By DON FENLEY TRI-CITIES, Tenn. – Home builders at a national conference this week had a pessimistic outlook for the new home market. But not local builders. In fact, there’s a night-and-day difference. Barak Saltzman, D.R. Horton’s city manager for… Read More ›
By DON FENLEY TRI-CITIES, Tenn. – Move over unemployment rate. There’s a new job metric in town. The labor force participation rate (LFPR) is elbowing out some of the attention typically devoted to the government’s headline unemployment rate. It’s getting… Read More ›
By DON FENLEY Don’t expect much egg price relief until later this year. After skyrocketing in 2022, prices for household staples – especially eggs – are expected to continue increasing this year. Avian flu is being blamed for egg price… Read More ›
By DON FENLEY TRI-CITIES, Tenn. – Tri-Cities area vacant land sales declined last year, according to the Northeast Tennessee Association of Realtors (NETAR). It was a relatively small decline on the heels of several years of rapid expansion. The biggest sales… Read More ›