Hixson TN 37343 Homes are Selling So Commercial Will Follow

New Homes are Selling in Hixson, TN 37343 Hixson TN 37343 Homes are selling.  78 Homes sold with a price greater than $200,000 (so far in 2013). The same time period in 2012 had only 54 homes sales that were greater than $200,000. 44% increase is double the area Hamilton County average. The average home…

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New Homes at Brock Pointe and Windstone at Whisper Creek

New homes at Brock Pointe and Windstone at Whisper Creek are selling. The neighborhoods are 7 miles and 15 minutes apart, but very similar in price. So what are you really buying at either place? The sales price range (in 2013, as of August 26) for the 6 Realtor assisted sales of new homes in…

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Cummings Cove Fountain becomes Black Creek Mountain

Cummings Cove fountain becomes Black Creek Mountain. Black Creek Mountain is the name chosen for the entire development that includes the former Cummings Cove neighborhood and Black Creek Golf Club. The new developers purchased a majority interest in the project which includes brow property on Mount Aetna overlooking Chattanooga, TN. Downtown Chattanooga is less than…

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How is the Home Sales Market in Chattanooga TN for 2013?

How is the Home Sales Market in Chattanooga TN for 2013? How is the Chattanooga, TN housing market? Are homes selling? These are questions that a Realtor gets frequently. The answer is homes are selling in Hamilton County, TN. Especially homes selling for more than $200,000. The number of homes selling above $200,000 is up…

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Who will bust the fat greedy real estate brokers 6% Commission

Who will bust the fat greedy real estate brokers 6% commission? The commission is not set by law. All commission is negotiable. Individual real estate firms set their rate and establish the rate they will share with a co-operating brokerage. Real estate agents compete daily with DIY or For-Sale-By-Owners (FSBOs). So, it does amuse me…

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What is Legal Shield?

What is Legal Shield? Legal Shield is the old Pre-Paid Legal. Pre Paid Legal was started in the 70’s by Harland Stonecipher of Ada, OK. He was involved in a car accident. He had auto insurance but another party sued him even though he was not at fault. He had to pay thousands of dollars…

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How to Do an Open House as a Realtor or Seller

How do you hold an Open House? If you are the owner or if you are a Realtor, some similar steps apply. 1. Marketing and advertising: Gone are the days of calling the newspaper and placing one ad. The newspaper directory of Open Houses is still a decent value in Chattanooga, TN. If you are…

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Foosball, Zillow and Trulia are not of the devil

Foosball, Trulia and  Zillow are not of the devil.  The post title is a play on the quote from Mama in the 1998 movie “The Waterboy”.  (Don’t worry if you did not catch the quote, it is one of Adam Sandler’s intellectual type flicks)  {Telling on my movie taste here:  if Adam Sandler or Jackie…

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