This Easter Sunday is a bright sunshiny day with clear blue skies overhead although it’s still a bit chilly at 52 degrees outside. This week’s property transfers from the Knox County Registrar of Deeds office brings the biggest numbers of the year with a total of 187 pieces of real estate finding a new owner. As has been the trend all this year, most of the activity is in the low to lower middle price ranges, that is from $100,000 to $300,000. 22.8% of last week’s total were in the $100,000 to $150,000 range, 19.57% in the $200-300,000 range, and 14,67% from $150,000 to $200,000. The $50,000 to $100,000 range also had 16.3% of the total transfers.   Here’s another graph arranged by total units in each price range.   In all price ranges in Knox County the Knoxville Area Association of Re... 04/12/2009

I'm sure the recent lawsuit filed against the Miami Realtor-Blogger has us all thinking more about what we write and maybe wondering if we're maybe crossing some unknown or unseen 'line' that could land us in court.A great article/blog written by Geanne Rosenberg, a Professor at City University of New York can go a long way towards helping you practice safe blogging and hopefully help you stay out of court.Here's Professor Rosenberg's 10 rules for safe blogging: "1. Check your facts.2. Avoid virtual vendettas.3. Obey the law.4. Weigh promises.5. Reveal secrets selectively.6. Consider what you copy.7. Learn recording limits.8. Don't abuse anonymity.9. Shun conflicts of interest.10. Seek legal advice."Each one is divided into an interactive module with links, videos, and other helpful inf... 02/05/2008