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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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MARKET PULSE – June’s top sale was $4.2 million cash deal in Butler

By Don Fenley / July 22, 2024

A $4.2 million cash sale in Butler’s Horseshoe Cove was the region’s 36th $1 million plus sale in June. It also tops the luxury home sales category so far this…

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New rule takes effect August 17  

By Michelle Davis / July 20, 2024

The National Association of REATORS®, state and local Associations are getting out the word that beginning August 17, 2024, an MLS Participant “working with” a buyer will be required to…

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MARKET PULSE – Move-up and luxury markets run out of steam in June

By Don Fenley / July 15, 2024

June was a perfect storm of sorts for Tri-Cities area home sales. They posted their biggest loss so far this year. They were down a little better than 20% from…

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 June home sales in a slump, prices flat 

By Michelle Davis / July 13, 2024

BY MICHELLE DAVIS  June temperatures were hot – home sales were not. They were 22.8% off May’s pace and 20% behind this time last year. Prices also declined just enough…

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Smile at a showing; you might be on camera 

By Michelle Davis / July 6, 2024

Back during the early days of unscripted TV, ‘Candid Camera’ was a hit. The format was simple. It showed people who had been secretly filmed in funny or embarrassing situations.…

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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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