The first full week of June turned out to be a fizzle for real estate transfers recorded at the Knox County Register of Deeds office, dropping to just 50 recorded transfers from a high of 187 back on April 12 of 2009. In fact I believe 50 is the worst week we’ve had thus far in 2009.   Here's a graph with some past week's totals to compare:   Historically May and June have both been pretty strong sales months so just what the heck is happening now. I believe the main factors depressing our market and sale is an overwhelming lack of consumer confidence towards buying big ticket items like houses, a continuing climb in unemployment numbers, and unfortunately, plunging home values driven by distressed sales (foreclosures & short sales) which now account for 45% of the market. If someone in... 06/07/2009

  Oak Ridge, Tennessee is a small town about 12 miles northwest of my home. It's a small town that has done some very big things, i.e. developed and manufactured the atomic bombs that ended World War II, leaders in nuclear research, have one of the 5 fastest supercomputers in the world, and lots of other things we don't know about because a great deal of their work there is highly classified. Every year they have a festival to celebrate their World War II heritage with the technological advancements that are ongoing within the City of Oak Ridge. For those non history majors the City of Oak Ridge was only built in 1943 when the United States learned Germany was working on developing their own atomic bomb and knew we had to build one first. Both the laboratory and the nearby city of Oak R... 06/21/2008

BEAUTIFUL REMODELED and updated home convenient to everything WEST. Need a quiet room or a great theater room? This 3 bedroom, 2 bath home has it, along with plenty of space inside and out. The rich decor feels fresh and ready for today's lifestyle. Home Warranty provided by Seller. Besides the three bedrooms, there are two more rooms, and a huge bonus area in the basement. See for yourself, call now for your showing.3412 Ben Alder Lane, Knoxville, TN, $119,500 03/10/2008

Sales Report Beginning 04/01/2007, Ending 06/30/2007 Single-Family Unit Sales - Residential Other Statistics BedroomsPrice Class2 orLess34 orMoreCondoSoldResidentialActiveCondoActive$0 - $19,99912700220$20,000 - $29,99921900550$30,000 - $39,9993835201260$40,000 - $49,9993431901781$50,000 - $59,9994143511814$60,000 - $69,999535741129115$70,000 - $79,999596481228426$80,000 - $89,999699462836223$90,000 - $99,99936112194431548$100,000 - $119,999412212073540122$120,000 - $139,999423304868864173$140,000 - $159,999172884966833138$160,000 - $179,999182886238848183$180,000 - $199,99982115040822144$200,000 - $249,99923283121431354339$250,000 - $299,99920158127321253167$300,000 - $399,9998122172261289193$400,000 - $499,999353721060784$500,000 or Over1311043107941Totals5442437878495113031701Average... 07/18/2007