knoxville tn: Knoxville, Tennessee 3rd quarter 2009 Sales Figures Are Out - 10/17/09 11:22 PM
The graph below compares this year's 3rd quarter (July, August, & September) sales figures with past years. There's no denying the volume is still sliding although it does show some signs of leveling off a bit.
 

Typically at this time of year we're started a season decline which continues … (0 comments)

knoxville tn: It's "Free Flu Shot Saturday" in Knoxville, Tennessee today - 09/26/09 03:28 PM
Started in 1992 by local physician Dr. Charlie Barnett, Flu Shot Saturday has become an annual tradition in the Knoxville area for thousands of local residents to get a free flu shot.
Below is the line outside Farragut High School this morning as hundreds lined up for their annual flu shot.
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knoxville tn: Love it or hate it; Tennesseans are using the first time buyer $8,000 tax credit - 09/22/09 08:27 AM
No matter which side of the arguement you come down on; the facts are that lots of Tennessee home buyers are using the $8,000 tax credit to buy a new home with.
A recent release by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) showed that Tennessee was 13th in the nation in buyers … (0 comments)

knoxville tn: Biking the Cade Cove loop road in the Great Smoky Mountains - 08/17/09 09:12 AM
One of the many great things about living in the Knoxville, Tennessee area is it's close proximity to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
There are many very scenic and beautiful sections of the park but one of my special favorites is Cades Cove. Going from Knoxville through Maryville and Townsend … (0 comments)

knoxville tn: Calling all Knoxville area buyers; here's a deal you shouldn't pass up. - 05/10/09 12:52 PM
First the federal government came up with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 which provides for a tax credit of up to $8,000 or a maximum of 10% of the sale price of a home for buyer who have not owned a home in the past three years. … (4 comments)

knoxville tn: 3 Things to consider before buying a new home - 04/15/09 10:06 PM
 
 
Should I buy a home in Knoxville, Tennessee now? A question lots of potential buyers are asking themselves now.
So what’s the answer? The answer depends a lot on you and the reasons you’re thinking of buying.
Generally if you plan to live in any home you buy in … (0 comments)

knoxville tn: Calling all Knoxville Tennessee area homebuyers; it's time! - 04/04/09 11:28 AM
If you have ever had any aspirations to own your own home, NOW is the time. Economic factors have all came together to create the proverbial “perfect storm” in the home buying market.

Here's what's going on right now and how it will benefit you as a new home buyer.
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knoxville tn: Comparing February average sales prices - 03/20/09 02:30 PM
The chart below represent the February average sales price of 3 bedroom homes in the greater Knoxville, Tennessee area for the past 10 years.

As you can see average sales prices started accelerating in 2003 building to a peak in 2007. In February of 2007 that represented a total of … (4 comments)

knoxville tn: Ways to get your Knoxville, Tennessee home sold number 23: - 03/20/09 09:44 AM
Use Realty Executives Associates exclusive 10K marketing program.
One of the innovative and exclusive benefits to marketing your Knoxville area home with me and Realty Executives Associates is our exclusive 10K program.
It works like this: Each listing that is designated as a 10K home offers the selling agent for that … (5 comments)

knoxville tn: New, $8,000 tax credit for 2009 homebuyers; you can collect too. - 02/15/09 02:31 PM
Congress has just passed, as part of their gigantic economic ’stimulus’  package, a tax credit of up to $8,000 for persons buying a home between January 1st of 2009 and December first of the same year.

A few changes from the $7,500 credit created last July. Here’s the new deal:
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knoxville tn: Is relocating to the greater Knoxville, Tennessee area in your future?? - 02/07/09 04:05 PM

We want to be the first to WELCOME you to Knoxville! My team is the “The Knoxville Area Relocation Experts”. We have helped hundreds of families with their move to the Knoxville area. Put our “Knoxville Knowledge” to work for YOU!
Search over 15,000 Knoxville area Realtor listings at:
www.KnoxvilleHomeCenter.com … (2 comments)

knoxville tn: Single property yard signs - 01/12/09 08:18 AM
While reading a reading a recent issue of Greg Swann's BloodHound Blog I noticed an article about custom yard sign, each designed especially for a specific property.
For want of a better name I call them single property yard signs. Sounded like a pretty cool idea to me so I started … (78 comments)

knoxville tn: Is it a buyer's market in Knoxville, Tennessee? - 10/21/08 09:03 AM
 
One of the best ways to calculate a trend in Knoxville housing sales is the absorption rate for that area.
The absorption rates for a huge area such as Knoxville or Knox County is a pretty meaningless number. To forecast current trends more accurately you need to target into a … (1 comments)

knoxville tn: 2 out of 5 home sales tax rule changes in 2009 - 09/29/08 09:22 AM
Beginning January 1st of 2009 the current, 2 out of 5, tax rule will change.
Currently if you’ve lived in your Knoxville or Farragut, Tennessee home as your principal residence for any 2, doesn’t have to be consecutive, just cumulative, of the previous 5 years you can exclude up to … (3 comments)

knoxville tn: Good news from Knoxville, Tennessee - 07/06/08 11:47 AM
Here's some good news about Knoxville, Tennessee to think about next time you pick up a newspaper or turn on your television and hear the "doom & gloom" about the so called national real estate market:
2008 - Knoxville ranked 4th on the "Best Cities for Relocating Families" list for Mid-Size … (2 comments)

knoxville tn: What's your neighborhood's "Walk Score"? - 06/30/08 07:59 AM
Here's a quick, easy way to calculate your neighborhood and your home's "walk score". Your walk score is how "walkable" your location is; that is, how quickly and easily you can walk to everyday services such as drug stores, grocery, library, restaurants, dry cleaners, etc.
Visit WalkScore.com to calculate your Knoxville … (7 comments)

knoxville tn: "Sundown in the City" in downtown Knoxville Tennessee - 03/27/08 10:40 AM
In what has become one of the rites of spring in the greater Knoxville area, a weekly outdoor concert series called "Sundown in the City" kicks off April 17th with the funk-fusion band Galactic.
Each Thursday evening beginning at 6:00 pm with the music starting at 7:00, the downtown Knoxville Market Square … (0 comments)

knoxville tn: Knoxville Tennessee October 2007 Home Sales Report - 11/20/07 12:33 AM
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knoxville tn: Lions, and Tigers, and Froot Loops at the Knoxville TN Zoo; oh my! - 11/11/07 09:44 AM

You may have brought your child to one of those "Breakfast with Santa" affairs in a mall or other local event but I'll bet you've never had breakfast with Mr. Claus and had live penguins waddling around or a real, non-stuffed giraffe peering down at you.

 
 
 

Knoxville's world class Zoo is holding their first "Breakfast with Santa" … (4 comments)

knoxville tn: Knoxville Tennessee homes sales report for September 2007 - 10/21/07 10:21 PM
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