Where Do All Of The People Work Who Will Live In All The New Housing Being Built?


Where Do All Of The People Work Who Will Live In All The New Housing Being Built?
By Scott Rogers • August 14, 2024
This is a good question and one that I have had multiple people native to the area and new to the area ask me over the past few years... Where Do All Of The People Work Who Will Live In All The New Housing Being Built? If you drive around the Harrisonburg and Rockingham County area, you'll see quite a bit of new housing at various stages of construction. My non-scientific, non data-driven answer is as follows... 1. Many mid-sized to large employers in this area keep on growing. 2. We continue to see smaller companies starting up or being created in the Harrisonburg area. ...and perhaps (maybe) most significantly... 3. The pandemic at least partially severed the connection between "where I work" and "where I live" as it relates to the Harrisonburg area. After a year (+) of allowing some (to many) employees to work from home, some (to many) employers have realized that remote work has its benefits. Employees can be more productive, spend less time commuting and have a higher quality of life. And sometimes, that higher quality of life for a remote worker means working for a company in a larger metro area, and living in... Harrisonburg! This is not to say that there are suddenly thousands of people living in Harrisonburg and working for companies outside of the area... but that reality is much more in play now than it ever has been in the past. Who wouldn't want to live in Harrisonburg if one's out of town employer allowed for it!? :-) Receive Updates by Email Recent Articles: There Are Plenty Of Types Of Houses That Exist That Just Are Not Available To Purchase Home Sales By Price Range In The City Of Harrisonburg Are You Compromising On Aspects Of Your Next Home That You Can Or Cannot Change Later? How Much Slower Are The Winter Months In Our Local Housing Market? Rockingham County and New Home Sales Drive Surge in Area Housing Market Find The Balance Between Optimistic And Realistic Home Pricing Room Size Is Difficult To Understand Solely From Real Estate Photos How Much Would You Value Not Having To Prepare Your Home For Showings? One Out Of Four Homes Is Taking Longer Than A Month To Sell Consider The Cost Of Your Planned Renovations When Planning Your Offer
Have any questions? Contact Scott Rogers at 540-578-0102 or scott@funkhousergroup.com
Based on information from the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Association of REALTORS® or its MLS, for the period Jan 1, 2000 through Nov 21, 2024 (unless otherwise noted).
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