7,500 to anyone who purchases a home for the first time, up until June 30, 2009. Tax credits are better than deductions. Generally speaking, if you are entitled to a tax credit, you get the full amount, even...
How to Find Info on Foreclosures Online
The Harrisonburg area has blessedly few foreclosures. (Check out this previous post with a cool map showing foreclosure rates in every city and county in the U.S.) However, if you are interested in hunting for a deal on a property in foreclosure, here is a great post on one of...
Highlighted Listings on Trulia
We recently upgraded our Trulia membership to Pro status. (See “We Just Upped Our Level of Service to Sellers.”) One great thing about this upgrade is that Trulia is constantly working hard to provide us with better tools to promote our listings, which in turn gives our sellers better web...
January Real Estate Market Report
Home sales were down significantly in January compared to the previous year. Here are the numbers: January 2008: 52 January 2009: 36 That’s a plunge of 30.7% in the Harrisonburg area. Is the sky falling? I don’t think so. January’s sales reflect contracts written in November and December — which...
Harrisonburg Area Unemployment at 4.3%
News broke this morning that national unemployment hit 7.6%, as the economy lost nearly 600,000 jobs in January. The situation is significantly better in the Harrisonburg area, where the unemployment rate is 4.3%. According to this table provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, our area is ranked #33 out...
New International Cuisine in Harrisonburg: Beyond
Downtown Harrisonburg will soon have a new restaurant. It will be called Beyond, and will feature international cuisine. The proprietors will be the same folks who own and operate the highly popular Taste of Thai on South High Street. The location? The old Spanky’s building at 50 West Water Street....