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Luxury home sales spike in June

By Don Fenley / July 22, 2023

June was an exception to a luxury home market that has softened so far this year. Thirteen $1 million plus home sales closed last month in the NE TN –…

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Buyers gaining ground, but it’s still a sellers’ market

By Don Fenley / July 15, 2023

GRAY – Mid-year market reports that show all but the affordable market is on the threshold of balanced market conditions begs the question: where’s the new buyer bargaining power showing…

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June 2023 Market Analytics

By Don Fenley / July 8, 2023
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Affordability, inflation key to market’s year-end performance

By Don Fenley / July 8, 2023

GRAY, Tenn. – Buyers still have to contend with a sellers’ market, but their bargaining position is getting better, especially in the move-up market’s sweet spot – $300K-$399,999K. June sweet…

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Move-up market slowly moves to balanced conditions

By Don Fenley / July 1, 2023

GRAY – The NE TN – SW VA housing market is slowly moving toward balanced market conditions in the move-up market. That market segment has two price bands – $300K-$399,999…

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May best month of this year for townhome sales

By Don Fenley / June 24, 2023

GRAY, Tenn. – Townhome/condo said has their best month of the year during May. There were 40 closings, up from 24 last year. The median sales price was $197,500. This…

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One-in-three May home sales was an all-cash deal

By Don Fenley / June 17, 2023

Cash continues to account for one-in-three local existing home sales that were listed on the local Multiple Listing Service. That’s down from the all sales share in 2011 through 2014.…

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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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