Tips for Buying New Construction 1. Find a great agent. Be sure it’s someone who has experience in new construction *ahem* as this type of sale is very different then a typical resale home sale. 2. Be creative during negotiations. Builders don’t like to drop their prices. Instead, consider asking for the builder to pay…
How to showcase your home on the internet In a market where over 47% of homes listed to sell in 2011 ended up either cancelled or expired, proactively showcasing your home for sale is more important than ever. Putting your home in MLS, sticking a ‘for sale’ sign in the front yard and holding a…
Chattanooga experiences ten straight months of increased residential sales Chattanooga’s real estate market is showing consistent and measurable signs of a rebound. Sales of residential properties have increased for 10 straight months, the median sales prices of homes have increased for six months and overall inventory has consistently decreased over the past year, according to…
Middle Tennessee Serves as Epicenter to Address World Hunger Although the sustainable living movement in Chattanooga may feel like small seismic shifts to us here when compared to innovative sustainable living cultures like those found in California, Washington and Oregon, there is an undercurrent here in Middle Tennessee for global sustainability far greater than any…
Building An Energy Efficient Sunroom Cool weather season may be upon us but there is a way to harness the warmth and sunlight of summer-year round. Adding a sun room to your home adds space and natural light, brings the outdoors in, allows you to enjoy the sun and the stars day, night and year…
World’s first LEED platinum hostel in Chattanooga Chattanooga is at it again with the world’s first and only LEED Platinum-certified hostel, designed by local architects Blythe Bailey and Taylor Bowers of River Street Architecture and built by Collier Construction. Crash Pad uses reclaimed wood and bricks from existing structures on the site, a precast insulated…
Staging your home, expert tips and tricks Staging a home for sale is done for the purpose of creating the largest number of potential buyers. If a home is vacant, a professional stager will haul in furniture and accessories to create an atmosphere where potential buyers can imagine themselves living in the space . If…
How to Negotiate the Best Price when Buying This post originally appeared on The Idea Hunters website, and was written by James “Jim” Kim, a commercial and residential agent in New York. You can find the original article by clicking here. As a REALTOR, I’ve witnessed firsthand how emotional and stressful it can be to buy…
Avoid these emotional missteps when buying or selling a house This post originally appeared on the website of Market Watch, a financial information website. The original can be found here. It’s a fact of life: Homes come with far more emotional weight than any other investment we make. A home is a refuge from the…
Are millennials buying homes? This post originally appeared at Inc.com. You can find the original post by clicking here. The housing market is back–with the exception of one demographic that happens to be buying homes at historic lows. Buyers ages 18 to 35. AKA, millennials. In fact, for the first time in 130 years, the…