By DON FENLEY TRI-CITIES, Tenn. – Move over unemployment rate. There’s a new job metric in town. The labor force participation rate (LFPR) is elbowing out some of the attention typically devoted to the government’s headline unemployment rate. It’s getting… Read More ›
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Egg price inflation won’t be over easy
By DON FENLEY Don’t expect much egg price relief until later this year. After skyrocketing in 2022, prices for household staples – especially eggs – are expected to continue increasing this year. Avian flu is being blamed for egg price… Read More ›
Tri-Cities in a slow lane to more inventory
By DON FENLEY TRI-CITIES, Tenn. – Location, location, location is still dominant in real estate jargon. But inventory, inventory, inventory is right up there with it. Tri-Cities home sales declined for the first time in a decade in 2022, while… Read More ›
Market watchers will need extra data tools this year
By DON FENLEY GRAY, Tenn. – There was a time when real estate market watchers could keep tabs on the time a home spent on the market before selling and the monthly pending sales report and get a pretty good… Read More ›