CORE DATA
Sullivan sees more renters, new complexes ramp up competition, area homeownership rates slip
The number of renters in Washington and Sullivan counties increased by almost 5,000 in the six years … [Read More...]
Mid-year wage corrections illustrate bumpy road in Kingsport-Bristol
The Bureau of Labor Statistics' (BLS) mid-year average private sector wage corrections are complete. … [Read More...]
Kingsport-Bristol continues region’s best sales tax collection performance
Kingsport-Bristol continued seeing the best sales tax collections performance in Northeast Tennessee … [Read More...]
Tri-Cities job growth rate slows; Johnson City MSA continues losing jobs
The annual seasonal labor market slump has arrived in the Tri-Cities, but only one of the region's … [Read More...]
Kingsport new home market brisk despite headwinds
Kingsport new home activity increased during the first half of this year, and unlike what's being … [Read More...]
Sullivan Co. leads region in home sales, new foreclosures; looser lending standards cited in foreclosure flare-up
Looser lending standards are being blamed for an increase in foreclosures in half of the counties in … [Read More...]
Kingsport-Bristol sales tax collection stumble in May – growth rate still leads region
May was a down month for sales tax collections in Tennessee. Only two metro areas managed a … [Read More...]
Keep a weather eye on trade war’s affect on Eastman and Bell Helicopter
Many in the media and pundits have been talking about a trade war, but now it looks like the real … [Read More...]
Tri-Cities foreclosures up 61% in housing market with tight inventory, high demand
The Tri-Cities is one of the local markets bucking the national foreclosure market trend. And … [Read More...]
Tri-Cities job creation flat in May; how recovery stacks up so far
Tri-Cities employers added no new non-farm jobs in May. There were 1,700 fewer people employed, and … [Read More...]
Housing affordability takes a hit in Washington Co.; gets small increase in Sullivan
Home price increases and wages that are not increasing as fast dealt a blow to housing affordability … [Read More...]
Local homeowners lean on HELOCs to tap equity; home purchase loan originations decline
Tri-Cities homeowners – especially those in the Kingsport-Bristol Metropolitan Statistical Area … [Read More...]
Almost 13% of Tri-Cities home sales are co-buyer purchases
There was a time when a married couple was the dominant demographic for home buying. But not … [Read More...]
Hawkins, Carter wages led area’s 2017 increases; home prices grew faster than wages in most counties
Hawkins and Carter counties had the largest annual increase in average total sector wages in the … [Read More...]
