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Knoxville Real Estate: New Mobile Home Search Technology to Buyers

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The 865 Real Estate team, the leading Knoxville real estate team at Gables & Gates, REALTORS announces the utilization of a new mobile technology that will provide customers with immediate access to information on all Knoxville homes for sale. The Gables & Gates Curbcall Information System allows homebuyers immediate access to the entire “Knoxville homes for sale” […]

Using Video Previews of Knoxville Homes for Sale for Relocating Clients

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Troy Stavros, lead buyer’s agent at the 865 Real Estate is using video technology to assist both local and relocating clients in searching Knoxville homes for sale. Stavros said, “As the leading listing team at Gables & Gates, REALTORS we were already utilizing live video and professional photography for our home sellers, but have recently found out what […]

Closing costs in Tennessee are in line with the national average

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Origination and title costs on a $200,000 mortgage averaged $3,754 nationwide, down 7.4 percent from 2011, based on Bankrate’s annual survey. Origination fees declined 1 percent; while title and closing costs shrank nearly 12 percent. For the third straight year, New York had the highest closing costs at $5,435, followed by Texas at $4,619 and Pennsylvania […]

FHA 203(k) loan wraps repair costs into your 30 year mortgage

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Purchasing a fixer upper or foreclosure in Knoxville means you are getting a getting a good deal, but with that deal is the price of repairs. Foreclosure website RealtyTrac, states that foreclosures sold at an average discount of 27% compared to non-distressed properties in the first quarter of 2012. A great option for Knoxville home […]

Getting pre-approved in Knoxville doesn’t mean the bank won’t deny your loan!

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If you have listened to the national news at all, you know that banks have tightened their underwriting standards making it more difficult for some Knoxville home buyers to get approved for financing.  The very first step you should take in buying a Knoxville home is getting pre-approved for a loan to know where you […]

The best way to search Knoxville homes for sale

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If you’re a new visitor searching Knoxville homes for sale on our Knoxville real estate search tool, you will quickly notice that we are offering the most powerful home search platform in the entire Knoxville market. We take the full data feed from our local MLS and run it through our custom software that allows […]

Why waiting and getting a lower price on a Knoxville home may end up costing you more!

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Couple today’s ultra-low interest rates and the low home prices being offered by the Knoxville housing market  and you get “perhaps the best deals of a generation,” notes a recent article by Bloomberg Businessweek. With mortgage rates that have been hovering at record lows for the past few weeks (4 percent range or even lower […]