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Whether a person is buying their first home or their 15th, this is my response every time....Speak with a LOCAL, REPUTABLE LOAN ORIGINATOR!   Here are 3 reasons why this is always my response: 1-It's not what you qualify for, it's what you are comfortable spending each month in a house payment.  ...
06/01/2011
Having attended the NAR mid year meetings in Washington DC this week, I thought it was important to share that Realtors do much more than assist in the buying and selling of real estate. I belong to three orgainzations 1-Greater Chattanooga Association of Realtors,2- Tennessee Assocation of Realt...
05/14/2011
After 2 rough years of declining home prices in the Greater Chattanooga Real Estate Market, it appears we may have finally hit bottom...or at least begun a trend of stabilization!  For the months of December 2010 and January 2011, the Greater Chattanooga Association of Realtors reported that the ...
03/09/2011
More good news about home values in the Greater Chattanooga housing market!  Last week the Greater Chattanooga Association of realtors announced that the median price of homes sold in December 2010 had RISEN when compared to the same month last year.  As a follow up to this good news, at the Asso...
01/28/2011
The Greater Chattanooga Association of Realtors today released the sales results for December 2010 for residential real estate in it's service area.  In summary, home sales declined by 8.5% when compared to the same month in 2009.  This decline represented another month of declining home sales, ...
01/20/2011
The Greater Chattanooga Association of Realtors today released the sales results for December 2010 for residential real estate in it's service area.  In summary, home sales declined by 8.5% when compared to the same month in 2009.  This decline represented another month of declining home sales, w...
01/20/2011
Well, here we are again-Income Tax time...Just a reminder that one of the advantages of being a home owner is the opportunity to deduct your Mortgage Interest on your income taxes. While I am not a tax advisor, here are a few helpful tips to consider. In order to use this deduction, you must: •Yo...
01/05/2011
One of the most common questions I hear as a Realtor is "How is Real Estate in Chattanooga?"  This is an excellent question, since real estate is a LOCAL business that varies by market and even segments of a market.  To answer that question today and going forward, I will publish portions of the ...
12/29/2010
This seems to be a common statement over the last two weeks as I speak with prospective sellers. My resonse to this statement varies based on several factors.  1-If the house is staged properly and "ready" to go to market-then I say LIST TODAY 2-Does the seller have a defined time they need to be...
11/22/2010
Seems that people are struggling with "why should I buy today" particularly in luxury homes. There have been some large price corrections in Chattanooga Luxury real estate, both in single family and luxury condos.  These corrections have not been as severe as some parts of the country, but no les...
10/07/2010
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