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 ›
By DON FENLEY Home flipping across the Tri-Cities region fell to its lowest level since 2019 in 2025, declining 9.6% from 2024 to 556 transactions . Rising acquisition costs and tighter profit margins pushed many investors on the national level… Read More ›
By DON FENLEY Home sales across the Tri-Cities region rose 11.8% in February compared to the same month a year ago, with 532 transactions recorded as buyer activity picked up across most community markets, according to regional real estate data…. Read More ›
By DON FENLEY Tri-Cities pending home sales edged higher in February, rising 3.2% year-over-year to 609 signed contracts, compared with 590 last year. New contracts were 10.8% off the January pace. Beyond the volatile month-over-month data, the annualized pending sales… Read More ›
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