Knox County, TN Register of Deeds report week of Nov. 29th - 11/30/09 07:37 PM
Here’s the latest report from the Knox County, Tennessee Register of Deeds real estate transactions.
There were 157 transactions during the past week; that’s about on par for the 150 average we’ve had for 2009.
And as usual the $100,000 to $150,000 price points dominate the number with almost twice as many as any other category.
Even though we have not seen the normal seasonal slowdown yet, I think it may be beginning in December.
Real estate in Knox County and most everywhere else in the United States is in a very highly volatile state right now because of the economy, … (0 comments)

HouseLogic, NAR's new, consumer facing website. - 11/18/09 11:38 AM
I’m back in Knoxville after attending the annual National Association of Realtors (NAR) Conference and Expo in San Diego, California.
 

View of the San Diego skyline from Coronado Island
One of the most exciting things I saw at the conference was the official unveiling of NAR’s new consumer website, HouseLogic.
HouseLogic is not a listings website like Realtor.com but rather a consumer resource which NAR intends to make the ‘go to’ site for homeowners and buyers to visit for objective and valuable advice, tips, and pretty much everything you need to know about owning and buying real estate.
You … (6 comments)

How to 'cheat' with Wordle (the word cloud website) - 11/08/09 12:38 PM
By now lots of us have likely heard something about www.Wordle.net, the website that lets you build a "word cloud" like the one below which is made of words used in a post. The most used words appear larger and seldom used words appear as smaller. While that is a very cool application to add some color and visual interest to a post, there may be occasions where you want words other than the most used ones to appear larger and more prominent. There's a very easy way to make that happen by simply 'cheating' when you paste your word cloud … (57 comments)

Comparing present homebuyer tax credit to extended version - 11/07/09 10:50 AM
Below is a chart prepared by the National Association of REALTORS ® comparing the new changes to the Homebuyer Tax Credit.
The biggest change is that current Homeowners are now eligible if they sell their current homes and then buy AFTER the date of enactment of this extension which is November 6th, 2009.
Because of widespread incidents of fraud, purchasers must now attach documentation proving they actually bought a qualifying home to qualify for the credit.
Additinally the income guidelines have been increased, now a single taxpayer can qualify if they earn up to $125,000 and up to $225,000 for married … (1 comments)

 
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