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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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Want A Bigger Slice of the Economic Pie, Pay Attention to Real Estate 

By Wayne Porter / January 25, 2025

One part of the local economy story that often gets overlooked is the real estate contribution. But if you want a better grasp of what makes the regional economy tick,…

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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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