By DON FENLEY The Tri-Cities housing market posted a 10.3% sales gain in March, with 641 closings recorded across the nine-county region. The broad-based advance spanned most local markets, though the headline numbers were driven in part by small-market volatility… Read More ›
By DON FENLEY Consumer concerns about prices and the war in the Middle East haven’t dulled Tri-Cities home sales, yet. Every county in the nine-county region is operating in seller’s market conditions, according to April market reports from the TCI… Read More ›
By DON FENLEY The Tri-Cities multifamily market posted a mixed fourth quarter in 2025, with rent growth decelerating sharply and vacancy rates rising in both metro areas tracked by the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). Even so, the region’s fundamentals… Read More ›
Each week CoreData 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 estate… Read More ›
New home sales in the Tri-Cities region fell 6.1% in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the same period a year ago. Prices continued their climb, and the typical new home got noticeably larger, according to the Northeast Tennessee… Read More ›
By DON FENLEY Commercial real estate transactions declined 4.6% in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the same period a year earlier. A pullback in land and industrial deals drove most of the softening. Recorded transactions across all commercial… Read More ›
By DON FENLEY The middle class still defines the Tri-Cities housing market, but its shape is changing. It’s changing in ways that are quietly reshaping demand, pricing power and where growth shows up. More than half of households across the… Read More ›
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