Posts by Jan Stapleton

The weather’s not exactly on board yet, but spring is here. And with spring comes a surge of optimism and energy that leads to doing more than thinking about that…

Using this space to intermittently shine a spotlight on rental scams has become a staple for the Northeast Tennessee Association of Realtors® (NETAR). Consumers are urged to be extra careful…

Unless you’re the type of buyer who’s sitting on a pile of cash, there’s no way around the fact that things can be tough in today’s housing market. That’s especially…

January’s pending sales were up from December. New listings and active inventory are also up. All welcome signs that the housing market is shaking off its winter doldrums. Another welcome…

Realtors® have always paid attention to demographics. Most of it focused on two distinct groups, and that focus is becoming more intense. The first was younger buyers who were typically…

Here’s another twist that illustrates this year’s housing market will not be like it has been. We’re still firmly in a seller’s market, and it looks like we will be…

Are you ready for more housing market reports with conflicting data? That’s what we’re going to get until the market stabilizes.   The year started off with another expected sales decline.…

A wave of buyer regret was predictable after the last three years of an unsustainable housing market turned upside down by the pandemic. During that time some buyers allowed themselves…

Conventional loans dominated existing home sales in the core seven NE Tenn. Tri-Cities counties serviced by the Northeast Tennessee Association of Realtors© (NETAR) last year. But they didn’t have the…