Education: Navigating Today's Market

This session will cover a variety of perspectives from a builder, mortgage lender and Realtor. Lunch provided by Northpointe Bank at 11:30, presentation begins at noon.

Mortgage

Learn about mortgage-backed securities and how they work with the home building industry, plus a brief history of where we came from and what it looks like today moving forward.

Real Estate

Our local market compared to the national market
2021-2022 comparison of home prices and inventory levels
Negotiations / concessions being seen in today's market
Hottest and coolest zip codes in our market

Builder

About the Speakers:

Josh Sanderson, Smithbilt Homes
2023 HBAGK President

Amanda Holman, Movement Mortgage
HBAGK Board member, Parade of Homes, Membership & Holiday Celebration Committees

Patrick Welsh, Heritage Realty
Patrick is the principal broker and owner of Heritage Realty, a local firm focused on brokerage and property management in the Greater Knoxville Area. A graduate of The University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Patrick started in real estate in 2000 acquiring sites for cell tower companies throughout Tennessee. In 2002, he moved over to real estate sales where he worked for several local franchises before founding Heritage Realty in 2015. Patrick also serves on the Parade of Homes Committee (2022-2023), HBAGK Board of Directors (2022-2023) and HBAT Associate Director (2023).