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NAR Supports Newly Announced Reduction of MIPs

By NETAR / February 23, 2023

WASHINGTON – National Association of Realtors® President Kenny Parcell issued the following statement in response to the announcement made Wednesday by Vice President Kamala Harris and HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge…

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Here’s what to expect from the all-important home inspection 

By Jan Stapleton / February 19, 2023

Here’s another twist that illustrates this year’s housing market will not be like it has been. We’re still firmly in a seller’s market, and it looks like we will be…

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Unpacking January’s Home Sales Report  

By Jan Stapleton / February 12, 2023

Are you ready for more housing market reports with conflicting data? That’s what we’re going to get until the market stabilizes.   The year started off with another expected sales decline.…

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Inventory watchers keep tabs on the pending sales – new listings dance 

By Don Fenley / February 12, 2023

Doing a daily check on Flex does the trick. But it is monotonous. And since inventory is dynamic, it is constantly changes. Here’s a market watcher tactic. Track the dance…

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 How to move past home buyer’s remorse 

By Jan Stapleton / February 5, 2023

A wave of buyer regret was predictable after the last three years of an unsustainable housing market turned upside down by the pandemic. During that time some buyers allowed themselves…

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Sellers market vs. a home buyers strike

By Jan Stapleton / January 29, 2023

If the market wasn’t confusing enough, there’s new jargon elbowing into the space normally reserved for is it a buyers’ or a sellers’ market. Consumers’ fear of missing out is…

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The slow train to more inventory 

By Don Fenley / January 22, 2023

Location, location, location is still dominant in real estate jargon. But inventory, inventory, inventory is right up there with it.  Tri-Cities home sales declined for the first time in a…

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VA loans backed Tri-Cities highest avg. home sales price last year 

By Jan Stapleton / January 22, 2023

Conventional loans dominated existing home sales in the core seven NE Tenn. Tri-Cities counties serviced by the Northeast Tennessee Association of Realtors© (NETAR) last year. But they didn’t have the…

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Housing market primed for more normalization 

By Jan Stapleton / January 18, 2023

Some forecasts are all about a turbulent market this year. Others are calling it a nobody’s market and focus on frothy sales and price conditions. There will likely be some…

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How well does your home stand up to energy efficiency marketing?  

By Jan Stapleton / January 8, 2023

At the risk of straining to put a silver lining on the recent cold weather, consider this: It was a real estate marketing lesson for owners of older properties who…

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