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Q1 housing market, what happened, what’s next? 

By Jan Stapleton / April 16, 2023

First quarter home sales and prices told a familiar story for the NE TN-SW VA housing market. Prices were up by double digits and sales were down by double digits.…

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March home sales increase, prices dip 

By Don Fenley / April 10, 2023

GRAY, Tenn. – NE Tenn. housing market went into spring selling and buying mode last month. Sales were up 43 percent from February while prices gave up a little ground. …

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Baby Boomers flexing their housing market muscle 

By Jan Stapleton / April 9, 2023

For years, Millennials dominated the real estate community’s attention. It makes sense. Nationally, they are the largest generation and were the lead buyer segment. But don’t rule the Baby Boomers…

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REALTORS® geared up for Fair Housing focus

By Jan Stapleton / April 2, 2023

Every April, REALTORS® celebrate and commemorate the passage of the Fair Housing Act with events and education programs focusing on housing discrimination and segregation. Fair Housing Month signifies an annual…

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Remodeling Impact Focus Shifts to Outdoor Features

By Jan Stapleton / March 26, 2023

The weather’s not exactly on board yet, but spring is here. And with spring comes a surge of optimism and energy that leads to doing more than thinking about that…

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Beware if a rental deal sounds too good to be true  

By Jan Stapleton / March 19, 2023

Using this space to intermittently shine a spotlight on rental scams has become a staple for the Northeast Tennessee Association of Realtors® (NETAR). Consumers are urged to be extra careful…

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Flipped home can be a good buy, or a money pit

By Jan Stapleton / March 12, 2023

Unless you’re the type of buyer who’s sitting on a pile of cash, there’s no way around the fact that things can be tough in today’s housing market. That’s especially…

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Slower spring housing market looks like a given  

By Jan Stapleton / March 5, 2023

January’s pending sales were up from December. New listings and active inventory are also up. All welcome signs that the housing market is shaking off its winter doldrums. Another welcome…

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Keeping up with rapidly evolving demographics 

By Jan Stapleton / February 26, 2023

Realtors® have always paid attention to demographics. Most of it focused on two distinct groups, and that focus is becoming more intense. The first was younger buyers who were typically…

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NAR Supports Newly Announced Reduction of MIPs

By NETAR / February 23, 2023

WASHINGTON – National Association of Realtors® President Kenny Parcell issued the following statement in response to the announcement made Wednesday by Vice President Kamala Harris and HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge…

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