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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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Sullivan, Washington counties are affordable housing markets, but ….
Here’s a housing market conundrum for you? Statistically, Sullivan and Washington counties are affordable housing markets. There’s no question about that. The folks at Attom Data Solutions crunch the numbers each quarter and the outcome is home prices are increasing… Read More ›
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August was a good month for sales tax collections in the Tri-Cities
Tri-Cities metro areas turned in some strong seasonally adjusted retail sales tax collections numbers in August. The three-county Johnson City Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) comprising Washington, Sullivan and Unicoi counties led Northeast Tennessee led the three other NE Tenn. metro… Read More ›
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Tri-Cities employers add 2,500 jobs in August
The Tri-Cities labor market added 2,500 nonfarm jobs in August. It was the beginning of a seasonal labor market rebound and the weakest August-July job performance it five years. The August month-over-month job gain peaked in 2013 and 2014 at… Read More ›
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Kingsport-Bristol had best Q2 home sales price increase rate in Tenn; Johnson City MSA not far behind
Kingsport-Bristol’s housing market earned some bragging rights in the Middle Tennessee State University’s Q2 housing market report. The four-county region that makes up the upper half of the Tri-Cities market had the highest Q2 2019 v. Q2 2018 price gain… Read More ›
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Tri-Cities sees small 2018 population increase; Johnson City MSA median household income up, down in Kingsport-Bristol
The Census Bureau’s latest report had some good and some not-so-good news for the Tri-Cities. A quick first pass on the 2018 American Community Survey 1-year estimates show a continuation of a slow and uneven restructuring of the seven-county region’s… Read More ›
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Tri-Cities home flipping profits down, mid-year sales at five-year high
The sale of flipped homes in five Tri-Cities counties hit a five-year high during the first half of this year according to a compilation from Attom Data Solutions home flipping reports. At the same time, Q2 flips were less profitable… Read More ›
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The Tri-Cities’ deer caught in the headlights challenge
Some civic and government types looked a lot like deer caught in the headlights during ETSU’s session on regionalism earlier this month. Hearing the CEO of the region’s largest industry say, “The reality is, the way we’re configured today, it’s… Read More ›
