Posts by Michelle Davis
Local housing markets gets major marketing boost
Two major third-party housing reports were a marketing boosts for the local housing market in January. The first was from the Wall Street Journal-Realtor.com Emerging Markets Index. The Johnson City metro…
Read MoreAdd house hardening to ways to boost older home marketing
Regardless of how much faith – or lack of it – you have in Punxsutawney Phil’s powers of predicting weather extremes are exerting a new effect on housing. At the…
Read MoreFlip sales, upgrades boost older homes’ value and appeal for careful consumers
Remodels, upgrades, and flipped homes have been getting renewed attention since 2024 home price outlooks are being adjusted upward. And if mortgage rates behave like the National Association of Realtors®…
Read MoreCompetitive market puts pressure on home pricing strategy
There are myriad considerations about putting a property on the market this year. But one stands out. It’s the role strategic pricing plays during the first days after a listing…
Read More2024 housing market keywords – inventory, inventory, inventory
If you want to get an edge on what this year’s housing market will look like as we head into the prime season – and beyond – the metric that…
Read MoreMost local markets had a good year, some had a very good year
Last year was proof that even the best housing market outlooks from the most-trusted analysts are more guidance than gospel. It also reaffirmed that real estate is hyper local even…
Read MoreWhy the right Realtor® partner is critical in today’s market
Media is swamped with advice about the 2024 housing market. There’s consensus it will be a better year, so the volume on what to do, and what not to do…
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