Location location location is supposed to be the mantra of the real estate world, but price price price ought to be the bible. Historically the summer months are the most active for real estate here in the New River Valley, as the graphs below show (data compiled is from Blacksburg, Christiansburg, Radford and Montgomery County):
Everyone wants to know what homes are listing for (to stay current on a daily basis, follow this site), and everyone wants to cheer on the neighbor who lists their home for more money than anyone’s ever gotten in the neighborhood. But do those high prices ever actually come to be?
There are five bills currently making their way through the Virginia General Assembly that homeowners in Virginia, particularly those in Montgomery County, should be paying attention to. From the Virginia Homeowners Alliance:
There’s a service I’ve been providing to many folks throughout the New River Valley, and as the latest information went out I thought it might be worth mentioning again.
Single property websites, now live and only on NRVLiving.com!
A few days ago I linked to a bit from The Dave Ramsey show, where Dave talks about why he’d use a real estate agent to sell real estate in spite of the fact that he might save a little money selling By Owner. As I thought more about it, I realized there were three reasons why I think he got it right.
Dave Ramsey, the guru of getting out of debt, talks a lot on his show about ways to avoid paying unnecessary fees and penalties, and encourages people to save far more than they spend – novel concept, right?
Ever heard of Regulation Z? No? How about Truth In Lending? Still nothing?
Several months ago, I started hiring Sean Shannon Photography to take high-quality photos of the real estate properties. I was finding that while my camera certainly takes good photos, it couldn’t show the house off quite as well as a professional could. I talked with Sean about my problem, and he immediately showed me what I was missing.
I’m working on a new program for listing real estate here in the New River Valley, and Phase I of the program is now ready! I’m really excited to share this, as I think it’s going to make listings stand out even more.