Archive for June 2020
Home sales, homeownership play major role in local economy
By KRISTI BAILEY It’s almost time to tie a bow on June’s observance of Homeownership Month. Throughout the month, local and national real estate professionals have focused volunteer and information…
Read MoreNE Tenn. new pending home sales increase for May
As new pending sales for the local market rose in May, experts anticipate more significant growth in June and July. There were 881 new contracts at the end of the…
Read MoreLocal home sales pivoting to a recovery phase
By KRISTI BAILEY Northeast Tennessee’s home sales continued to struggle in May, but indicators point toward a pivot to a recovery phase. There were more closing than there were in…
Read MoreJune is National Home Ownership Month
May home sales bounce from April’s total, down 21.7% from last year
May’s home sales made a slight bounce from April but continue to be gripped by the coronavirus economic fallout. There were 569 closings in May, up 4.7% from April, and…
Read MoreNE TN home sales beginning to bounce back
It looks like NE Tennessee housing sales are already beginning to bounce back from its COVID-19 slowdown. Nationwide, applications for purchase mortgages gained for the seventh straight week, according to…
Read MoreKaren Jenkins Story
I’ve always been one to give of my time to others. As far back as high school when many of the scholarships I received were because of my community service,…
Read More2019 Award Recipients
REALTOR® of the Year The REALTOR® of the Year must meet all of the qualifications of the REALTOR® of Distinction plus have a high level of involvement with Tennessee REALTORS®…
Read MoreOwning a home is cornerstone of the American Dream
By KRISTI BAILEY There is an ongoing debate in one corner of the policymaking world about re-evaluating the role of homeownership in the American Dream. It is an extension of…
Read MoreTri-Cities commercial real estate transactions struggle with COVID-19 economic fall out
Tri-Cities commercial real estate (CRE) transactions continued laboring with the economic fallout of COVIX-19 in May. The short-term numbers are about what you would expect. May sales were down 40%…
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