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Strong market absorbing limited townhome-condo inventory

By Don Fenley / October 17, 2021

Unlike the single-family existing home market’s slowly increasing active inventory the townhome and condo inventory is slowly declining. The sales price has increased by double digits like the single-family market.  There were 83…

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Active inventory trend shows more homes coming on market

By Don Fenley / October 10, 2021

It’s not a quick return to balanced market conditions. Still, the month-over-month trend continues showing more homes are being added to the NE Tenn. – SW Va. active inventory.   September was the sixth straight month…

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Vacant land sales continue at a robust pace

By Don Fenley / October 3, 2021

Mark Twain’s advice to” Buy land, they aren’t making it anymore” is as good advice now as it was in his era. And while they’re not making any more of it, there’s no scarcity of it…

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Listing price trend – the other side of housing market appreciation

By Don Fenley / September 26, 2021

Although listing price trends don’t get as much attention as sales prices, they are indicators that warrant some attention.   The average listing price in August was $345,866. That’s 21% higher than…

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Appreciation growth rate can accommodate price softening

By Don Fenley / September 19, 2021

Another indicator that a little bit of the bloom is coming off the local housing market is the number of price reductions showing up. During the first 12 days of September, there were 13 of…

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Forbearance exit helps boost inventory

By Don Fenley / September 12, 2021

The first wave of borrowers is exiting the forbearance program through October. They have the option to resume making mortgage payments, modify their loan, or cashing out at the top of a hot market.…

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Appreciation boosts number of local equity-rich homeowners

By Don Fenley / September 5, 2021

During the second quarter of this year, there were almost 65,501 outstanding mortgages in local zip codes. Of those, 20,237 were equity rich. That means they had a loan-to-value ratio of 50% or less. The…

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Market gives troubled homeowners a lift

By Don Fenley / August 29, 2021

How many times have you heard potential buyers say they’re going to wait for the housing bubble to burst?  That misinformation wisdom is based on some pundits’ – but not…

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Market trend good news for first-time buyers

By Don Fenley / August 22, 2021

July’s housing trends had some good news for first-time buyers and those shopping in the affordability zone. Sellers added more homes in the $180,000 to $200,000 price range for the fifth straight…

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Data show active inventory is slowly improving

By Don Fenley / August 15, 2021

July’s active inventory trend has some good news for buyers. Both the month-over-month and year-over-year tracking by the NETAR Home Sales Report shows sellers are putting more homes on the market. …

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