A recent article on the Wall Street Journal’s MarketWatch website discussed housing affordability and how home buyers can get the best deal when buying a new home. The article’s summary of the national market conditions showed that home prices will continue trending higher this year, but not as fast as 2013. Mortgage rates are also […]
The Hot Season To Buy Or Sell A Home In Knoxville Is Upon Us!
Whether you are in a warm weather market, cold weather market, or a high tourist seasonal market, you will see the hot time of the year to buy and sell a home ebb and flow throughout the year. There will be times of the year that will slow down and others will take off. Locally, […]
What Will A 1% Difference In Your Mortgage Rate Save You?
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 […]
Getting pre-approved in Knoxville doesn’t mean the bank won’t deny your loan!
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 […]
Why waiting and getting a lower price on a Knoxville home may end up costing you more!
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 […]