knoxville: Knoxville history comes alive in Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tennessee
- 09/28/09 03:27 AM
Founded in 1786, Knoxville, Tennessee is a city rich in history and colorful citizens that contributed much to Knoxville the the surrounding areas. Many of Knoxville’s early citizens were buried in Old Gray Cemetery after their passing. In what has became an annual even, the Lantern and Carriage Tour at Old Gray Cemetery offers fascinating vignettes into Knoxville’s past as reenactors portray famous and/or interesting Knoxvillians buried in Old Gray. Old Gray Cemetery was dedicated in 1852 with the first burial on July 14, 1851. Old Gray is located about 12 blocks north of downtown Knoxville and is intended to be … (2 comments)
And as has been the case for 2009, mid to lower priced homes dominated the sales figures with the $100,000 to $150,000 the largest category once again. Since the $100,000 to $150,000 price range is such a hot place in an otherwise lackluster real estate market let's take a look at some of the homes that buyers found enticing enough to buy recently. … (1 comments)
knoxville: Is your house for sale?
- 11/18/08 01:12 AM
If you are you’re in good company. Currently the Knoxville Area Association of Realtor’s Multiple Listing System (MLS) has 11,576 active residential listings and 1,743 condos which have all been for sale an average time of 108 days. That’s a very clear sign to me that we’re in a strong buyer’s market. In the month of October there were 874 closed sales but there were also 2,106 new residential listings plus another 228 condos. I’m not going to do the math but it’s pretty plain that only about 1 out of every 15 listings sold in October. As a seller you’re … (3 comments)
knoxville: Current state of the Knoxville, Tennessee housing market.
- 09/25/08 10:26 AM
Before examining the latest Knoxville area real estate sales data I want to touch briefly on some misconceptions potential buyers may have about the local market. There is an overload of negative economic news floating around out there and a lot of it is tied directly to the housing market. Unfortunately the media tends to focus on markets that have been hit the hardest because their numbers make the most attention grabbing headlines. But simply because the southern California and Florida real estate markets are in the dumps doesn’t mean the same is true in Knoxville, Tennessee. Buyers need to look … (1 comments)
You can get there either by car on Sutherland Avenue to Kingston Pike/Cumberland Avenue or pedal down the tree shaded Third Creek Greenway/Bike Path.
A savvy investor could rent both units for a positive cash flow or parents could put one of their student/children in one unit and let the other make part of the payments. Nice condition with hardwood floors and tile in the upstairs unit.
Call Jim Lee at 1-865-693-3232 … (1 comments)
knoxville: Oakes Daylily Festival in Knoxville, Tennessee
- 06/28/08 12:49 PM
40 acres of blooming Daylilies makes quite a spectacular sight. This past weekend was the annual Oakes Daylily Festival in beautiful Corryton, Tennessee, a charming rural community about 15 miles east of Knoxville.
My wife and I went for a visit yesterday, had a great time, bought lots of Daylilies, and made a few photos. See more of them here. Daylilies are the perfect flower for the brown or black thumbed gardener. Easy to grow, hard to kill. Daylilies like any type of soil, withstand dry or drought conditions well, and are resistant to most insects and plant … (3 comments)
knoxville: It's "Free Fishing Day" in Knoxville, Tennessee
- 06/07/08 06:55 AM
Ah, fishing. Just the word conjures up images of sitting under a shady tree along the river bank watching that float for a nibble and enjoying the outdoors. The only thing that could make that better would be free fishing. That's right, no licenses, no bait to buy, and a free loaner rod & reel if you don't have it. It's Free Fishin Day in Knoxville, Tennessee. This annual even is sponsored by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) at multiple locations all across the state on several weekends this month to introduce kids of all ages to the joys of … (6 comments)
knoxville: Knoxville's Dogwood Arts Festival is just around the corner
- 01/14/07 12:17 PM
It's almost time for the "Best 3 weeks of spring in America", Knoxville, Tennessee's annual Dogwood Arts Festival. Each year for about 3 weeks in April Knoxville, Tennessee becomes a 'blooming' fairyland when the Dogwood trees bring forth their beautiful blossoms. Dogwoods are a native tree in east Tennessee so the woods are full of them in addition to their being a very popular residential landscaping tree. Additionally around the same time the Dogwoods are abloom another native flowering tree, the Redbud is in full bloom with their spectacular and colorful purple blossoms (don't ask me why a tree that has purple flowers is … (7 comments)
knoxville: Why Knoxville, Tennessee is a great place to live
- 01/01/07 01:15 AM
The newest 'meme' challenge is to name 5 reasons why your hometown is a great place to live and to buy a house. There are so many reasons for Knoxville it's going to be tough limiting them to just 5 but that's the format so without further ado: You get a lot of house for your dollar in Knoxville. Our 3rd quarter 2006 median price for a 3 bedroom, 2 bath, resale home was $149,900 compared to the national median of $211,000.Diverse economy translates to a stable economy with historically low unemployment and slow but steady home price appreciation; ours has averaged 3-5% … (10 comments)
knoxville: Top 100 real estate markets in 2007
- 12/27/06 08:36 AM
At the current Internet edition of Fortune magazine they're predicting the top 100 real estate markets for 2007. "What will happen to the value of your home next year? We asked Moody's Economy.com and Fiserv Lending Solutions to crunch the numbers for the top 100 markets in the United States." Nashville, Knoxville, and Memphis are picked numbers 12, 15, & 16 respectively. What marvelous news; I knew our market was still pretty good but I'm delighted to see we're predicted to be number 15 of the 100 hottest US real estate markets in 2007! Knoxville home prices are expected to rise a modest 3.5% … (8 comments)
knoxville: Dear Mr. FSBO, is your buyer qualified to buy???
- 12/19/06 10:39 PM
OK, so you bought a $4.95 sign at Wal-Mart, stuck it in the front yard, and right away the nicest young couple stop by and say your house is perfect for them. "We want to buy it", they say. "Wow, that was easy", you're no doubt thinking. You get out your Office Depot contract form, you all sign it, and now all you have to do is wait for the check to get here. A couple of weeks later your 'buyers' strangely become incommunicado after numerous trips to your house to measure for new blinds, show it to friends and relatives, and talking about what they're going … (27 comments)
knoxville: Fall in East Tennessee
- 09/27/06 04:39 PM
It's now officially Fall in east Tennessee. There are several "can't miss" signs that fall is upon us. University of Tennessee football gamesCrisp, cool mornings & nightsThe smell of woodsmoke in the air.Leaves are just starting to turnI love fall, it's one of my favorite seasons; I also love spring & winter, but there's that 'special something' about fall. Mother nature is preparing for her long winter sleep and you just know that after enjoying a beautiful fall season everything in nature is resting up during the winter for a glorious springtime when things come back to life with a gusto. Fall is a great … (2 comments)
knoxville: "Bedroom Community" I thought all communities had bedrooms.
- 09/27/06 04:24 PM
Typically most all communities do have bedrooms, some are just better known for it than others. By definition a "bedroom community" is one where most of the residents work in nearby towns or cities and commute back and forth daily.
Most bedroom communities don't offer much in the way of employment except for hourly jobs such as in supermarkets, dry cleaners, restaurants, etc.. In my town we have a few 'bedroom' communities; probably one of the best known is the Town of Farragut. Farragut was named after the naval hero, Admiral David Farragut of "Damn the torpedos! Full speed ahead!" fame. He … (2 comments)
knoxville: Top places in the US to retire
- 09/14/06 02:09 PM
The current issue of "Where to Retire" magaine lists “8 low cost towns with great home buys”. Not surprisingly my city of Knoxville, Tennessee is one of them; in fact one of the few things below average around here are home prices. The National Association of Realtors lists $143,000 as the median price of homes in the area with the average cost of a new, 4 bedroom home at $175,520. No state income tax, low cost of living, lots of things to do, and temperate weather with four distinct seasons of year were all factors in selecting Knoxville as one of the eight low … (8 comments)
knoxville: Tennessee = "vacation" on Google
- 09/14/06 01:53 PM
Using video technology Tennessee's Tourism bureau doctored some scenes from an early Elvis Presley movie and replaced the original actress riding with Elvis in a red convertable with Dolly Parton in a 'made for the www' commercial promoting tourism in Tennessee. http://elvis.com/graceland/special/video_elvis-dolly.asp Thanks mainly to ads like this one a Google search of the word "vacation" now returns http://www.tnvacation.com/ , the Tennessee Tourism Department's "vacation in Tennessee" website in the top 10 results out of 335 million plus websites for that word. Speaking at a Knoxville luncheon recently State Tourism Commission Susan Whitaker talked about the importance of the internet as a marketing tool and … (0 comments)
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Founded in 1786, Knoxville, Tennessee is a city rich in history and colorful citizens that contributed much to Knoxville the the surrounding areas. Many of Knoxville’s early citizens were buried in Old Gray Cemetery after their passing.
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