by Rob Howard – KnoxvilleRob.com Two hundred fifty years of America, and if you trace the wiring back far enough, an unreasonable amount of it runs through a town of roughly two hundred thousand people tucked into the foothills of the Smokies. I’ve lived in and around Knoxville my whole life, and I still catchContinue reading “Knoxville in America 250: The Politician, the Paperboy, and the Rest of Knoxville’s Strange Gift to America”
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From 2019 to 2026: How Seller Secrets Evolved with East Tennessee’s Real Estate Market
When I published the first edition of Seller Secrets back in 2019, the real estate world was a different place. We were still riding the wave of post-recession recovery, interest rates were hovering around 4%, and sellers could list almost anything and expect multiple offers within days. Fast forward to 2026, and I’ve completely rewrittenContinue reading “From 2019 to 2026: How Seller Secrets Evolved with East Tennessee’s Real Estate Market”
Valentine’s Day? Mardi Gras? No Magic Season !
This past weekend we had our first Hutch & Howard Winter Retreat. With the most productive winter any of us have experienced in any of our combined 25+ years we needed a quick respite to regroup and re-energize. It was wonderful to spend the weekend in the Great Smoky Mountains in a cabin with ourContinue reading “Valentine’s Day? Mardi Gras? No Magic Season !”
Realty with Various Generations
This week I was honored to celebrate the beginning of my mother’s 70th year of life. She’d probably blush and say she’s still just 69, but I mentioned it the way I did because my not-too-distant cousin Max put it that way – talking about going into his 80th year (he turned 79 the dayContinue reading “Realty with Various Generations”
Drew Scott eat your heart out!
Last week one of my Facebook friends who works at a Knoxville-based network put out a call for a Realtor to do a little appearance. Thankfully a few of my friends/former clients recommended us to participate. It’s really no big deal, a few seconds on a show that maybe not too many folks will seeContinue reading “Drew Scott eat your heart out!”
Knoxville: Craft Beer Mecca!
An interesting thing about spending enough time in a place is that you have the perspective of seeing locations grow, change and develop. I remember being a freshman at the University of Tennessee in the early 1990s. I so wanted to explore the big city though a lot of my friends on campus were contentContinue reading “Knoxville: Craft Beer Mecca!”
Zooming into 2018!
Gentlemen -and Lady — Start Your Engines! As we thunder or stumble or crawl into this new year of 2018, we’re reminded of the resolutions we set last week or made jokes about. I resolved to spend less money on concert tickets and adventures – more toward kicking up the real estate another couple notches.Continue reading “Zooming into 2018!”
Resolutions and Gratitude as we wrap up 2017
This last week of 2017 at Hutch & Howard has already been interesting. Amid some wonderful listing appointments, closings, creating vision boards, discussing a variety of new tactics and plans, plus meeting new people – we got to enjoy our families and friends at Christmas in Knoxville and out of town! This week we listedContinue reading “Resolutions and Gratitude as we wrap up 2017”
Knoxville Christmas Memories
Earlier today we were all sitting around the West Knoxville office of KnoxvilleRob laughing about some of our Christmas memories. Our little group feels like family – partially because we basically are. I met Brandon – 8 years ago, Dustin is his actual brother, I met Carrie back in 2003 selling her mother’s home inContinue reading “Knoxville Christmas Memories”
Knoxville: Where Else IS There?
After spending my entire adult life in Knoxville, I’ve grown to adopt an attitude about this place – Knoxville is the perfect fit for everyone! Truth is, it’s the perfect fit for me and possibly you too, but not everybody! When I arrived on the campus of the University of Tennessee in the fall ofContinue reading “Knoxville: Where Else IS There?”