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Getting ready for the 2024 home buying season

By Jan Stapleton / December 23, 2023

The housing market is expected to continue a slow thaw during the coming year. Buyers are ready to buy, but not all sellers are ready to sell.  Buyers will have…

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Real estate: Is it a good time to buy, or sell? 

By Jan Stapleton / December 16, 2023

In a couple of weeks, we’ll have the first numbers from this year’s annual existing home sales and prices. Expect advice, analysis, outlooks, and forecasts to surge. But remember, look…

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Cyber Security Awareness for Realtors®, Buyers, Homeowners  

By Jan Stapleton / December 9, 2023

Cybercrime isn’t something that happens somewhere else. The Tri-Cities area of NE TN and SW VA has seen its share. It’s something that can’t be ignored.   The National Association of…

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How to push back against rising heating costs

By Jan Stapleton / December 2, 2023

The cold months of winter haven’t arrived in full force yet, but the region is already seeing temps in the 30s. That has left homeowners who didn’t do an early…

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October’s area housing market in context 

By Jan Stapleton / November 25, 2023

Tracking today’s housing economy is like trying to drink from a fire hydrant. And putting context to the flood of data can be as much an art as a science.…

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US Existing-Home Sales Receded 4.1% in October

By NETAR / November 21, 2023

Key Local Highlights -Local existing home sales declined 2.6% from Sept. and are 13% higher than last year. -The median existing single-family sales price of $260.000 was unchanged from Sept.…

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Real estate investment focus rivals stocks as wealth builder 

By Jan Stapleton / November 18, 2023

There was a time when homeowners – and those who wanted to be owners – were told to first think of their property as shelter and then as an investment.…

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Veterans have earned extra housing support, benefits

By Jan Stapleton / November 11, 2023

Today, Saturday, Nov. 11, is set aside to honor veterans, past and present. Veterans are an important part of the local population and of the local housing economy.  So, the…

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October county – community markets

By Don Fenley / November 6, 2023
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Realtors® upgrade skills to match changing market needs 

By Jan Stapleton / November 4, 2023

There’s no arguing that technology and a raft of other changes have complicated real estate transactions. Technology and media hype have armed consumers with a lot more information, and the…

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