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It’s fitting that the Realtor’s® celebration of Volunteer Days comes in concert with Homeownership Month. It’s fitting because what Realtor’s® demonstrate during Volunteer Days dovetails with the social sidebars that…
It’s hard to believe the year is passing so fast. Now that Memorial Day is behind us, we can reflect on the fact that we’re on the threshold of the…
The Northeast Tennessee housing market continued to hold its affordability advantage while posting one of the stronger growth rates in East Tennessee. The region recorded 761 home sales, up 12.6%…
The Tri-Cities luxury market recorded nine $1 million plus sales in April. It was a big reversal from the sales volume in March and April a year ago. There were…
We’ve enjoyed moderately pleasant weather so far this spring. But the reality of a Northeast Tennessee summer is just around the corner. Summers are getting hotter, humidity hangs in the…
Much of the focus on who’s buying homes is on newcomers. New Census population estimates affirm that the Tri-Cities is still getting a steady stream of them, but there’re not…
When a family or individual buys a home in the Tri-Cities, the transaction doesn’t end at the closing table. It sets off an economic chain reaction of jobs supported, services purchased, and neighborhoods…
Every submarket in the nine-county Tri-Cities region remains a seller’s market, but that uniform designation masks a widening split between markets where sellers hold the leverage and those where conditions…
The Tri-Cities is still firmly in a seller’s market. But buyers are gaining position. One example comes from the Atlanta Federal Reserve’s Homeownership Affordability Tracker. It’s showing gains in every county tracked by the Northeast Tennessee Association of Realtors® (NETAR) except…
May is one of the few times that one of the most important pieces of the local and U.S. economies is formally recognized. Small Business Month’s goal honors the entrepreneurs who bring growth to our economy and sustain it. That has special significance for Realtors®. It’s special because they’re a big part of the small business community. The most current…