Two Counties in NE Tennessee, Washington and Sullivan, had two of Tennessee’s lowest unemployment rates in November, 2008. And the Tri-Cities TN rate was the lowest of all Tennessee large metro areas, according to staff reports in the Johnson City Press. “The Tri-Cities’ 5.9 percent rate was a full percentage point below the state average.” The TN state average in November was 6.9 percent.
Washington and Sullivan Counties of NE Tennessee include the Tri-Cities’ largest towns, Johnson City, Kingsport, and Bristol, as well as the smaller communities of Gray, Jonesborough, Piney Flats, Blountville, Bluff City, Colonial Heights, to name a few.
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Saturday, December 27, 2008
Tuesday, December 09, 2008
Schools rated in East Tennessee: U.S. News and world reports
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Last week, in a U.S. News and World Report study, several Northeast TN schools were rated among the best in the nation with regard to exceeding their state proficiency benchmarks and for serving all students including those who aren’t college bound.
Based on the study’s findings 2 Hawkins County schools, Volunteer High School in Church Hill and the small K-12 Clinch School in Eidson, would be ranked within the top 10 percent best performing high schools in the nation.
The U.S. News and World Report study analyzed 21,069 public high schools in 48 states using data from the 2006-2007 school year. There wasn’t enough information available from Oklahoma, Nevada or the District of Columbia to be included in the study.
Every school was judged in three parts including how well it served its entire student body, not just students who are college bound. It also judged how well students met or exceeded state proficiency guidelines.
The final part of the study assessed how well schools prepare students for college-level work.
A list of the “gold medal” winners, or the top 100 schools in the nation, was created from the results of the study, with Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Va., being named number one for the second year in a row.
504 top-performing high schools nationwide earned silver medals after being ranked based on their college readiness index scores.
Tennessee had two silver medal schools including University School in Johnson City and Merrol Hyde Magnet School in Hendersonville.
High schools nationwide that excelled in the first two parts of the study were awarded bronze medals.
Aside from Volunteer and Clinch in Hawkins County, the other bronze medal winners in Northeast Tennessee included Unicoi County, Chucky Doak, North Greene and South Greene. A total of 25 Tennessee high schools were awarded bronze.
Volunteer High School principal Jim Dykes said his school’s bronze medal can largely be attributed to his hard-working staff.
Excerpts FROM: TIMES-NEWS ONLINE http://www.timesnews.net/article.php?id=9009360
If you found this information helpful, and you are looking to buy a home, please feel free to visit our website at: http://www.tnbuyerbroker.com/ for more information, and contact information to reach us. Let an EXCLUSIVE BUYER AGENT help you and your interests!!
Last week, in a U.S. News and World Report study, several Northeast TN schools were rated among the best in the nation with regard to exceeding their state proficiency benchmarks and for serving all students including those who aren’t college bound.
Based on the study’s findings 2 Hawkins County schools, Volunteer High School in Church Hill and the small K-12 Clinch School in Eidson, would be ranked within the top 10 percent best performing high schools in the nation.
The U.S. News and World Report study analyzed 21,069 public high schools in 48 states using data from the 2006-2007 school year. There wasn’t enough information available from Oklahoma, Nevada or the District of Columbia to be included in the study.
Every school was judged in three parts including how well it served its entire student body, not just students who are college bound. It also judged how well students met or exceeded state proficiency guidelines.
The final part of the study assessed how well schools prepare students for college-level work.
A list of the “gold medal” winners, or the top 100 schools in the nation, was created from the results of the study, with Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Va., being named number one for the second year in a row.
504 top-performing high schools nationwide earned silver medals after being ranked based on their college readiness index scores.
Tennessee had two silver medal schools including University School in Johnson City and Merrol Hyde Magnet School in Hendersonville.
High schools nationwide that excelled in the first two parts of the study were awarded bronze medals.
Aside from Volunteer and Clinch in Hawkins County, the other bronze medal winners in Northeast Tennessee included Unicoi County, Chucky Doak, North Greene and South Greene. A total of 25 Tennessee high schools were awarded bronze.
Volunteer High School principal Jim Dykes said his school’s bronze medal can largely be attributed to his hard-working staff.
Excerpts FROM: TIMES-NEWS ONLINE http://www.timesnews.net/article.php?id=9009360
If you found this information helpful, and you are looking to buy a home, please feel free to visit our website at: http://www.tnbuyerbroker.com/ for more information, and contact information to reach us. Let an EXCLUSIVE BUYER AGENT help you and your interests!!
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
A Buyer's Best Choice Realty: Johnson City/Tri-Cities TN 'safe haven' article
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Tri-Cities/East Tennessee Region) help you find your place in a beautiful environment!! And, as
the excerpts from the article below show, you should find peace of mind in a safe investment, in a 'safe haven' as well as a GREAT community. You may visit our website at:
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Two recent pieces of real estate news may not fit the national profile, and they don’t
mean the area’s housing industry is on easy street, but the reports from Kiplinger’s magazine and a national agency suggest the Tri-Cities market remains somewhat protected from the problems plaguing many areas of the country.
On Saturday, Kiplinger’s, a national financial monthly, tabbed the Johnson City metro area
(Washington, Carter and Unicoi counties) as one of six “Safe Havens in Real Estate.”
And Tuesday — the same day the large metro-related “Case-Shiller Index” showed continued
plunging prices in its markets, another index showed the Kingsport-Bristol metro ranking 14th best out of 291 areas nationwide for year-to-year home price appreciation through Sept. 30 at 3.93 percent. Nationwide, the figures released by the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) showed, prices declined by 6.0 percent over the same period.
Kingsport-Bristol’s 14th-place showing was identical to the second-quarter placement,
though year-to-year appreciation was down from 4.75 percent. Johnson City’s latest figure, shown in an index of unranked metros, was 3.63 percent, which would place it 18th, and was an
improvement from the second-quarter gain of 2.86 percent that would have put it 58th.
The OFHEO report also showed data for the July-September quarter compared to the quarter
before, and Kingsport-Bristol remained above water in that regard with a 0.69 percent
appreciation. Six of the top 20 year-to-year markets lost value in the third quarter compared to
the April-June quarter.
The Kiplinger’s article used data from Fiserv Lending Solutions, a home-price research
company, to determine that “in certain pockets across the country, the damage has been minimal. The article lumped Johnson City in with Lancaster, Pa., Clarksville, Pittsburgh, Albuquerque and Burlington, Vt. among cities whose “local economies have kept unemployment and foreclosure rates below average.”
That piece also noted that the cities making the list measured well on the “affordability
index” that measures home prices versus family income.
Kiplinger’s lists Johnson City’s median home price at $120,000, lowest of the cities
shown, but it also puts the 12-month change in home value at negative 0.4 percent. The other
metros all had modest gains. It notes the Johnson City market is driven by East Tennessee State University and new retirees — the so-called “halfbacks” who “used to spend summer in the north and winter in the south but are now making Tennessee their home year round.”
In the OFHEO release, Tennessee also made out well as a state. It saw annual appreciation of 1.38 percent, ranking 11th, though prices showed a drop of 0.68 percent from the second quarter to the third. Several other “Mountain South” metros also placed high on the OFHEO annual appreciation list. They included Greenville, S.C. (9th), Spartanburg, S.C. (11th), Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, N.C. (17th) and Asheville, N.C. (43rd). The OFHEO numbers come from sales of existing homes and refinances.
(Excerpts from article at Johnson City Press) (For full article, visit
http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Detail.php?Cat=HOMEPAGE&ID=65933 )
You may visit our website at http://www.tnbuyerbroker.com/ ... Search MLS data for free, without registering, and contact our knowledgable agents today!!
Tri-Cities/East Tennessee Region) help you find your place in a beautiful environment!! And, as
the excerpts from the article below show, you should find peace of mind in a safe investment, in a 'safe haven' as well as a GREAT community. You may visit our website at:
http://www.tnbuyerbroker.com/ ... Search MLS data for free, without registering, and contact our knowledgable agents today!!
Two recent pieces of real estate news may not fit the national profile, and they don’t
mean the area’s housing industry is on easy street, but the reports from Kiplinger’s magazine and a national agency suggest the Tri-Cities market remains somewhat protected from the problems plaguing many areas of the country.
On Saturday, Kiplinger’s, a national financial monthly, tabbed the Johnson City metro area
(Washington, Carter and Unicoi counties) as one of six “Safe Havens in Real Estate.”
And Tuesday — the same day the large metro-related “Case-Shiller Index” showed continued
plunging prices in its markets, another index showed the Kingsport-Bristol metro ranking 14th best out of 291 areas nationwide for year-to-year home price appreciation through Sept. 30 at 3.93 percent. Nationwide, the figures released by the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) showed, prices declined by 6.0 percent over the same period.
Kingsport-Bristol’s 14th-place showing was identical to the second-quarter placement,
though year-to-year appreciation was down from 4.75 percent. Johnson City’s latest figure, shown in an index of unranked metros, was 3.63 percent, which would place it 18th, and was an
improvement from the second-quarter gain of 2.86 percent that would have put it 58th.
The OFHEO report also showed data for the July-September quarter compared to the quarter
before, and Kingsport-Bristol remained above water in that regard with a 0.69 percent
appreciation. Six of the top 20 year-to-year markets lost value in the third quarter compared to
the April-June quarter.
The Kiplinger’s article used data from Fiserv Lending Solutions, a home-price research
company, to determine that “in certain pockets across the country, the damage has been minimal. The article lumped Johnson City in with Lancaster, Pa., Clarksville, Pittsburgh, Albuquerque and Burlington, Vt. among cities whose “local economies have kept unemployment and foreclosure rates below average.”
That piece also noted that the cities making the list measured well on the “affordability
index” that measures home prices versus family income.
Kiplinger’s lists Johnson City’s median home price at $120,000, lowest of the cities
shown, but it also puts the 12-month change in home value at negative 0.4 percent. The other
metros all had modest gains. It notes the Johnson City market is driven by East Tennessee State University and new retirees — the so-called “halfbacks” who “used to spend summer in the north and winter in the south but are now making Tennessee their home year round.”
In the OFHEO release, Tennessee also made out well as a state. It saw annual appreciation of 1.38 percent, ranking 11th, though prices showed a drop of 0.68 percent from the second quarter to the third. Several other “Mountain South” metros also placed high on the OFHEO annual appreciation list. They included Greenville, S.C. (9th), Spartanburg, S.C. (11th), Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, N.C. (17th) and Asheville, N.C. (43rd). The OFHEO numbers come from sales of existing homes and refinances.
(Excerpts from article at Johnson City Press) (For full article, visit
http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Detail.php?Cat=HOMEPAGE&ID=65933 )
You may visit our website at http://www.tnbuyerbroker.com/ ... Search MLS data for free, without registering, and contact our knowledgable agents today!!
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Summer Homes Heat Up In East Tennessee! It's A Buyer's Market!
Summer has sprung, and so has the housing market in the upper east Tennessee region. In the last 2 days alone, approximately 220 new listings have come on the market! If you are a buyer, it is definitely YOUR market! Come search for new and available MLS listings for land, condos, residential homes, commercial properties in the areas listed below in "Searching For "Homes In Johnson City, TN or Tri-Cities Tennessee"; Search for free with no registration; Look up tax rates for the Tri-Cities and surrounding area counties; Check out School or Law Enforcement/Police sites in the east TN area, Learn about Exclusive Buyer's Agency and how we can serve your best interests as a Buyer. If you are local, or relocating, our agents CAN assist you! Please see our "Did you know???" posted on June 14th, 2007, below!
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Searching For Homes In Johnson City, TN or Tri-Cities Tennessee?
Are you searching for homes in the Tri-Cities metropolitan area? Have you gotten frustrated with not finding addresses or other useful information at sites such as Homes.com or Realtor.com? Some vendors do not even give you more than one photo, if there are more available online. If you are looking for homes, land, a condo, or any other type of property in any of the areas listed below, you can use our MLS search link without having to register, sign in, et cetera! We want you to be able to search freely and privately. If you wish further information, you may request it through our site, though it is in no way mandatory. We RESPECT YOUR PRIVACY!!
(Johnson City, Kingsport, Bristol, Jonesborough, Elizabethton, Gray, Erwin, Unicoi, Piney Flats, Greeneville, Telford, Blountville, Bluff City, Church Hill, Butler, Hampton, Mountain City, Flag Pond, Watauga Lake, Boone Lake, South Holston LakeBulls Gap, Mount Carmel, Rogersville, Surgoinsville, LimestoneWatauga, Fordtown, Sulphur Springs, Bowmantown, Fall Branch AND All communities in Washington, Sullivan, Carter, Unicoi, Johnson, Hawkins, and Greene Counties)
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(Johnson City, Kingsport, Bristol, Jonesborough, Elizabethton, Gray, Erwin, Unicoi, Piney Flats, Greeneville, Telford, Blountville, Bluff City, Church Hill, Butler, Hampton, Mountain City, Flag Pond, Watauga Lake, Boone Lake, South Holston LakeBulls Gap, Mount Carmel, Rogersville, Surgoinsville, LimestoneWatauga, Fordtown, Sulphur Springs, Bowmantown, Fall Branch AND All communities in Washington, Sullivan, Carter, Unicoi, Johnson, Hawkins, and Greene Counties)
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Thursday, June 14, 2007
Exclusive Buyer Agent -vs- Buyer Agent in Real Estate
DID YOU KNOW ???
Some agents advertise as Exclusive Buyer Agents when they are NOT EBA’s, MISLEADING Consumers. The National Association of Realtors® in 1993 defined Exclusive Buyer Agency as:
“The practice of representing ONLY buyers and never sellers in a transaction. THE COMPANY NEVER LISTS A SELLER’S PROPERTY AND THUS NEVER HAS A SELLER AS A CLIENT.” NAR® Agency Choices and Challenges, 1993
Don’t be fooled ! We are THE NE TN Company-Realtors who have NEVER listed a home or had a Seller as a client. We work for Buyers ONLY! That is what an EXCLUSIVE BUYER AGENT is!
For more information, visit out websites, search for homes free, check out the Exclusive Buyer Agent Bios, learn about Tennessee and their low tax rates, moderate weather, beautiful Mountains and Lakes, and why NE TN/SW VA was awarded the first ever "All American Region Award." It's a great place for retirees, beginning and established families, singles, hikers, boaters, bikers, students, professionals, and anyone looking to relocate.
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Does NOT EVER LIST properties,
Does NOT EVER represent Sellers, and
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