By DON FENLEY Tri-Cities single-family home sales rose 5.7% in 2025 while the region’s median price climbed 4.1%. Those headline numbers tell a story of steady forward motion on a nine-county regional basis. But the more revealing narrative is how… Read More ›
By DON FENLEY The rolling hills, mountains, and valleys of Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia have long been a place where legacy is measured in land, livestock, and family names. But a quiet financial revolution is underway. It’s one that… Read More ›
By DON FENLEY The Tri-Cities labor market in 2025 was a story of two economies. If you were looking for work in a hospital, a classroom, or a hotel, business was booming. But for those in boardrooms or on factory… Read More ›
By DON FENLEY An analysis of new household formations from 2020 through 2025 reveals a distinct shift in Washington County’s migration story. What began as a pandemic-fueled rush of newcomers has steadily transformed into a targeted migration of older, wealthier,… Read More ›
By DON FENLEY There was an eye-popping change in the Tri-Cities homeowner-renter mix in 2024, according to Census data. The number of renter-occupied households increased by 6,778 from the previous year, while the number of owner-occupied households dropped by 5,420…. Read More ›
If you want to know where the Tri-Cities housing market really stood at the end of 2025, pending sales are one of the cleanest ways to see it. Closed sales are about what happened 30–60 days ago. Pending sales are… Read More ›
By DON FENLEY Tri-Cities pending sales slowed in December. They were down 14% from November as the market moved into its typical late-year cooldown. But the month still finished stronger than last year. Pending contracts were up 18% year over… Read More ›
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