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Demographic and economic reports that focus on Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. He also offers ghostwriting, research and consulting services. You can contact me at djfenley@gmail.com or at 4233838369
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Get ready for the most current Census estimates for population
About this time next month, we’ll get our first looks at the Census Bureau’s 2018 data. Unfolding of the 2018 1-year American Community Survey Reports and subsequent reports will continue through the first of the year. To that end, a… Read More ›
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Sullivan, Washington investment properties decline, vacancy rates and rents up
The number of Sullivan and Washington investor-owned single-family and townhome properties has declined for the third straight year, and the vacancy rate has increased. That gauge of the local rental market was gleaned from Attom Data Solutions most recent Vacant… Read More ›
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Johnson City, Kingsport-Bristol MSA new foreclosure filings decline in first half of 2019
Tri-Cities area properties with foreclosure filings dropped to a three-year low during the first half of 2019. Attom Data Solution’s Midyear U.S. Foreclosure Market Report shows 370 properties with filing in the area’s two metro regions. Kingsport-Bristol saw the most… Read More ›
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Greene Co. properties near an Aldi’s flex some muscle in food store-housing market analysis
The folks at Attom Data Solutions have added a new twist to “how what you home is near affects its value.” Think specialty food stores. And in a rapidly aging population like the Tri-Cities, it can elbow its way into… Read More ›
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June was good month for Tri-Cities sales tax collections; Kingsport-Bristol continues to lag NE Tenn growth rate
The Johnson City metro area had the third-best year-over-year sales tax collections in Tennessee in June while Kingsport-Bristol’s month-over-month collections were the best in the state. June was a good month for Tri-Cities collections, but it didn’t do much to… Read More ›
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Kingsport new home permits down 60%; median price down, homes are smaller
By DON FENLEY Updated with D.R. Horton’s Q2 sales. The firm is on track to increase closing by 57,000 this year with lower-priced homes. The firm isn’t building in Kingsport, but its Sullivan County venture is a big part of… Read More ›
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U.S. – Tri-Cities pending home sales indices back in sync
Pending home sales indices for the Tri-Cities region and the nation are back to close proximity. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) Index was 108.3% in June up 1.6% from June last year. It brought the index back above to… Read More ›
