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April is about the changing of the seasons and focus on Fair Housing Act 

By Wayne Porter / March 29, 2025

Two of the major events each April are the changing of the seasons and recognition of the Fair Housing Month.  Spring has sprung in the Tri-Cities and we’re dealing with…

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NAR report offers remodeling, upgrading insights

By Wayne Porter / March 22, 2025

Modest price gains are the 2025 outlook watch words for the remodeling market. Modest is growth in the 6.4% range.   Remodeling gets a space of its own in the National…

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Scams – the Ugly Side of the Rental Market

By Wayne Porter / March 15, 2025

A March local residential rental report found higher rents and affordability were the norm. The median for all rents area wide is almost $1,100. And rents on one-bedroom apartments in…

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Fundamentals For Navigating Today’s Housing Market 

By Wayne Porter / March 8, 2025

Thinking about buying or selling a home in 2025? Here are a few basics to help guide you through some confusion and media myths.  NOW IS NOT A BAD TIME…

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Realtors Keep Up With Rapidly Evolving Demographics

By Don Fenley / March 1, 2025

By WAYNE PORTER  Realtors® have always paid close attention to demographics. Much of it focused on two specific groups. The first is younger buyers who were typically first-time buyers.   Since…

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Elizabethton Victorian January’s top sale

By Don Fenley / February 23, 2025

A 2,800 sq. ft. Victorian home in Elizabethton was January’s top sale. The three-bedroom, three-bath home sold for $1.4 million. The home included a formal dining room, chef’s kitchen and…

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Veterans Have Big Role in Local Housing Economy

By Wayne Porter / February 22, 2025

Last year, conventional loans dominated local home sales, but they didn’t have the highest sales price. That distinction went to Veteran Administration loans.   The primary counties in the region monitored…

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Flips can be great investment, or a money pit

By Wayne Porter / February 15, 2025

Remodels, upgrades and flipped homes are supposed to get more attention this year. That means stacking a record year on top of a record year.   That’s good news on some…

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Tri-Cities commercial real estate on the upswing 

By Wayne Porter / February 8, 2025

While 2024 was a so-so year for residential real estate the world of commercial real estate performance was the opposite. It’s a welcome respite from 2023.  At the year’s end,…

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Competitive Pricing Key Strategy In Today’s Housing Market  

By Wayne Porter / February 1, 2025

There’s a long list of things to consider before putting property on the market this year. But one stands head and shoulders above the rest. It’s the role strategic pricing…

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