By DON FENLEY Annualized home sales tracked by the TCI Group reached 7,044 units in mid-March 2026, extending a rebound that now spans nine consecutive months of gains. It suggests the Tri-Cities housing market may be establishing a more durable… Read More ›
By DON FENLEY Home flipping across the Tri-Cities region fell to its lowest level since 2019 in 2025, declining 9.6% from 2024 to 556 transactions . Rising acquisition costs and tighter profit margins pushed many investors on the national level… Read More ›
By DON FENLEY Home sales across the Tri-Cities region rose 11.8% in February compared to the same month a year ago, with 532 transactions recorded as buyer activity picked up across most community markets, according to regional real estate data…. Read More ›
By DON FENLEY Tri-Cities pending home sales edged higher in February, rising 3.2% year-over-year to 609 signed contracts, compared with 590 last year. New contracts were 10.8% off the January pace. Beyond the volatile month-over-month data, the annualized pending sales… Read More ›
The U.S. rental market has reached its most budget-friendly level in four years. But that’s not the case in all the local rental markets. According to the Realtor.com® February Rental Report, February marked the 30th consecutive month of year-over-year declines for 0-2… Read More ›
By DON FENLEY Household growth across Southwest Virginia communities has been modest since the pandemic, but incomes have risen sharply as thousands of households moved into higher earning brackets. An analysis of U.S. Census household income and benefits data on… Read More ›
By DON FENLEY The Tri-Cities housing market added inventory across all price tiers in the first quarter of 2026, but the growth story belongs to the move-up market. The $300,000-to-$499,999 tier listings were the broadest and most consistent gains of the… Read More ›
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