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What Are The Recent Price Trends For Homes In Farragut?

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The graphs below show the recent trends in average prices of homes in Farragut, Tennessee.  By looking at the trends of active and sold homes in Farragut we can get an idea of whether prices are trending up or down. This first graph looks at the active homes for sale in Farragut and how their […]

Knoxville #5 On Forbes List Of America’s Most Affordable Cities

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Knoxville, Tennessee is once again getting more attention in the national media.  A recent article by Forbes listed Knoxville as #5 on their 2014 America’s Most Affordable Cities list.  The reasons cited by the article leading to Knoxville’s ranking are: A median home price of $140,000 (from the 4th quarter of 2013) which makes 77.4% […]

What Will A 1% Difference In Your Mortgage Rate Save You?

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If you are in the process of buying a home in Knoxville or at least thinking about it, financing is also on your mind.   Unless you are planning to pay cash, you’re going to want to find the best deal and the lowest mortgage rate.  Knoxville mortgage rates can vary from lender to lender and […]

Knoxville Makes CNNMoney’s Top 10 Fastest Growing Cities List

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More positive news for our great city.  Knoxville made the CNNMoney Top 10 Fastest Growing Cities list. The article showed that Knoxville has grown 33.1% in the timeframe between 2000-2010.  The biggest factor of it’s growth, as mentioned in the CNN article is that Knoxville currently has the best employment outlook in the nation.  Staffing […]

What Are The Steps To Buying A Home in Knoxville?

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What are the steps to buying a home in Knoxville?  While the process may be a bit intimidating, if you follow these steps it can be a fun and super rewarding experience.  Once you start skipping steps, you will find the process gets more difficult.  Here are the 12 steps to buying a home in […]

Fannie Mae Offering 3.5% in Closing Costs To Buyers

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UPDATE: Fannie Mae has announced that they are extending the program from their initial deadline.  Now, initial offers must be submitted by the deadline of April 30, 2014, to be eligible for the incentive. Sales must close on or before June 30, 2014. On Thursday, Fannie Mae announced that they will begin offering qualified buyers […]

Birds Eye View – Knoxville’s Cove Park and Concord Yacht Club

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As beautiful as the Cove Park and Concord Yacht Club are from the ground, a view from the air gives you new perspective of the beauty East Tennessee offers. A favorite park among residents in West Knoxville and beyond, The Cove at Concord Park is a community park situated on the banks of the Tennessee River […]

Nice Gains for National and Knoxville Housing Market

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According to CoreLogic’s latest housing report, national home prices made double-digit gains in 2013, increasing with the highest annual rate since 2005. While the Knoxville housing market didn’t see as dramatic an increase on average, we did move in the right direction with an overall 5% increase in the median sales price. CoreLogic’s chief economist […]

5 Factors That Make Up Your Credit Score

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Credit scoring can often be confusing and overwhelming.  Here is a quick guide to the 5 factors that impact your credit score. Payment History is the largest factor in how your score is calculated.  How you pay your bills accounts for 35% of your total score.  This includes not just collections, judgments and other negative […]

Sellers Are Loving My New Aerial Knoxville Real Estate Video

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Yes, the geek strikes again!  That geek being me.  I just can’t get enough of pushing the envelope with technology and how it can benefit my clients.  Here is the most recent example that will have a huge impact going forward for my sellers.  I am pretty sure the only agent in Knoxville offering aerial […]

VIDEO: Take Flight Over Fox Den Subdivision

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I love seeing new perspectives of the neighborhoods in Knoxville that I work in on a regular basis.  With the technology that I use to market my seller’s properties I have the ability to get some stunning views of Knoxville homes, Knoxville subdivisions, and many landmarks in Knoxville.  My latest video takes us over Fox […]