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 Savvy consumers keep their scam guards up  

By Michelle Davis / June 29, 2024

Scams have always shadowed the real estate markets, but it seems they have increased. Everywhere you turn, it seems like there’s a story about a lawsuit or complaints over broken…

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May home prices inch up to new record, sales increase 

By Michelle Davis / June 22, 2024

Home sales picked up in May with a slight inventory improvement and an equally slight shift in sellers’ adjustment to a moderating market and the current mortgage rate.  So far…

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MARKET PULSE – Bristol, VA nets region’s 27th $1 million plus sale

By Don Fenley / June 17, 2024

Eleven $1 million plus home sales closed in May, bringing the region’s total to 27 this year. A 10,412 sq. ft. home with a 22-ft. ceiling and marble floors in…

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Energy efficiency is marketing muscle  

By Michelle Davis / June 15, 2024

Despite this year’s unseasonably mild early June temperatures, those weather reports from out West are a heads up. Here’s hoping there won’t be a local heat dome that drives temps…

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NAR Applauds VA Announcement of Home Loan Benefit Changes

By NETAR / June 12, 2024

WASHINGTON (June 11, 2024) – National Association of Realtors® President Kevin Sears issued the following statement in response to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announcement of a “Buyer-Broker Agent Temporary…

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Volunteer Days showcases how Realtors® are good neighbors 

By Michelle Davis / June 8, 2024

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…

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Homeownership has critical community, economic and social benefits 

By Michelle Davis / June 1, 2024

June is Homeownership Month, and this year’s observance is very different. We’re still coming out of the fury of the hottest housing market in recent history. It’s a slow process…

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MARKET PULSE – Region sees 12th million plus home sale this year

By Don Fenley / May 26, 2024

A $2.1 million Johnson City sale topped April’s top of the market list. The five bedrooms, five bath Park Place Community home has all the style, and extras that hallmark…

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There’s more to housing demand than newcomers

By Michelle Davis / May 25, 2024

By MICHELLE DAVIS   Most focus on who’s buying homes is on newcomers, and the just-released Census population estimates affirm that more are on the way. There might not be quite…

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Market Balance Is More Than Months Of Inventory  

By Michelle Davis / May 18, 2024

Real estate professionals and the media talk a lot about balance, but to get a good handle on it, look beyond the most cited metric – months of inventory. It’s…

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