Neighborhood Spotlight – Mountain Shadows

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Mountain Shadows is a gargantuan subdivision in the East Brainerd area of Chattanooga just off Banks Rd. It’s convenient to get there from East Brainerd Rd, Igou Gap & Standifer Gap so it’s a popular choice for people who commute to a variety of areas from downtown to Ooltewah. A few quick facts about Mountain… Read More

You have the right to remain silent, er, buy a house

St. Elmo real estate, Chattanooga, TN market reports

I occasionally get inquiries about the Good Neighbor Next Door program from HUD which allows firefighters, police personnel, EMT’s & teachers to buy HUD houses at half price (seriously!). Sounds fab, right? And it is, if you can find a house that qualifies. Problem is, you can’t. In 5 years of working, not exclusively, but… Read More

THE MOST EXPENSIVE HOUSE IN THE WOORRLLDD!

2363 Heavenly View Dr

Actually it isn’t. But it is the priciest house on the market in the Chattanooga area right now. And for a mere $5.3M you too can own ~11 acres with a fabulous view along with a house that has almost 9,000 square feet. You can see the complete listing and more pictures of 2363 Heavenly… Read More

The Last Stats Post of the Day. Probably.

Hixson Homes for sale

My 17 subscribers (Hi, Dad!) by now know that I’ve gone number crazy today. Apparently, since I got going I’m feeling the need to just keep going ad nauseum. But here’s the thing: now that we’ve seen all these crazy-good sales stats, I’ve been wondering how we’re faring compared to days gone by. Specifically, circa… Read More

Chattanooga Homes Sold Statistics for August 2012

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Annnnnndddddd, I’m all caught up. I have callouses on my number crunching fingers. Yes, I know I have only myself to blame. So 5 minutes ago last month I alluded to the fact that the Chattanooga home sales numbers for August might not be all that rosy. And I wasn’t lying, but I might have… Read More

Chattanooga Real Estate Market Stats for July 2012

Ooltewah Homes for sale in Windstone subdivision

And the hits just keep coming! Now I’m only a month behind (woot!) Speaking of hits, I’m pretty ecstatic with the numbers for July’s Chattanooga home sales. Especially considering all of the increases we’ve seen so far this year. I keep thinking that we’re going to have a not-so-great month one of these days (dun,… Read More

Chattanooga Real Estate Market Stats for June 2012

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Yep, still behind, but at least I’m in the same season, right? I mean, fall doesn’t start for another couple of weeks. Anyhoo, more good news. In fact, remember back in May (OK, it was only 10 minutes ago) when I said that I’d like to see the percentage increases for number of sales and… Read More

Chattanooga Real Estate Market Stats for May 2012

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You know how I keep saying that A. I’m really behind getting all these statistics out & B. it’s all good news? Shockingly, nothing has changed about those two things for May 2012. Yes, I know it’s September.  And yes, compared to May 2011′s Chattanooga homes sales, we’re up 32% in terms of number of… Read More

Chattanooga Real Estate Market Stats for April 2012

Brainerd Cottage

I *just* got through writing up the Chattanooga real estate report for March 2012 and, quite frankly, I couldn’t get it posted fast enough because it was rather anti-climactic knowing what I already knew about April (it’s rather heartening). Note to self: finish last month’s report before this month is over. Anyhoo, let’s get on… Read More

Coming Soon UPDATE: Sold!

Azaleas 2 edited

I’ll have a new listing coming up in the next week or so, but for now I wanted to give you a sneak peek at how lovely this brick rancher looks now that spring has sprung. Check back soon for more pictures and information about this huge house on over an acre (but really, really,… Read More