Unless you have been in a coma or visiting another planet since last Tuesday (July 15, 2008), you should know that Chattanooga has been selected as the site for a new $1 Billion VW production plant to be built. A lot of local folks are shaking their heads in amazement - but they are still smiling.
Everyone in the area knows this is big news, but most of us have yet to realize just what this means for the Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia areas. In fact, Northeast Alabama and the Western regions of the Carolinas are going to benefit as well.
This is fantastic economic news for our area - especially at this time when we are seldom hearing even good economic news. Every area of the community should reap major, long-term economic growth and some stability to soften the natural ups and downs of the economy.
As a Realtor®, you know I have to look at the changes that are expected in the local housing market. While the changes will begin slowly and expand more quickly with time, you can and should expect not only to recover any property values lost over the last two years - you should expect price increases for the entire region. There will be a tremendous increase in the local payroll with VW and with the support businesses that move to the area. More money will be chasing a housing market that will have to expand to meet the demand. That means you will pay more for housing in the region.
If you've been sitting on the sidelines listening to the "Network Naysayers" (Network Nitwits), you might want to start thinking about YOUR future beyond the next 3-6 months. NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY A HOME! This is the best buyer's market Chattanooga has seen in probably 15 years or more. YOU may not see this kind of market again ever when the Rabbits start to multiply around here. Do you want a house? Yes, THEN GET OFF THE FENCE while you can afford a home.
When someone in New York (who sells stock on Wall Street) tries to give you real estate advice for Chattanooga, Tennessee, be very suspect about the value of that advice. (Stock brokers don't like real estate anyway, they like for you to pay them big fees then they lose your money for you.) Like politics, all real estate is local. And you know that local for us is promising - not the NY gloom and doom.
If you don't know where to start, contact me. My sales team and I live here in the Chattanooga area - we market this area all day - everyday, and we will still be here in a year or five years from now. We know a great place to live and we want to share it with you.
Here is a link to my company web site: http://www.upwardrealty.com/.
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