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Home sales down; tourism growing the economy

By DON FENLEY Higher mortgage rates, lack of inventory, and inflation continue driving a whipsawed performance for existing home sales in the Tri-Cities region. September’s annualized sales declined 1.7 percent from those during the 12-months ending in August, according to… Read More ›

Price – new homes competing with existing inventory

By DON FENLEY TRI-CITIES, Tenn. – Buyers in today’s challenging housing market face a unique choice. Simply put, the stubborn lack of existing home inventory and stepped-up new home construction are presenting increasing examples of new home prices competing with… Read More ›

Housing tracker shows a small shift in August sales trend

By DON FENLEY TRI-CITIES, Tenn. – The TCI Group’s Appalachian Highlands long-range housing tracker moved higher for the first time in three months in August. The tracker monitors existing home sales in monthly 12-month increments. August’s increase is small. It… Read More ›

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