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Helping the Next Generation Buy a Home in Northeast Tennessee

By Amy Mitchell / October 4, 2026

For generations, homeownership has been an important part of building a life in Northeast Tennessee. It provides stability, creates a sense of community and can offer families an opportunity to…

Technology Is Changing Real Estate – Are You Keeping Up?

By Amy Mitchell / September 27, 2026

It seems like every day there is a new technology promising to make our lives easier, our businesses more efficient, or our marketing better. And if you’re like me, sometimes…

Buyers Are Looking Closer, Tighter Budgets May Be Why

By Amy Mitchell / September 20, 2026

Something has changed during the home inspection, and it isn’t necessarily the inspection itself. Inspectors are still doing what they have always done: taking a closer look at a home…

REALTOR® Safety Should Never Be an Afterthought

By Amy Mitchell / September 13, 2026

September is REALTOR® Safety Month, which makes this a good time to talk about something that can easily get pushed aside when schedules are full, phones are ringing and another…

The Consumer Has Changed: Why Information, Technology, and Higher Expectations Are Reshaping Real Estate

By Amy Mitchell / September 6, 2026

Today’s real estate consumer can learn a lot before ever calling a REALTOR®. They can search homes, research neighborhoods, estimate a property’s value, calculate a mortgage payment, look at market…

Appraisal Changes Are Coming to the Housing Market

By Amy Mitchell / August 30, 2026

A major change is coming to one of the most familiar parts of a real estate transaction – the appraisal. The mortgage industry is transitioning to a redesigned Uniform Residential…

Don’t Count Out the Fall Housing Market

By Amy Mitchell / August 23, 2026

For generations, spring and summer have been considered prime time for real estate. The kids are out of school, the grass is green, daylight lasts longer, and “For Sale” signs…

NETAR Sponsors Free Admission to Bays Mountain Park on Aug. 16

By Amy Mitchell / August 12, 2026

Guests at Bays Mountain Park in Kingsport can enjoy free admission on Aug. 16, compliments of the Northeast Tennessee Association of Realtors® (NETAR). The event is part of the national…

MARKET PULSE: Buyers Negotiate Lower Price in Two of Every Three Home Sales

By Don Fenley / August 9, 2026

Tri-Cities home sellers are pricing closer to the market this summer, but buyers still hold the upper hand at the closing table. Price cuts appeared in 37.4% of July sales,…

Population Growth, Aging Curve Reshaping Tri-Cities Housing Market

By Amy Mitchell / August 9, 2026

By AMY MITCHELL   The Tri-Cities is experiencing a demographic shift that will reshape not only its health and senior care systems but also the housing market. And it’s going to…