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Now is the time to set up a killer lawn for the 2025 selling season   

By Michelle Davis / September 21, 2024

Fall isn’t here yet, but early morning and evenings are feeling better with a light sweater. And crowds are already gathering for Friday night high school football.    Fall is just…

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Don’t look now, but creepy, crawler things are looking at your home   

By Michelle Davis / September 14, 2024

Stadium lights are again lighting up Friday nights. It’s that time of the year when football is king, and children – both little and big – are prepping for Halloween.…

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Remodeling or upgrading, Realtors offer insights 

By Michelle Davis / September 7, 2024

Not long ago, this column explored the economic impact of real estate on local economies. Of particular interest was the segment on how much furniture and remodeling fit into the…

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Stage Set for Some Late Housing Market Changes 

By Michelle Davis / August 31, 2024

One month into the third quarter and for some, it seems like real estate has turned upside down. New standards and regulations are in effect after the Aug. 17 deadline.…

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Safety Month Focus on both Realtor and Clients 

By Michelle Davis / August 24, 2024

Real estate can be a rewarding and enjoyable career. But it’s also a high-risk profession. Many real estate professionals find themselves in situations that put them in harm’s way. Safety…

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What the NAR Settlement Means for Home Buyers and Sellers 

By Michelle Davis / August 17, 2024

New practices are for real estate transactions that have dominated the real estate trade press and mass media are now in place. Here’s a capsule of the changes and what…

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Get protected from No. 1 threat to your home  

By Michelle Davis / August 10, 2024

It’s hard to believe the year is passing so fast. Kids are back in school and it’s almost football time in Tennessee. That means it also won’t be long before…

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Into the weeds with two top housing market ranking reports 

By Michelle Davis / August 3, 2024

USA Today recently published a study that proclaimed Johnson City and Kingsport the best Tennessee cities to live in. A few days later the Wall Street Journal-Realtor.com index put the…

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MARKET PULSE – New home sales up, prices down

By Don Fenley / July 29, 2024

New homes sold during the first half of this year were up by 41%, and the sales price was down 3.7% from last year. At the end of June 383…

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Realtors prove their worth in chaotic markets  

By Michelle Davis / July 27, 2024

The NETAR region’s mid-year housing market report affirmed that the last half of 2024 is going to be chaotic.  Home sales slumped 20% in the traditionally strongest month of the…

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