CORE DATA
Sullivan Co. leads region in home sales, new foreclosures; looser lending standards cited in foreclosure flare-up
Looser lending standards are being blamed for an increase in foreclosures in half of the counties in … [Read More...]
Kingsport-Bristol sales tax collection stumble in May – growth rate still leads region
May was a down month for sales tax collections in Tennessee. Only two metro areas managed a … [Read More...]
Keep a weather eye on trade war’s affect on Eastman and Bell Helicopter
Many in the media and pundits have been talking about a trade war, but now it looks like the real … [Read More...]
Tri-Cities foreclosures up 61% in housing market with tight inventory, high demand
The Tri-Cities is one of the local markets bucking the national foreclosure market trend. And … [Read More...]
Tri-Cities job creation flat in May; how recovery stacks up so far
Tri-Cities employers added no new non-farm jobs in May. There were 1,700 fewer people employed, and … [Read More...]
Housing affordability takes a hit in Washington Co.; gets small increase in Sullivan
Home price increases and wages that are not increasing as fast dealt a blow to housing affordability … [Read More...]
Local homeowners lean on HELOCs to tap equity; home purchase loan originations decline
Tri-Cities homeowners – especially those in the Kingsport-Bristol Metropolitan Statistical Area … [Read More...]
Almost 13% of Tri-Cities home sales are co-buyer purchases
There was a time when a married couple was the dominant demographic for home buying. But not … [Read More...]
Hawkins, Carter wages led area’s 2017 increases; home prices grew faster than wages in most counties
Hawkins and Carter counties had the largest annual increase in average total sector wages in the … [Read More...]
Tri-Cities sees more home flips, profits down – still above national norm
Record low inventories of homes for sale and new home construction that is lagging demand has upped … [Read More...]
Kingsport-Bristol continues strong sales tax collections; rental market competition heats up
April was a good sales tax collections month for Northeast Tennessee metros areas everywhere except … [Read More...]
Reunification of Tri-Cities region as one MSA hits bump in the road
Reunifying the Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol region to one Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) … [Read More...]
New home demand high; number of permits down
Builders pulled 40 fewer new residential permits during the first quarter of this year than last … [Read More...]
Tri-Cities birth-death balance gets worse in 2017
Unicoi and Washington counties saw a small increase in births last year, but it wasn't enough to … [Read More...]
