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8 Tips For Purchasing a HUD Home

April 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
HUD homes in Nashville

Receive HUD & Foreclosure Listing Updates Daily What is a HUD Home? A HUD home is one owned by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). If a foreclosed home was initially purchased with a loan from the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), the lender files a claim for the balance due on the [...]

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33 Facts From The NAR Profile of Homebuyers Report

November 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment

According to the National Association of Realtors, the following are the top takeaways from the annual report: Seventy-eight percent of recent home buyers said their home is a good investment, and 45 percent believe it’s better than stocks. The study shows the median age of first-time buyers was 31 and the median income was $62,400, [...]

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Home Buyer IQ Quiz

November 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Some people don’t see the value in having personal representation when buying a home.  As an industry we scratch our heads at this notion.  After all, it doesn’t cost you anything to have an agent on your side.  I recently ran across this quiz from Zillow and I thought it made some excellent points. 2011 [...]

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Did That Nashville House Flood?

September 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Did That Nashville House Flood? I get this question a lot. There are areas of town like Bellevue and Pennington Bend that were affected more than most, but proximity to the Cumberland or Harpeth rivers aren’t the only factors to keep in mind when researching the flood history of a home in Nashville. If a [...]

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[video] How to fill out the Tennessee Purchase & Sale Agreement when buying a house.

May 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment

In Nashville, almost all companies use the Tennessee Association of Realtors F9 “Purchase & Sales Agreement” when making an offer on a property. This is a quick 5 minute video to explain the basic process. I find the offer writing process with go a lot more smoothly if you know what to expect.   Call [...]

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Are You A First Time Home Buyer? Would You Like To Be On Television?

May 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment

MY FIRST PLACE, HGTV’s popular series, is coming back for a tenth season and they’re looking for first-time homebuyers (and their agents!) in Nashville and surrounding areas RIGHT NOW! They are looking for fun, high-energy people who are just starting the home-buying process for their first place and would like to share their story with [...]

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“Fixer-Uppers” Are No Longer Appealing to Most Buyers

May 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment

A new article published by RISMedia, “Home Buyers Shun ‘Fixer-Uppers’” by Kathleen Lynn, contrast the housing market of five years ago with today’s market and notes that — with so much inventory on the market — homes needing work or repairs will often remain unsold: *** BEGIN QUOTE *** [Five years ago] buyers often felt [...]

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This is a crazy market. Should I sell my home or turn it into a rental?

April 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment

I get this question frequently. The folks at Mint.com created a cute infographic image below that can help walk you through the decision.  I’m on board with nearly everything here, except they leave one BIG issue out of the picture, and that is current equity stance. In the olden days (think 2007) when you went [...]

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Tips When Buying And Financing A Condo

March 2, 2011 By 2 Comments

Condo Financing. Tricks to make the process a little easier. Over the last few years I’ve worked with several clients who “just wanted to buy a little condo in town” but didn’t realize the complications they would run into along the way.  I decided to write this article to explain the process in a little more detail.  I [...]

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Housing Starts to Rise in 2011

January 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
New Construction Homes in Nashville TN

Economic Recovery Hopeful in the New Year A new report from Realtor.com says that housing starts are expected to hit a three year high in 2011. It made me think of an chart I seen a few weeks back from the Census Bureau that featured a graph of the previous decade’s building activity. My personal [...]

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