Mid Year Home Sales Recap

13 Jul

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June represented the third month in a row that the number of homes which sold in the Greater Chattanooga area declined when compared to the same month last year. While no one likes to see sales decline for consecutive months, the Chattanooga Real Estate outlook is not one of doom and gloom. The YTD numbers... Read more »

VACATION HOME OPTIONS ABOUND

06 Jul

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During Summer vacation months, many families toy with the idea of a beach front condo or home. If you are considering a second home or vacation rental this year, there are a number of options to consider within a short drive of Chattanooga. If you live in a more rural setting and like to “get... Read more »

Are you upgrading your home or simply performing required maintenance?

30 Jun

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Many home owners make investments in their homes, thinking they are upgrading the property, when in reality they are just completing required maintenance. Much like replacing worn tires or a broken fan on your automobile, there are many such items in residential real estate. At the foundation of this topic are basic routine maintenance items,... Read more »

Health care options affect Real Estate values

21 Jun

Krissy

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There are numerous factors which affect quality of life and thus home values in a community and one of those is the availability of quality health care. Consider for a moment, you are a retiree who is evaluating different areas to spend your “golden years”, would available health care options be important to you? What... Read more »

Consumer Confidence is Positive Relative to Residential Real Estate

09 Jun

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There are a number of factors that influence residential home sales, both in a positive and negative manner. Today we will take a look at some of these key factors. While the overall underlying influence is consumer confidence, the first factor to affect this measure is unemployment. As has been well reported, both locally and... Read more »

There are many choices in lending today

02 Jun

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The big summer home buying months of June, July and August have arrived, but before you get serious and start searching in earnest take time to do your financing homework. While the internet is a wonderful tool for research, in my years of experience and thousands of transactions, an internet lender is NOT the best... Read more »

Local Realtors head to Washington to lobby for Homeowners

30 May

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A total of 20 members of the Greater Chattanooga Association of Realtors traveled to Washington DC May 16-19th to lobby members of Congress on behalf of their local constituents. The annual legislative forum is hosted by the National Association of Realtors and drew nearly 10,000 members from every state and province. The Greater Chattanooga Association... Read more »

Home Sales take a breath in April

17 May

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Residential home sales declined in April across the Greater Chattanooga region. For the month of April, there were 759 closed residential sales compared to 842 in 2016 for a 9.9% decline. Home sales also declined in January of this year, however the year to date total remains a positive +1.4%. The decrease did not come... Read more »

How does a home appraisal fit into the selling process?

13 May

Krissy

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A contract has been accepted on your house, Buyer and Seller have agreed to a price but we must now get past the appraisal, if the buyer is getting a mortgage to purchase the home. Today we will explore what takes place during this phase of the transaction. A home appraisal is a third-party estimate... Read more »

Is Selling by Owner an option for You?

06 May

Krissy

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So, you are thinking about selling your home yourself, before you put that sign in the yard, here are a few points to consider. If you are looking at the “numbers” and want to avoid hiring a professional Realtor to represent you thus avoiding paying commission for their services, there is another number you may... Read more »