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Sellers increase listing prices again in July 

By Don Fenley / August 7, 2022

Homeowners continued increasing their listing price for the seventh straight month in July. The only sign of them yielding to a slower market is the rate that they’re upping the…

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Local home price reality check 

By Don Fenley / August 1, 2022

There’s a simple answer to the frequently asked question: “When are home prices coming down?”  The answer is: When demand goes down.  Despite what you read in the mass media,…

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Cash sales increased in June; VA loan sales claim highest price 

By Don Fenley / July 24, 2022

There were slight shifts in how existing homes were sold last month in NETAR’s primary region, which includes Carter, Greene, Hawkins, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, and Washington Co. Tenn.   VA loans…

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61.3% of June condo sales were cash deals 

By Don Fenley / July 17, 2022

Everyone knows cash is king in the existing home sales market. But it was king on steroids in June’s local condo market.  A little more than six out of every…

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Local sellers continue increasing listing prices 

By Don Fenley / July 10, 2022

Tri-Cities area home sellers haven’t signed onto the reducing prices trend that is beginning to get a lot of media attention. That doesn’t mean there are no local examples of…

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Vacant land sales take a breather; sales, new listings, inventory down 

By Don Fenley / July 5, 2022

Vacant land sales are showing signs of slowing.    Sales listed on NETAR’s Commercial Multiple Listing Service (CMLS) were barely equal to those during the first five months of last year,…

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Cash sales decline; many were for lower-priced homes 

By Don Fenley / June 26, 2022

Cash sales have accounted for about one of every three local existing home sales since the first of the year. They have also been credited with driving up local home…

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Local high-end home sales pick up steam 

By Don Fenley / June 20, 2022

While there is some softness in overall existing home sales, the $500,000 and above existing market continues booming. Last month there were 101 sales. That is slightly better than twice…

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How local data trumps some housing market reports 

By Don Fenley / June 12, 2022

Anyone who reads housing market blogs, newsletters, or mass media reports has come across the claim that sellers are scaling back prices. Altos Research called price reductions a big trend…

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Relocation buyers, remote workers alter housing market 

By Don Fenley / June 5, 2022

Relocation buyers have and will continue to fundamentally change the local housing market landscape for the foreseeable future. So far, the most noticeable effect has been a concentration of buyers…

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