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Two major third-party housing reports were a marketing boosts for the local housing market in January. The first was from the Wall Street Journal-Realtor.com Emerging Markets Index. The Johnson City metro…
Read MoreRegardless of how much faith – or lack of it – you have in Punxsutawney Phil’s powers of predicting weather extremes are exerting a new effect on housing. At the…
Read MoreWASHINGTON (February 8, 2024) – More than 85% of metro markets (189 out of 221) registered home price increases in the fourth quarter of 2023 as the 30-year fixed mortgage…
Read MoreOne area of the housing market that doesn’t get a lot of public attention is its role in the economy. Local governments generate significant tax revenue from real estate transactions,…
Read MoreRemodels, upgrades, and flipped homes have been getting renewed attention since 2024 home price outlooks are being adjusted upward. And if mortgage rates behave like the National Association of Realtors®…
Read MoreThere are myriad considerations about putting a property on the market this year. But one stands out. It’s the role strategic pricing plays during the first days after a listing…
Read MoreGRAY – Although it’s not the end-all to the region’s housing woes, the number of homes on the market is a critical factor. Since 2019, the region has slipped into…
Read MoreIf you want to get an edge on what this year’s housing market will look like as we head into the prime season – and beyond – the metric that…
Read MoreLast year was proof that even the best housing market outlooks from the most-trusted analysts are more guidance than gospel. It also reaffirmed that real estate is hyper local even…
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