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Relators® gear up for Fair Housing focus 

By Michelle Davis / March 30, 2024

Every April Realtors® celebrate and commemorate passage of the Fair Housing Act with events focusing on housing discrimination and segregation. For the Association, Fair Housing Month signifies an annual recommitment…

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Realtors® keep up with rapidly evolving demographics 

By Michelle Davis / March 23, 2024

Realtors® have always paid attention to demographics. Most of it used to focus on two distinct groups. The first was younger buyers who were typically first-time buyers. The next was…

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National Association of REALTORS® Reaches Agreement to Resolve Nationwide Claims Brought by Home Sellers

By NETAR / March 18, 2024

CHICAGO (March 15, 2024) – The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) today announced an agreement that would end litigation of claims brought on behalf of home sellers related to broker commissions.…

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MARKET PULSE – Inventory building for prime home sales season

By Don Fenley / March 18, 2024

Although there probably won’t be a big dip in mortgage rates for the prime home buying and selling season, the season is taking shape with guarded optimism. There are more…

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Here come the local home buyers, if mortgage rates behave 

By Michelle Davis / March 16, 2024

New residents and how they affect the housing market still dominate public attention, but they take backseat to the organic demand from sidelined buyers who are already here.   While we…

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National Association of Realtors® Reaches Agreement to Resolve Nationwide Claims Brought by Home Sellers

By NETAR / March 15, 2024

CHICAGO (March 15, 2024) – The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) today announced an agreement that would end litigation of claims brought on behalf of home sellers related to broker commissions.…

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Newcomers, what we know, what we don’t know and why 

By Michelle Davis / March 9, 2024

A couple of weeks ago, I had the honor of speaking to the Elizabethton Kiwanis Club. It’s a fairly common request because people are interested in what the housing market…

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Don’t let short-term mortgage rates cloud the big picture

By Michelle Davis / March 2, 2024

It looks like mortgage rates may pump the brakes on an expected robust early start to the spring home buying and selling season. The weekly 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rate average…

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Skipping home inspection could be costly

By Michelle Davis / February 24, 2024

There’s a good chance home inspections will increase on the existing home sales headache list this year. They rank right up there with appraisals. Both can push deals back to…

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Commercial Real Estate Inventory Perks Up, Transactions at 3-Year Low

By Don Fenley / February 21, 2024

There was a sign of new life in the local commercial real estate (CRE) market last month. Inventory and new listings increased while total sales and lease transactions dropped to…

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