by Julia Odom, the Chattanooga Real Estate Bloggess
If you’d prefer to listen to this post instead of reading it, click to be taken to the podcast: Latest & Greatest Must-Have Are you thinking about building a new home? You aren’t alone. Even with the seeming glut of homes on the market these days, lots of people still can’t resist the siren song of… Read More
If you’d prefer to listen to this post instead of reading it, click to be taken to the podcast: Earnest Money for HUD Homes Coming up with an earnest money amount is usually a matter of negotiation when you are buying a home. You offer the seller $7.47 and they ask for $12,500.00. You want… Read More
You never know what you are going to find in the cage next door. Behold (drum roll)……………. A possum in a pocketbook While I was showing a house in Fort Wood, I couldn’t help but notice that there was a purse hanging in a cage on the property next door. Being the curious person that… Read More
Now that it isn’t like Dante’s inferno quite so hot anymore, it’s fall planting time. I for one, really like The Barn Nursery‘s tag line: Go play in the yard! It’s hard to miss ‘The Barn’ if you live in Chattanooga. Just in case you’ve never noticed, it’s that big old mess o’ plants just… Read More
Speaking from the point of view of your light bulbs, that is. The standard contract used by all Realtors in Tennessee says that all of these things stay with the home, no matter how attached the seller may be to them: All attached light fixtures and bulbs including ceiling fans; permanently attached plate glass mirrors; heating,… Read More
When you are selling your house, a lot of things are outside of your control. Who is (and how many are!) in the market to buy, interest rates, consumer sentiment. If you really need to sell it can be discouraging hearing all the bad news out there. BUT! There are things you can control and… Read More
I read the news yesterday that the average interest rate on a 30 year fixed mortgage fell to a new record low of 4.36%. And that you can now get a a 15 year fixed rate mortgage for somewhere in the neighborhood of 3.86%. That was the last straw. I’m packing up my crystal ball,… Read More
Glendon Place is one of those neighborhoods that you drive by all the time (it’s just off Germantown so if you live points east & work downtown there’s a good chance you pass it every day) but might not notice. Don’t get me wrong, it’s perfectly charming whizzing by at 45 but you don’t really… Read More
Festive St. Elmo, a non-profit organization, is teaming up with the St. Elmo neighborhood association to bring in some fresh blood a new public art installation at the junction of Tennessee & St. Elmo Avenues. The Lyndhurst Foundation is providing grants through Art in the Neighborhoods to encourage and support local communities in creating public… Read More
Tourists often ask “Are they really electric?” Yes, Virginia, there really is an electric bus in Chattanooga. CARTA operates a good number of electric shuttles to whisk you from the Choo Choo to the Aquarium in relative style. The best part? They’re FREE! Hop on or hop off wherever you want to go. The route… Read More
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