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Economist thinks Tri-Cities jobs, housing growth in inevitable 

By NETAR / January 21, 2025

Dr. Lawrence Yun thinks the job growth Knoxville and Chattanooga are experiencing will spread to the Tri-Cities area.  And that will create more housing demand, Yun, chief economist and head…

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Tri-Cities Area New Home Sales Up 23%, Prices Down 18%

By Don Fenley / January 20, 2025

New homes sold last year in the Tri-Cities area were smaller than the year before and both the median and average sales prices declined. There were 741 new home sales…

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2024 Year-end state of the housing market

By Wayne Porter / January 18, 2025

The Tri-Cities area housing market had a pretty good year in 2024 despite the fact that sales and prices were readjusted to more normal conditions. Conditions look good for improvements…

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Housing metrics to watch as 2025 market drivers 

By Wayne Porter / January 11, 2025

If you want to get an edge on what this year’s housing market will look like as we head into the prime season, the metric that stands out is the…

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Hurricane Helene donation deadline extended

By NETAR / January 5, 2025

Realtor® Relief Foundation has extended the deadline for locals to make contributions that will go directly to area residents that were victims of Hurricane Helene. So far, 67 applicants have…

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Get ready to navigate the 2025 housing market  

By Wayne Porter / January 4, 2025

A new year is typically greeted with healthy amounts of relief that the previous year’s rough patches are history and better things on the horizon. Given current conditions, 2025 comes…

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2024 was a year of challenges, opportunities

By Michelle Davis / December 28, 2024

Three days from today we’ll close the door on 2024. It was a year of challenge and opportunity for Realtors® and consumers.   The first half of the year was consumed…

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Adding context to Tri-Cities area housing market

By Michelle Davis / December 21, 2024

Tracking today’s housing economy is a daunting task. And putting context into the flood of data in the media and on the Web can be as much an art as…

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Getting Ready For The 2025 Home Buying, Selling Season

By Michelle Davis / December 14, 2024

Given current conditions, home buyers will have more bargaining power for the upcoming prime buying and selling season. Inventory is increasing, and some markets are on the cusp of the…

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Key Findings For Current Migration Trends

By Michelle Davis / December 7, 2024

Migration trends were a hot local topic a couple of years ago. Locals were keenly interested in who and how many people were moving here and why. Fast forward to…

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