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Local Market Leads East TN Year-To-Date Price Performance 

By Don Fenley / June 10, 2023

The local housing market didn’t have the most single-family existing home sales in the East TN metro markets in May, but its growth rate was better than the other metros.…

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Where are the single-family rentals? Why are landlords selling? 

By Don Fenley / June 3, 2023

GRAY, Tenn. – During a time when demand for single-family rentals has outstripped supply, it seems counterintuitive that owners would dump their rentals. But according to courthouse records, that’s what’s…

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Sluggish land sales market starts to pick up 

By Don Fenley / May 28, 2023

The regional vacant land sales market has been sluggish so far this year. But the Northeast Tennessee Association of Realtors (NETAR) market tracker shows sales are picking up.  The most…

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Johnson City snares $500K hot-spot status, but…

By Don Fenley / May 20, 2023

GRAY – Everyone knows Johnson City is the region’s top housing market. That’s a fact. But last month its 82 sales were second place to the 95 in Kingsport. Where…

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Affordable housing isn’t another term for government help 

By Don Fenley / May 13, 2023

Despite some common public opinion, affordable housing is not another name for government assistance.  The two primary formulas to gauge affordability are the financial model and the percentage of income…

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Guard against shoddy work on home flips, restorations

By Don Fenley / May 6, 2023

Flipped homes are an important part of the local housing market. They account for about 10% of existing home sales and half of them are always in the affordable and…

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Veterans and VA loans a big part of the housing market

By Don Fenley / April 30, 2023

GRAY – Home owners like fast, uncomplicated closings. Frequently they back away from VA loans because they believe deals are risker and a pain in the process. According to mortgage…

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Most cash sales are $100K or less deals 

By Don Fenley / April 23, 2023

Anecdotes about cash-flush, out-of-town buyers snapping up local homes are so common some think they are the norm and one of the reasons local home prices have increased so much.  …

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March townhome prices set new benchmark

By Don Fenley / April 16, 2023

March’s condo-townhome sales burst onto the spring market with a 36 percent price increase and sales that doubled from the previous month.   Last month’s $204,750 median price was the housing…

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New home market gets competitive with existing home sellers 

By Don Fenley / April 9, 2023

Inventory is making snail’s pace increases in NE Tenn. and it’s giving the new home market an advantage to be more competitive with the existing sales market.  The local market…

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