By KRISTI BAILEY Studies show that many buyers prefer a home 10 years old or less, but that may not always doable in today’s local market.   According to the latest…

By KRISTI BAILEY There used to be a real estate rule of thumb that said during normal market conditions meant a six-month inventory of homes for sale, which we have…

By KRISTI BAILEY Local home prices have increased by double digits so far this year despite the pandemic, high unemployment, and a hotly contested presidential election. The area median year-to-date…

By KRISTI BAILEY The weather may be cooling off, but it looks like this will be a hot winter for the local housing market. The housing market continues to be…

By KRISTI BAILEY Closing costs are an all-too-common surprise for some homebuyers. Their focus was on finding their next home, getting a good deal, and the other things that come…

By KRISTI BAILEY The average Northeast Tennessee home sales price hit a new high in September. It was $218,438. That is 20.7% more than it was in September last year. …

By KRISTI BAILEY The local housing market has hit lots of new benchmarks this year, and there will likely be a few more before the end of the year.  It…

A couple of weeks ago, we devoted this space to winterizing your home so you could enjoy all a Northeast Tennessee autumn has to offer.  There’s one more item that…

By KRISTI BAILEY Housing is currently the brightest spot in our economy. As strange as it may sound, one reason for that is COVID-19. It has altered some fundamental ways…

By KRISTI BAILEY Industries are always changing. That makes continuing education essential for workers to stay current with the latest technologies, development, and skills required for their fields. Some professions…