The local news source in Chattanooga, Tennessee (the Chattanoogan) wrote a recent article about Crye-Leike, that appeared in the Chattanooga real estate section.They interviewed both Harold Crye (Co-founder and CEO) and Rob Hatchett (Regional Vice-President). They discuss local real estate. Crye-Leike is expanding and the Chattanooga real estate market is doing better than the national averages.They also offered congratulations to the Top sales producers in the Chattanooga region:Jay Robinson, Sandi Phillips, Max Phillips, Judy and Larry Allen, Sandi and Todd Henon, Jannis Sams, Jay Craig, Janice Robertson, John Sanders, Susan Swicegood, Cheryl Campbell, Bonnie and Barry Hamilton, Barbara Howell, Cindi Richardson, Leann Stitt, Tony Young, Johnny and Kim Lewis, Porter Yarbrough, George a... 01/31/2008

CHATTANOOGA REAL ESTATE (Brainerd & East Brainerd Areas)The local real estate statistics are continuously monitored by Morrison Team. Our goal is to keep our clients informed and ahead of the Chattanooga real estate trends.  Below are the real estate statistics for the 3rd week of January in Chattanooga.New homes on the Market: 19Number of homes on Market: 360Number of homes with New Contracts: 34Number of homes Closing (sold): 7Average Days on Market: 128To search the Chattanooga MLS without having to provide personal information, or if you would like more information about homes for sale in Chattanooga, visit us at http://www.DebbieandGerald.com/ or feel free to give me a call.Debbie & Gerald Morrison - Morrison Team - Chattanooga Real Estate ConsultantsCell 423-991-2525 · Toll Free 8... 01/28/2008

In 2007 in Chattanooga Real Estate Crye-Leike, Realtors is proud to announce the achievement of the most closed transactions with 2,665, and a sales volume of more than $450-million. The number of closed transactions represents 18.28% of all properties bought and sold in the Tennessee Valley and North Georgia real estate areas for 2007 by the Chattanooga Association of Realtors MLS. For the year ending 2007, the company's individual transactions of regional Chattanooga homes bought and sold bettered its closest competitor by more than 400 units. "Crye-Leike, Realtors and its dedicated Chattanooga Realtors serving the Greater Chattanooga - Cleveland Tennessee and North Georgia region are thrilled by the news," said Rob Hatchett, Regional Vice President for Crye-Leike in Chattanooga. "We ... 01/26/2008

The Chattanooga Association of Realtors have just released their December numbers for year end 2007 and it is actually not that bad.  The Chattanooga MLS has market numbers of 427 units sold, down 3.5% from November.  Doesn't sound that bad to me, taking into consideration the numbers usually fall during the month of December because of the holidays.  We are still off 18.8% from 2006 during the same month.  Remember, that we are comparing these numbers to December 2006, which was the biggest real estate year in history.  The year 2007 shaped up to be the third best year in Chattanooga Real Estate. Realtor Ryan, Brokerwww.RealtorRyan.com   01/23/2008

I wanted to briefly add to my last post about short sales, now known as pre-foreclosure sales.  I actually have 3 pre-foreclosure sales working right now in the Chattanooga area.  From extensive conversations with several lenders, this can be the way to go to save you from foreclosure.  The lenders are telling me that they are will to take a loss of at least 20% of the mortgage to keep the home from going into foreclosure.  A number like 20% could make or break your financial future and credit score.  I will say however that this can be a timely process and there are no guarantees on whether or not it will work.  Once you have an offer in place, the lender may accept the offer, the lender may counter the offer or the lender may reject completely and start the foreclosure proceedings (de... 01/23/2008

CHATTANOOGA REAL ESTATE (Brainerd & East Brainerd Areas)The local real estate statistics are continuously monitored by Morrison Team. Our goal is to keep our clients informed and ahead of the Chattanooga real estate trends.  Below are the real estate statistics for the 2nd week of January in Chattanooga. New homes on the Market: 13Number of homes on Market: 363Number of homes with New Contracts: 31Number of homes Closing (sold): 3Average Days on Market: 129To search the Chattanooga MLS without having to provide personal information, or if you would like more information about homes for sale in Chattanooga, visit us at http://www.DebbieandGerald.com/ or feel free to give me a call. Debbie & Gerald Morrison - Morrison Team - Chattanooga Real Estate ConsultantsCell 423-991-2525 · Toll Free... 01/16/2008

CHATTANOOGA REAL ESTATE (Brainerd & East Brainerd Areas)The local real estate statistics are continuously monitored by Morrison Team. Our goal is to keep our clients informed and ahead of the Chattanooga real estate trends.  Below are the real estate statistics for the 1st week of January in Chattanooga.New homes on the Market: 14Number of homes on Market: 366Number of homes with New Contracts: 30Number of homes Closing (sold): 5Average Days on Market: 132To search the Chattanooga MLS without having to provide personal information, or if you would like more information about homes for sale in Chattanooga, visit us at http://www.DebbieandGerald.com/ or feel free to give me a call.Debbie & Gerald Morrison - Morrison Team - Chattanooga Real Estate ConsultantsCell 423-991-2525 · Toll Free 8... 01/10/2008

Are you interested in a career in real estate and need to find a Chattanooga real estate company to work with? Or are you already working in real estate and interested in learning why so many Chattanooga real estate agents choose Crye-Leike? There is an upcoming Chattanoogareal estate career event at Crye-Leike's Chattanooga Headquarters - East Brainerd Office .(Map to East Brainerd office with Mapquest)We invite you to find out more about a real estate career and services for Crye-Leike sales associates. Date: Thursday, January 24th at 6:00 PMRegister for this real estate career event in Chattanooga. Crye-Leike, Realtors is 4th in the nation and has real estate offices throughout the area providing Chattanooga real estate. We started in 1977 and have since been building a reputation as... 01/09/2008

Recently, I took a class that was sponsored by Legal Title and a company out of California that addressed the future of the foreclosure market.  The new term used by all the mortgage companies and banks is "Pre-Foreclosure".  This is what we used to call "short sale".  The class provided us with the tools to potentially negotiate your mortgage down to below what you owe, put your home on the market and get it sold before you lose the property to foreclosure.  This is not a guarantee, but with diligence, hard work and the knowledge and research that I have obtained we may be able to get it done.  In getting the home sold through a pre-foreclosure sale, the seller (you) may be able to hold onto a credit rating that can put you in a home in the near future.  If your home is foreclosed on, ... 01/04/2008

CHATTANOOGA REAL ESTATE (Brainerd & East Brainerd Areas)The local real estate statistics are continuously monitored by Morrison Team. Our goal is to keep our clients informed and ahead of the Chattanooga real estate trends.  Below are the real estate statistics for the 4th week of December in Chattanooga.New homes on the Market: 7Number of homes on Market: 362Number of homes with New Contracts: 32Number of homes Closing (sold): 3Average Days on Market: 127To search the Chattanooga MLS without having to provide personal information, or if you would like more information about homes for sale in Chattanooga, visit us at http://www.DebbieandGerald.com/ or feel free to give me a call.Debbie & Gerald Morrison - Morrison Team - Chattanooga Real Estate ConsultantsCell 423-991-2525 · Toll Free 8... 01/03/2008

CHATTANOOGA REAL ESTATE (Brainerd & East Brainerd Areas)The local real estate statistics are continuously monitored by Morrison Team. Our goal is to keep our clients informed and ahead of the Chattanooga real estate trends.  Below are the real estate statistics for the 3rd week of December in Chattanooga.New homes on the Market: 8Number of homes on Market: 373Number of homes with New Contracts: 35Number of homes Closing (sold): 6Average Days on Market: 126 To search the Chattanooga MLS without having to provide personal information, or if you would like more information about homes for sale in Chattanooga, visit us at http://www.DebbieandGerald.com/ or feel free to give me a call.Debbie & Gerald Morrison - Morrison Team - Chattanooga Real Estate ConsultantsCell 423-991-2525 · Toll Free ... 12/26/2007

CHATTANOOGA REAL ESTATEThe local real estate statistics are continuously monitored by Morrison Team. Our goal is to keep our clients informed and ahead of the Chattanooga real estate trends.  Below are the real estate statistics for the 2nd week of December in Chattanooga.New homes on the Market: 15Number of homes on Market: 377Number of homes with New Contracts: 40Number of homes Closing (sold): 8Average Days on Market: 122To search the Chattanooga MLS without having to provide personal information, or if you would like more information about homes for sale in Chattanooga, visit us at http://www.DebbieandGerald.com/ or feel free to give me a call.Debbie & Gerald Morrison - Morrison TeamCell 423-991-2525 · Toll Free 888-832-5390 · Email debbie@debbieandgerald.com 12/19/2007

CHATTANOOGA REAL ESTATEThe local real estate statistics are continuously monitored by Morrison Team. Our goal is to keep our clients informed and ahead of the Chattanooga real estate trends.  Below are the real estate statistics for the 1st week of December in Chattanooga.New homes on the Market: 13Number of homes on Market: 377Number of homes with New Contracts: 37Number of homes Closing (sold): 8Average Days on Market: 119To search the Chattanooga MLS without having to provide personal information, or if you would like more information about homes for sale in Chattanooga, visit us at http://www.DebbieandGerald.com/ or feel free to give me a call.Debbie & Gerald Morrison - Morrison TeamCell 423-991-2525 · Toll Free 888-832-5390 · Email debbie@debbieandgerald.com  12/11/2007

Are you interested in a career in real estate and need to find a Chattanooga real estate company to work with? Or are you already working in real estate and interested in learning why so many Chattanooga real estate agents choose Crye-Leike? There is an upcoming Chattanooga TN real estate career event at Crye-Leike's East Brainerd office.  (Map this office with Mapquest)We invite you to find out more about a real estate career and services for Crye-Leike sales associates. Date: December 13th, at 6:00 pmRegister for this real estate career event in Chattanooga. Crye-Leike, Realtors is 4th in the nation and has real estate offices throughout the area providing Chattanooga real estate services. We started in 1977 and have since been building a reputation as a leading real estate company. C... 12/11/2007

CHATTANOOGA REAL ESTATE (Brainerd & East Brainerd)The local real estate statistics are continuously monitored by Morrison Team. Our goal is to keep our clients informed and ahead of the Chattanooga real estate trends.  Below are the real estate statistics for the last week of November in Chattanooga.New homes on the Market: 17Number of homes on Market: 377Number of homes with New Contracts: 43Number of homes Closing (sold): 8Average Days on Market: 117To search the Chattanooga MLS without having to provide personal information, or if you would like more information about homes for sale in Chattanooga, visit us at http://www.DebbieandGerald.com/ or feel free to give me a call.Debbie & Gerald Morrison - Morrison TeamCell 423-991-2525 · Toll Free 888-832-5390 · Email debbie@debbieandgerald... 12/05/2007

CHATTANOOGA REAL ESTATE (Brainerd & East Brainerd)The local real estate statistics are continuously monitored by Morrison Team. Our goal is to keep our clients informed and ahead of the Chattanooga real estate trends.  Below are the real estate statistics for the 4th week of November in Chattanooga.New homes on the Market: 9Number of homes on Market: 386Number of homes with New Contracts: 42Number of homes Closing (sold): 5Average Days on Market: 122To search the Chattanooga MLS without having to provide personal information, or if you would like more information about homes for sale in Chattanooga, visit us at http://www.DebbieandGerald.com/ or feel free to give me a call.Debbie & Gerald Morrison - Morrison TeamCell 423-991-2525 · Toll Free 888-832-5390 · Email debbie@debbieandgerald.com  11/30/2007

Can you believe a title like this when the end of the real estate world is coming?  The Chattanooga Association of Realtors just released their monthly numbers.  In the month of October, real estate actually remained steady and sales increased slightly.  Yes, that's right I used increased in the same sentence as real estate.  Total home sales reported by the association was 568 in October, up from 538 in September.  Could we be seeing a turnaround?  Maybe, but not quite yet.  We're still off from 2006's numbers, but you have to remember that 2006 was the best year on record.  The Chattanooga Association of Realtors also announced that the median home price in our area went from $136,190 in September to $137,200 in October.  I will have to say that this is  promising news and it continue... 11/29/2007

These two terms to describe market conditions are used loosely in the real estate industry.  Many people don't know exactly what determines whether a market is leaning towards being a buyer's or seller's market.  Don't be alarmed, because many Realtors don't exactly know what this means either.  A "buyer's market" is simply defined as the condition of the real estate market in an area where there are more homes for sale than people wanting to buy them.  Buyer's in this market have more choices and less competition for the available properties, resulting in sellers lowering prices.  Seller's market would be the polar opposite where there is a large amount of buyer's looking for homes when homes for sale are scarce.The conditions that we are seeing in Chattanooga is definitely a buyer's m... 11/27/2007

Recently, I started participating in the Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce for networking purposes.  I wasn't sure how well this avenue of marketing was going to work out, but it has become a viable entity for getting my listings out there.  The chamber is constantly having events that you can participate and get involved in.  A lot of new businesses that are coming to the area from outside Chattanooga start their marketing with the Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce.  The employee's may be new to the area or just new to the chamber and all the benefits that it offers.  Whatever the reason for them being there, they bring new prospects to my listings and give me some face-time to talk to them about the different properties I have that may fit their needs.  The Chattanooga Chamber has monthly... 11/20/2007

CHATTANOOGA REAL ESTATE (Brainerd & East Brainerd)The local real estate statistics are continuously monitored by Morrison Team. Our goal is to keep our clients informed and ahead of the Chattanooga real estate trends.  Below are the real estate statistics for the 3rd week of November in Chattanooga.New homes on the Market: 14Number of homes on Market: 387Number of homes with New Contracts: 44Number of homes Closing (sold): 8Avg Days on Market: 120Would you like to search the complete MLS without having to provide personal information? Visit us at http://www.debbieandgerald.com/ !For a complete listing of real estate in this area/neighborhood, or if you would like more information about homes for sale in Chattanooga, please visit us at http://www.debbieandgerald.com/ or feel free to give... 11/19/2007