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Thank you for visiting the Kline May Realty real estate blog.  Please make our blog your home for accurate, timely information on the Harrisonburg and Rockingham County real estate market. 

In these posts you will find market statistics and analysis, helpful tips for home buyers and sellers and links to homes for sale in our area.  Of course, we are always happy to answer whatever questions you may have - simply post your question and we will respond promptly!

Karl Waizecker
General Manager
Kline May Realty

Karl.Waizecker@KlineMay.com

www.KlineMay.com


It seems the Federal Reserve has hit upon a plan that will actually work.  Yesterday, based on the news that the Fed will buy $600 Billion of bad loans from banks (as opposed to bank stock) mortgae rates dropped from a national average of 6.38% to 5.5%!  This is a monumental drop in rates that will no doubt spur activity in the housing market.  If you are interested in more detail, check out this article from Bloomberg News....

Locally, rates in the Shenandoah Valley are wonderfully low, making this an even better time to buy a home.  Low prices, lots of inventory (which means lots of choices for buyers!) and fantastic rates like  5.625% at BB&T, according to local lender Peggy Halbrook, should be very encouraging to anyone looking to buy a home in Harrisonburg or Rockingham County.  According to Peggy, "Rates have dropped to the upper 5% range, and 100% financing is available at a 5.75%"  making this a great time to "make your move" on a new home.

If you are one of those folks looking for a home, this long holiday weekend will be a great time to do some shopping.  Happy house hunting, and a very happy Thanksgiving to all!


It can be difficult to sift through all of the information coming at us each day to get the facts most important to us.  One of the best ways to zero in on what's going on with real estate in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County as well as information on our local economy is a great new website full of accurate, local information.

TheFactsStartHere.com has been created to separate the local information about economics in the Shenandoah Valley from the national news, and is populated with information from local media as well as statistics provided by the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Association of REALTORS and the Shenandoah Valley Builder's Association - local information supplied by local folks.

Harrisonburg and Rockingham County typically have a more stable economy than other parts of Virginia or the nation due to great job creation, low unemployment and a strong collection of both technology and manufacturing companies.

Check out the website, and when you have specific questions about our local economy or Shenadoah Valley real estate give us a call.  We're always glad to be of service!

Kline May Realty is pleased to announce gret progress is being made in the development of a new website which will bring great value to folks looking for real estate in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County. 

www.HarrisonburgOpenHouse.com will offer detailed information and  multiple photos of all of the homes we are holding open each Sunday, giving home buyers a chance to learn far more about the home thatn they would from a small photo in the newspaper.

Visitors to the site will see all of the Open Houses listed together, and will be able to get a full information sheet on the home, additional photos of the home, and a map to the home - all by simply clicking an icon beneath the home;s photo. 

We expect the site to be up an running by the middle of July...stay tuned for more information!

Karl Waizecker
General Manager
Kline May Realty