607,381 2025 Regional Population +21,124 Net Gain Snce 2020 +3.6% Five-Year Growth Rate +3,014 2024-25 Annual Gain By DON FENLEY The Tri-Cities region of Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia reached an estimated 607,381 residents as of July 1, 2025,… Read More ›
By DON FENLEY The Northeast Tennessee Association of Realtors (NETAR) market continues to distinguish itself as the region’s affordability anchor while keeping pace with broader demand trends seen in Knoxville and Morristown. The Tri-Cities posted a median home price of… Read More ›
By DON FENLEY The Tri-Cities region has long marketed itself on affordability – cheaper housing, lower taxes, a lower cost of living than the national average. That comparative value extends all the way to the end of life. But not… Read More ›
By DON FENLEY Tri-Cities farmers are entering the 2026 growing season under intensifying pressure. Rising input costs, deepening financial losses and lingering land-use pressures have converged at the most critical point of the year – planting season. What began last… Read More ›
Each week CoreData Weekly highlights the most important housing, economic and commercial real estate signals shaping the Tri-Cities region. The goal is simple: identify what changed in the market during the week and explain why it matters for consumers, real… Read More ›
By DON FENLEY Premium residential market sales were down 50% in February. There were four $1 million-plus sales compared to eight during the same month last year. February’s top of the market sale was a three-bedroom, five-bath $1.5 million home… Read More ›
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 ›
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