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Kingsport by the numbers

Kingsport-Bristol, Johnson City MSA median household incomes see strong 2015 increases

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Tri-Cities 2015 household incomes almost saw the same increase reported earlier this week on the national level. U.S. median household income –  the point where half are above and half are below – was up 5.2% in the 2015 Census… Read More ›

Tri-Cities single male-female homeownership numbers a study of telling contrasts

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Almost every real estate ad focuses on a family or couple and their new home. But that’s only part of the story. The ranks of single homeowners have steadily increased as people marry later or choose the single life. That… Read More ›

Peeling back the covers on NE Tenn’s housing market for a look at investor rental vacancy rates

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Residential property vacancy rates are a data set that usually fly under the public radar. It’s sort of wonky, they’re several ways to slice and dice it. But it’s also a good resource to get a peek under the housing… Read More ›

Tri-Cities’ region virtually free of housing market zombies

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The Tri-Cities area housing market is not a good place for zombies – at least not those of the foreclosure ilk. RealtyTrac’s Q3 Residential Property Vacancy and Zombie Foreclosure Report there were 18,304 housing zombies out there. A housing zombie… Read More ›

Tri-Cities home prices post moderate July increases, lag U.S. and state markets

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Tri-Cities home prices posted moderate year-over-year increases in the Tri-Cities two Metropolitan Statistical Areas in July. CoreLogic’s Home Price Index put the Kingsport-Bristol increase at 3.7%, which was down 0.8% from June. The Johnson City MSA increase was 2.5%, unchanged… Read More ›

Some Johnson City residents who work in their home town did better after recession that other local cities

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Changes caused and augmented by the Great Recession were deep, dramatic and some are still not risen to broad public attention. This post is another dive into the Census Bureau’s Local Employment Dynamics data in an attempt to better define… Read More ›

Tri-Cities retail sales tax collections bounce in July; E. Tenn collections stronger than rest of state

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Tri-Cities retail sales tax collections bounced in July. At the same time, East Tennessee MSAs claimed a big share of the top collection performers statewide. Year-over-year change in seasonally adjusted collections reported by MTSU’s Department of Economics and Finance show… Read More ›

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